This film is a winner with epic action and tantalizing drama .
A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father.
The cinematography is absolutely gorgeous .Filming taking place in New Zealand and China. With a production budget of $200 million, it is the most expensive film ever made by a female director.
Director: Niki Caro
Writers: Rick Jaffa (screenplay by), Amanda Silver
Stars: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Li Gong, Jet Li
Amazing set pieces. Every frame is like a work of art , stunning to look at . The film score is top notch . This film is not a musical and that decision to remake Mulan (2020) as a historical action drama really pays off in the end .Bringing the audience a fresh and new cinematic experience differentiating this fresh story from the charming Mulan (1998) American animated musical original.
The action and martial arts fight sequences are very well done.
Yifei Liu as the live action Mulan I read did 90% of her own stunt work . She rides horseback , wields a sword (Single-handed jian and scabbard of the 18th–19th century.) very convincingly. These are the type of skills the casting director were looking for specifically when they interviewed over a thousand candidates for the role of Mulan. Yifei Liu is perfection in her role. Her acting is some what "stoic" which in my opinion represent the Chinese culture perfectly. Yifei Liu was tremendous bringing the legend of Mulan to life .
Disney's live-action adaptation of Mulan has earned a PG-13 rating. This would make Mulan the first of Disney's live-action films - based off of animated classics - to earn above a PG rating. This brings in the needed drama and action ramping up the intensity and grit to really make this film shine. I thoroughly enjoyed this epic-scale story about the power of being yourself in a world not ready to accept that, a tale that will likely always have resonance." 8/10
