When Disney chooses the theme of a movie, it wants every movie to be different. Mulan is Disney's first attempt to make costume comics, and it is also Disney's first real entry into the Asian world. This is undoubtedly an exciting challenge for Disney's creators. Due to the cultural differences between the East and the West, Disney encountered unprecedented difficulties in the process of adapting stories into cartoons. Some people say that this is a story that the outer packaging is China and the internal structure is completely westernized. Some people say that this story no longer has the traditional cultural color of China, but it is up to the audience to judge.

Although this film is a combination of east and west, many people find the brand-new image of Mulan in the film very attractive, mainly because she has some minor shortcomings, and she is not a perfect god. She sometimes makes mistakes in doing things, which makes people feel that she is a very ordinary person living around us and is very real. Mulan lived in a feudal society bound by China's traditional ethics, but she was not swallowed up by this society, but changed the tradition of this society and people's views on her through her own practice.

Mulan is a story about China, which is very different from American cartoons in the past. Its distinctive oriental style has attracted the attention of many western audiences. Mulan and all the other characters in the picture are real face of china, with black hair, black eyes and yellow skin, which is completely different from the characters in cartoons made in the United States in the past. Mulan's little animal-a little red dragon-is completely different from all kinds of small animals in Disney cartoons. This little dragon is also a native of China. There is also the grand scene of China's ancient war shown in the film, which is also different from the western war scene. China people value family honor and believe that individuals should serve their country, which is also fully reflected in this film. Such a serious theme is quite different from Disney's previous style of teasing. In a word, Mulan's unique story makes Americans look fresh. ?

However, this cartoon was created by Americans after all, and some American details were added to Mulan's story. For example, the little red dragon mentioned above, which follows Mulan, is America's favorite way of performing, but this little animal is different from Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Big Grey Dog, but just a little dragon in China. Also, at the end of the whole play, a love scene that Americans are keen to perform is added to Mulan, as if a drama could not be built without love. ?

Mulan is staged in America, of course, she must speak English. They specially invited an American-born China actress to voice Mulan. However, as a native of China, I looked at Mulan, an ancient heroine of China, on the screen and spoke fluent English, which was both surprising and funny. Imagine an American audience sitting in a Beijing cinema watching Titanic and listening to the hero and heroine fall in love in standard China Mandarin. That feeling will probably be very similar to what I feel today. ?

Disney is really a master of tricks. In order to cooperate with the release of cartoons, a brand-new Mulan parade was also launched in the park. The parade consists of more than 100 people, most of whom are China actors. Disneyland also selected a female student from China who just graduated from middle school to play Mulan in the parade, and her brother played Mulan's father. Father and daughter will sit at the top of the parade float, which will be slowly pulled by four tall horses. ?

In addition, Disneyland specially invited an acrobatic troupe from Hebei Province of China to participate in the Mulan Parade. China Acrobatic Troupe has brought some programs, such as giant jars overhead, walking on stilts, ringing bells and turning dishes. The performers of the Acrobatic Troupe performed real kung fu, which stunned the visiting Americans. ?

All this is not enough for Disneyland. This spring, it selected a female college student from China from more than 400 applicants, and asked her to play the "incarnation" of the heroine in the cartoon Mulan, make an appearance in the related publicity activities held in the park, be interviewed by the mass media, and sign autographs for Mulan fans in the park. ?

Very lively. This is the operation of art in America. But the theme of its operation this time is an old traditional China story.

Mulan not only used China folk stories for the first time to attract the world's attention, but also achieved the highest artistic achievement among all Disney cartoons because of its breakthrough development in animation production technology.

Of course, it's a commercial film ~ it's good for the spread of China culture, but it's also the sorrow of China culture ~