Disney's Mulan (2020) [DVD]

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Sun, Rebecca (November 29, 2017). "Disney's 'Mulan' Finds Its Star (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017 . Retrieved January 17, 2018.

Mulan received a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association, the first Disney live-action remake to be given such a rating. [71] Home media The film's music merits praise as well. There are just four songs plus "True To Your Heart", the catchy but out-of-left-field end credits tune. Each of the four holds its weight within the film, displaying a unique and compelling style, and always serving to advance the story, rather than act as musical detour or illogical pace-changer. a b Liptak, Andrew (July 7, 2019). "Watch the first trailer for Disney's live-action remake of Mulan". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019 . Retrieved July 7, 2019. You have the choice to "Play All" which plays director Tony Bancroft's general introduction and then the 1-minute sequences four times in a row, showing the different phases of production. Wardlow, Ciara (August 31, 2020). "Niki Caro Talks 'Mulan' and Responsible Filmmaking". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020 . Retrieved September 9, 2020.Disney to Debut Nine Classic Animated Titles on DVD for a Limited Time to Celebrate the Millennium" (Press release). Burbank, California: TheFreeLibrary. Business Wire. August 17, 1999. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 . Retrieved November 14, 2018. Crist, Allison (July 6, 2021). "Golden Trailer Awards: 'Soul,' 'The Boys,' 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' Among Nominees (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021 . Retrieved August 10, 2021. Disney received some criticism for not hiring an Asian director. In a February 2020 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, director Niki Caro responded to the criticism by saying "Although it's a critically important Chinese story and it's set in Chinese culture and history, there is another culture at play here, which is the culture of Disney, and that the director, whoever they were, needed to be able to handle both — and here I am." [89] In an August 2020 interview with Film School Rejects, Caro responded further to the criticism, saying "Firstly, I resist the idea that you tell somebody who can tell what story. That sounds a little bit like censorship to me. An artist will express themselves, and the burden of responsibility is on the art. That will be judged — and should be judged. The other side of it is that more diverse people need to be allowed to tell stories. That's what it comes down to. The people who are hired for all kinds of stories need to be more diverse. It can't just be white people being hired to make movies, no matter what the subject matter is. Our culture is going to be richer for the more diversity there is, and the art, the movies, the television, it will be better. The more this conversation is being had, the more that diverse artists are given opportunities." [90] Removal of Li Shang Nelson Lee as The Chancellor, a member of the Emperor's council in charge of conscripting new recruits to join the Imperial army. The Chancellor is based on Chi-Fu from the animated film. [22] Maslin, Janet (June 19, 1998). "FILM REVIEW; A Warrior, She Takes on Huns and Stereotypes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021 . Retrieved April 27, 2021.

Xana Tang as Hua Xiu, Mulan's younger sister, who suffers from arachnophobia. [14] The character was created for the film's plot because the filmmakers felt that "this added a broader emotional context and added more motivation for [Mulan's] character." [12] Chopra, Anupama (December 27, 2020). "Mulan Movie Review". Film Companion. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021 . Retrieved January 6, 2020.Siskel, Gene (June 19, 1998). "Mulder, Scully Make A Good Team". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018 . Retrieved May 25, 2022.

Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, praising the "fine cast, exciting action and spectacular visuals" and writing, "This is such a great-looking film, with amazing set pieces and dazzling action and colors so vibrant they would dazzle a Crayola factory, it will still play well on your home monitor. There are so many gorgeous shades of orange and magenta, blue and yellow, it's as if we're seeing these colors for the first time." [120] Kate Erbland of IndieWire gave the film a "B+", calling it a "remarkable action epic that carves its own path" and wrote, " Mulan is perhaps the best example of how to marry the original with something fresh. 'The Ballad of Mulan' has always been an epic-scale story about the power of being yourself in a world not ready to accept that, a tale that will likely always have resonance." [121]In Deleted Scenes, we find six sequences that never made the final film (including three alternate openings) and substantial discussion from the filmmakers. Director Tony Bancroft introduces each excised scene, putting it into context and explaining why it was cut. For the most part,

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Ebert, Roger (June 19, 1998). "Mulan Movie Review & Film Summary (1998)". Roger Ebert. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018 . Retrieved August 24, 2018. a b c "The Music of Mulan". OoCities. 1997. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016 . Retrieved November 18, 2014. Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 . Retrieved May 25, 2022. Even if this transfer offers significant improvement over the previous nonanamorphic release, it is not as unanimously pleasing as brand new films or other meticulously remastered DVDs such as the Platinum Editions due to a considerable amount of minor flaws. All things considered, video-wise, Mulan falls short of the usually high Disney standard, but will certainly satisfy the general public.