Good review!
I love the animated Mulan (and the 2009 live action version from China). The original legend and its various evolutions throughout Chinese history has always intrigued me. I was open to a wuxia-esque style Mulan so as long as they kept to the spirit of what the animated version brought us. I liked Mulan because she was plucky, street smart, had to work her butt off, and most of all, the father / daughter relation themes really hit home.
Even with controversy, I wanted to at least see this to make my judgements. It was worse than I thought. She’s way too perfect and can do no wrong. I’m not a huge fan of female characters who can do no wrong; they’re not relatable and there’s no true journey for them.
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