In advance of the release of Disney's live-action "Mulan," I was asked to finally watch the 1998 animated classic. (Disney) When Disney’s “Mulan” hit theaters in the summer of 1998, I skipped it.
Mulan, Shang, Mushu– what will happen to the precious characters of one of Disney’s classic, kickass-female-centric films? Disney’s next live action remake looms overhead. The production of the ...
After embracing the nuanced storytelling of “Crazy Rich Asians” and “The Farewell,” Asian Americans have celebrated Hollywood’s increasing representation of their historically overlooked community.
Disney's "Mulan" was intended to be a big hit globally, particularly in mainland China, but the film's troubles, and by extension Disney's, would begin long before the film was ever released. One of ...
Commentary: The film, now free on Disney Plus, follows the recent model of emphasizing spectacle over character development found in blockbusters like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker or the MCU ...
Seemingly now utterly convinced that all of its old animated classics must be in want of a new live action remake, it’s easy to see why Disney had particularly high hopes for Mulan. Hopes high enough, ...