Some critics find Disney's Mulan may have depicted the original story incorrectly. Many observers of the film noticed the trailer's historical inaccuracies, especially the movie's costume design and architectural setting.
#Mulan is available to stream tomorrow on @DisneyPlus for $30 and later for free on December 4th. Do you plan to purchase? ️ pic.twitter.com/FoRaVzH4iV — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) September 3, 2020
They pointed out that they were inaccurate and did not follow the original story's period and geographical location, which is quite different from Disney's 1998 animated film and the new live-action movie.
The story's earliest printed version, called the "Ballad of Mulan," which was first featured in an anthology from the 12th century, is still alive. Mulan's ethnicity and narrative have changed over time, just like other adaptations of lots of different historical stories.
"Anything not contained in this original poem has been made up by much later authors, and cannot be historically substantiated," said Sanping Chen, the author of "Multicultural China in the Early Middle Ages" and an independent scholar.
"As an historian, to me it's very misleading. The story presented in the film is definitely not what the true history should be," added Chen.
Why Disney's Mulan is facing calls for boycott in some Asian countries
Fans are angry with Liu Yifei, the live-action film's star, after supporting Hong Kong's police, who have been accused of violence towards pro-democracy protesters. Now, Taiwanese and Thai protesters are calling people out to boycott the movie.
MY Mulan doesn’t support police brutality #BoycottMulan pic.twitter.com/fJ2FMrBubH — Urma (@ugly_bird_app) September 3, 2020
The actress, a Chinese-born American citizen, shared a post from People's Daily, a government-run Beijing newspaper.
"I support the Hong Kong police. You can all attack me now. What a shame for Hong Kong," she wrote on the post.
Because of her post, the #BoycottMulan trended on Twitter. Joshua Wong, a prominent activist, also called for "everyone who believes in human rights to #BoycottMulan."
This film is released today. But because Disney kowtows to Beijing, and because Liu Yifei openly and proudly endorses police brutality in Hong Kong, I urge everyone who believes in human rights to #BoycottMulan. https://t.co/utmP1tIWNa — Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 (@joshuawongcf) September 4, 2020
He said in a Twitter post that Disney "kowtows to Beijing" and Liu Yifei proudly and openly supports police brutality in Hong Kong. Wong claimed that Disney and other Hollywood studios are submissive to Beijing, censoring their movies by changing scripts and character nationalities to ensure distribution in China, the second-biggest film market.
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