I mean, if you're expecting - there is no cartoon dragon named, regrettably. You know, it's interesting that you mentioned the - kind of the callbacks to the animated movie because the first thing that struck me about it was how very, very different in tone it is from the animated movie. Ultimately, I think there's a lot to like about this movie, and it's just really fun. Give me something new or something different on this take of this character. It's just this constant, like, wink-winking toward the animated or original movie that just makes me want to watch the original movie. ![]() It's one of the things that I dislike about the live-action movies. And, you know, of course, I'm going to be so excited by Donnie Yen, I can even forgive the gratuitousness of some of his fight montages because what's even the point of hiring the master Donnie Yen if you don't sort of let him showcase his skills?īut - and I hate to have a but, but sometimes, the callbacks to the animated movie are fun, and sometimes they're just self-conscious, and I find them personally distracting. And I'm a huge fan of Donnie Yen and Gong Li, so it's really fun to watch the two of them fighting. It was a moment that reminded me of sort of the best wuxia movies that I watched with my father. One of my favorites is an early scene with child Mulan. You know, I felt - as I was watching it, I kept thinking, wow, this would have been so cool seeing it on a big screen. It's gorgeous and sumptuously filmed, and it's so beautiful that it made me want and wish that I could see it in a theater. ![]() I can practically recite whole scenes from this movie because I watched it so much with my brother. "Mulan" the animated movie was incredibly important to me as a kid. YU: Just to start off, I had huge and high expectations. Tell me a little bit about how you reacted to this. ![]() There are a lot of really terrific actors in this film. So she disguises herself as a man, and she becomes a warrior. So if you're not familiar with the basic outlines of "Mulan," as I said, she is a young woman who realizes that her father has to represent the family in the army. HOLMES: We are so excited to have you here. HOLMES: And also with us is Kathy Tu, former host of the Nancy podcast, who is now a supervising producer for The New York Times Opinion Audio Team. Here with me and Stephen is All Things Considered movie editor Mallory Yu. We're talking about "Mulan" on this episode of POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR from NPR. The biggest movie so far to be bumped from theaters to home viewing during the pandemic is Disney's "Mulan." The live-action reimagining of the 1998 animated musical doesn't have songs or a cartoon dragon.īut the story still finds young Mulan disguising herself as a man so she can fight in her father's place.
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