Following up on Mulan’s article in Twisted Tale, I present to you today a film version of her story. Many expect me to talk about the latest Disney movie about this famous heroine and I regret to tell you that I will not be talking about the latter. Indeed, the one I decided to talk to you about is: Mulan, rise of warrior. Of Chinese origin just like her heroine, it is this version that I discovered long before the release of Mulan in 2020.
Card’s Movie
- Title: Mulan, la guerrière légendaire.
- Released: 2009
- Time: 110 minutes
- Director: Ma Jingle; Dong Wei
- Scriptwriter: Zhang Ting
- House of production: Han Entertainment; Mythical Films
- Music: Song Li Si
- Starring:
- Zhao Wei (Hua Mulan)
- Chan Jaycee (Fei Xiaochu)
- Chen Kun (Wentai)
- Hu Jun ( Modu)
- Liu Yuxin (Princesse of Rouran)
At the start of the film, the story is much the same with a few exceptions. The beginning of the film tells us that Mulan already knows the arts of combat having been surrounded by her father and his veteran friends. Mulan’s father is as in Disney a veteran who was wounded in battle and still bears the aftermath with a stiff leg. One of the first small changes is the fact that Mulan has no family other than her father and a childhood friend whom she considers as a little brother, Tiger. Subsequently, we find the enlistment of a man from each family to swell the ranks of the army in the face of an invasion.
The glaring changes then come. Mulan keeps her name as a soldier. She demonstrates her skill in combat and is helped by Tigre to hide her true identity in the camp. It is during an attack that she proves her worth and begins to rise in rank with Wentai, a fellow soldier who has discovered her secret. Over the battles, it will show in rank arousing the respect of some and the jealousy of others. A fine strategist, nothing resists her until the day she is betrayed by a superior and finds herself cornered with her troop. She will eventually settle the story of the invasion and return home without changing anything in her life.
You might think I told you everything, but I didn’t. There’s still a lot to say but I wouldn’t want you to fall asleep reading this article or spoil yourself.
My opinion, I tend to repeat myself but I liked this film! For information, I would rarely present a film to you that I did not like or then when I would have exhausted all those that I liked before but it could be long. There’s such an emphasis on realism, aside from a few nonetheless acceptable fight scenes, that it’s a pleasure to see this film from start to finish. It seems more logical to me that the character of Mulan has notions of martial art rather than a young girl from a good family without a combat base who would say she could join the army without problem. The fact that she has an ally or two to help her hide her gender is also consistent for me. The evolution of the heroine is however and surely my favorite part. Fighting for training and facing death are two completely different things. So I greatly appreciate that they thought about changing Mulan’s mind with these ups and downs without turning her into a warrior who has no problem killing overnight.
To conclude, it’s a masterpiece! I have no other words. The storyline is just beautiful and if you have read any of my other articles you will know how much I value the story and the consistency. It is a film to see and re-watch without moderation. Cookie for warrior is served.
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