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Updated: December 5, 2020 9:58:50
Mulan is streaming on Disney + Hotstar. (Photo: Disney)
Mulan is now streaming in India on Disney + Hotstar. The live-action remake of the 1998 animated original stars Liu Yifei (known for The Forbidden Kingdom) in the lead role. The animated film itself took its story from The Ballad of Mulan, a Chinese folk song.
Set in China during the Han Dynasty, Mulan follows Hua Mulan, a rebellious young woman who disguises herself as a man and enlists in the imperial army to fight the invading Huns from the north, so that her ailing father doesn’t have to go as part of the conscription.
While it’s basically the same story, the original and the remake are quite different. Here are five distinct differences between the two films.
No song
Like many Disney animated films, the 1998 original was a musical and had many songs during its runtime. There is a song called “Loyal Brave True” in the credits, though, and there are instrumental versions of the original songs throughout the film.
No Mushu
There is no Mushu in live-action Mulan. The film is more grounded than the animated one, which had fantasy elements, so Mushu (memorably voiced by Eddie Murphy), a small Chinese dragon, had to leave.
Mulan doesn’t cut her hair
The original film had a memorable scene where Mulan steps aside stealing her father’s armor and sword and cuts her hair to disguise herself as a man. The live-action version doesn’t have that scene. She still has long hair, it’s just tied up. And in one scene, let it melt and flow gloriously, as if it were embracing what is.
Liu Yifei as Mulan in the live-action version. (Photo: Disney)
Less humor
The live-action version of Mulan is much more serious and sadly loses much of the humor of the original.
No Cricket
The funny animated characters would not have adapted to the live-action Mulan. And Cricket is another victim of this tone and approach. Instead he is a human man in the film.
Mulan is streaming on Disney + Hotstar.
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