Why Disney Live-Action Remakes Should Remain Semi Faithful To Their Original Animated Counterparts
After the success of the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, production began on the next big Disney hit; The Lion King. Ironman director Jon Favreau will be at the helm after the success of The Jungle Book.
The Lion King doesn’t come out until 2019, however it came to light one of the songs from the original film, Be Prepared will be omitted from the film. It made me as a writer realise there is so much more to remakes than just the original source material.
In this article, we will discuss what we know about the live-action remakes from Disney that are currently in the works.
Mulan (2020)
Who didn’t love Mulan? For those who have forgotten, Mulan tells the story of a young Chinese woman who runs away from home dressed as a man to join the army in her father’s
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How does one stay semi faithful to an ironic Disney, film but give it a fresh feel for the next generation of cinemagoers?
Well, coming from a longtime fan of Mulan, the one thing that is essential, is to have sidekicks. One of my favourite things about the 1998 Mulan was Mushu and the humor he brought into the story as the Fa family guardian who screwed up.
When Mulan appeared in the fantasy drama Once Upon a Time a few years ago, I wasn’t happy with her portrayal as she bore no resemblance to the original. There was no mention to Mushu, despite Mulan’s armor was red as a passing reference to Mushu. Also, there was no reference to her life prior to meeting up with Aurora and Philip and the war she fought in.
Aladdin (2019)
When it was announced that Guy Ritchie would direct an Aladdin remake, I wanted to facepalm so badly. While Ritchie directed two Sherlock Holmes films, his track record isn’t exactly astonishing. For any kid born in the 90s who watched Aladdin growing up would want the film to be at least close to the
There are many differences between the movie and ode of Mulan but the changes in the plot that stood out to me were the following. In the ode, Mulan buys a horse, saddle, whip and bridle meanwhile in the movie she already has a horse and all the tack she needs. The main difference that the movie and poem have is, in the movie it describes that Mulan's father and mother do not want her to go to war. In the movie she sneaks out to go to war secretly, in the ode it says “...And serve in the army in Father's place,” her parents call for her in the
The creators of films Shrek and Mulan have clearly shown us the hero's journey step by step through the different film techniques and effects used to represent the hero's journey. This has shown us how Shrek and Mulan formed into hero's through the events of call to adventure, crossing the threshold, challenges, the abyss, transformation, revelation, atonement and the
Overall, “Mulan” does an outstanding job of portraying the popular story telling of the hero’s journey. Creators are still, to this day, using the easy pathway of the hero’s journey because it is easy to understand as long as all of the steps are met. This brings people of all sorts of cultures and religions to come together to sit back and enjoy a story
Mulan follows both the "ordinary world" and "call to adventure" steps. Mulan Lives in an relatively ordinary world with her family in China. Mulan's duty to her family is to bring honor by marriage, but she is very clumsy as seen in the beginning of the movie. She visits the matchmaker, but is deemed as awkward and not ready for marriage. Mulan is called to adventure
Mulan goes through being rescued when she fights Shan-Yu on top of the roof of the Emperor’s palace and Mushu helps Mulan pin Shan-Yu down and blow him up with fireworks. Mulan‘s ego decreases when Mushu successfully tries to help her get rid of Shan-Yu. She considers herself a hero now and does not want Mushu to think she cannot fight her own battles. Mulan in the end disregards her ego in order for her to not die on the roof. Mulan crosses the final threshold when she returns to her home with the gifts from the Emperor hoping her family will forgive her for leaving the family to go fight in the war. Her father accepts Mulan’s new power and wisdom and told her that, “The greatest gift and honor is having you for a daughter.” Mulan’s return to the past is pleasant and safe knowing that nothing can change her family’s love and affection for her. In addition, Mulan enters into the final step in the hero’s journey: the freedom to live. Mulan shows her freedom to live when she invites her soul mate, Li-Shang for dinner. This event marks the end of Mulan dwelling on the past and makes her excited, but not concerned about what the future
Disney’s version of the story of Mulan, depicts Mulan as a young girl in what appears to be medieval China, who from the first scene until well into the second half of the film is shown studying and memorizing the rules by which she is expected to live. In the film as oppose to in the original story of Mulan, Mula...
...sh and adore. However, next time, do not let yourself be so easily grabbed by the catchy musical numbers and seemingly revolutionary story that is told. Yes, Mulan is an unorthodox heroine who changes all the rules, but she does so by conforming to a flawed system and affecting change from the inside, under the guise of a man. In lieu of doing it as a woman, it is not as girl power filled as many of us would like to believe. She, for the most part, affects all of this change as a man. Once she’s discovered, all her hard work in the training and the relationships she’s forged are all tossed to the wind and she’s quickly relegated back to her place as a lowly woman. However, despite its flawed execution in being a girl power story, it embodies a quintessential feel-good, be true to your heart film that will leave you wanting to affect change in the world around you.
Shakespeare is known for being a great writer, his play have been rewritten, re-adapted, and turned into films to keep their magic alive. However what many people do not know is that many of Shakespeare’s plays have been adapted into many Disney Films. More precisely “Hamlet” is one of the most used plays. Movies such as “Tarzan," “Aladdin," and “101 Dalmatians” used many scenes in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to inspire scenes in the films. The movie The Lion King by Disney, however, is one of the strongest and more closely related to “Hamlet” than any other Disney film, but how? More importantly what makes this movie more important and the focus of this essay?
Mulan tells that the story of brave Mulan. Mulan did not want her elderly father to fight in the war, so she disguised as a man and joined in her father 's army. Finally, Mulan defeated the Huns and Shan Yu (leader of the Huns) with her partners in barracks. This Disney film portrays the conflict perspective, feminism, and symbolic interaction perspective.
William Shakespeare once said, “[My] honor is my life; both grow in one; take honor from me, and my life is done.” The idea is touched upon in both the book Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston as well as Disney’s Mulan were family honor is more important than anything else. Mulan was directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film Mulan retold the story of a woman warrior who took her father’s place in battle and became a savior of China.The movie uses many elements from the original story told in the chapter “White Tigers,” but adds many modern twists in order to make the story more appealing for a newer generation. In both stories of Fa Mu Lan the elements of sacrifice, silence and voice, cultural practices of ancestor worship and filial piety, and Chinese stereotypes are present.
Overall, the Disney movie, Mulan, demonstrates gender roles, socialization of gender roles, and consequences of breaking the gender roles. By Mulan going to war for her father, in China, many things were at risk, life, honor, and the country of China, itself. Displaying the characteristics a man had was the only way for Mulan to survive, granted, she was not great at displaying woman characteristics in the first place. Being caught in war, as a woman, meant death, but Mulan was lucky for her bravery when saving Captain Li Shang, for he spared her life, which allowed Mulan to help save China and the emperor in the end. Even though China had very strict gender roles, Mulan broke them to save her father’s life and became the person she was meant to be.
When Mulan sneaks off at night to fight in the war disguise as a male. She did this to take her injured fathers place to protect him. This is an example of Ren from the Five Virtus Of Confucianism. She is showing love towards her father when taking his place to protect him.
... argues that Disney movies have a good influence on children by teaching them good life morals. However, one of her examples, Mulan, is not an example of achievement through hard work like Zia explains, but rather a change made through magic, and example of the horrible historical inaccuracies made in Disney movies and the lack of parental respect that they teach children. Mulan is a great story of overcoming the odds and becoming who you truly are, if only the real messages where as honorable.
In the Disney film Mulan, the character for Mulan plays an important part to support the example of a woman not satisfied with her state of being and subordinated position in society and therefore, takes action to show others her true capabilities and qualities. This prototype is scarcely depicted in today’s cartoons and films so that children rarely identify with this image. “Mulan” helps to promote this role model of an intelligent woman and could be the first step in breaking gender constraints. In addition, it might teach children that they have to find their own state of happiness rather than trying desperately to fulfill society’s expectations.
Mulan pushes gender inequality by reinforcing masculine and feminine stereotypes through the songs that it presents throughout the movie. The roles of what it means to be a man is simply laid out within the influential song, “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.” This song occurred when the fresh new soldiers appeared to be very weak and unfit, so Captain Shang sang of how they must become strong like real men should be. Captain Shang asks the question, “did they send me daughters, when I asked for sons?” (Mulan), implying that women are unfit for the conditions of