Mulan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mulan Mulan Mulan based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan,[2] and was the first of three produced primarily at the animation studio at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida.[3] It was directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook, with the story by Robert D. San Souci and Rita Hsiao, among others. Plot The film opens when the Huns, led by the ruthless Shan Yu (Miguel Ferrer), invade China. The Chinese emperor commands a general mobilization in which each family is given a conscription notice. The story then switches to the Fa Family where the only child Fa Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) is preparing to meet the matchmaker on the day. She gets ready and meets the matchmaker only to make a spectacle of herself and fail miserably. Later, at home her father Fa Zhou (Soon-Tek Oh) comforts her just as Imperial forces arrive to give out conscription notices. Fa Zhou, having no son to fight, is forced to enlist despite his age and disability. Mulan poses as a man and flees to join the army in his place. Mushu (Eddie Murphy), a small dragon, travels with her, in an attempt to regain his dignity among the family ancestors by making her a war hero. He, in turn, is accompanied by a dubiously "lucky" cricket named Cri-kee. Mulan proceeds into camp and meets fellow soldiers, but under advice from Mushu on how to act like a real man, unwittingly starts a camp-wide brawl. In one of the tents, General Li (James Shigeta) promotes his son Captain Li Shang (B.D. Wong) to Captain and orders him to train new troops while the General attempts to stop Shan Yu at a nearby mountain pass. Li Shang stops the brawl and questions Mulan, who passes herself off as ’Ping’. Li Shang begins a grueling training schedule and is visibly disappointed at his new troop’s abilities, or lack thereof. Eventually he orders Mulan to return home, but she succeeds in impressing him by retrieving an arrow from a tall pole while weighed down with brass amulets. The troops, inspired by this, all improve and become good soldiers, particularly Ling, Yao and Chien-Po, who become Mulan’s "buddies". Mushu forges a letter from the General, ordering Li Shang to meet him at the pass. The troops set out to meet General Li, but find the village at the pass razed and the Imperial Troops slaughtered. After pausing to mourn, they make their way to the Emperor. As they journey, Mushu accidentally fires a cannon, giving their position away to the Huns. Shan Yu and a massive force begin stampeding down a snowbank towards the Promotional Poster For Mulan by John Alvin Directed by Produced by Written by Starring Tony Bancroft Barry Cook Pam Coats Robert D. San Souci Rita Hsiao Ming-Na Eddie Murphy B.D. Wong Miguel Ferrer Harvey Fierstein Beth Fowler George Takei Jerry Goldsmith Walt Disney Pictures June 19, 1998 90 minutes English, Mandarin $70,000,000[1] $304,320,254 Mulan II (2005) Music by Distributed by Release date(s) Running time Language Budget Gross revenue Followed by Mulan is a 1998 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 19, 1998. The thirtysixth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, and a part of the Disney Renaissance, the film is 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia outnumbered troops. Mulan races to a snowbank and fires the last cannon at the mountain above, causing an avalanche and burying the Huns. Shan Yu, outraged at the loss, critically wounds Mulan before being overcome by snow. Mulan and the troops barely escape the snowbank, Mulan saving Li Shang in the process. She succumbs to her wounds shortly after, and while in care, is discovered to be a woman. While Chi Fu, the Emperor’s advisor (who had hidden beneath a rock while the others fought) demands she be killed, Li Shang relents and spares her for saving him, but banishes her from the troops as they head to the city. Mulan and Mushu discuss the true reason why they are there: he to get back in the good graces of the ancestors, she to prove she can do something right for a change. As they prepare to leave, Shan Yu and half a dozen of his best warriors emerge from the snow, and head towards the Imperial City. Mulan quickly decides to follow them and warn Shang. In the Imperial City, the troops are part of a parade in their honor as the ’Heroes of China’, but none except Chi Fu are enjoying themselves, as they are in shock about Mulan. Shang is surprised when Mulan rides up, but dismisses her warning. Mulan pleads with the members of the crowd to believe her, but they shake her off. Mushu reminds her she is a girl again, and they will not listen. Shang presents the Emperor with the sword of Shan Yu, but Shan Yu’s falcon snatches it from his hands and carries it to his master on the roof of the palace. Shan Yu and his troops reveals themselves, abducting the Emperor and sequestering themselves in his palace. Mulan leads Shang and her three "buddies" (comically disguised as concubines), in a ploy to rescue the Emperor. After a struggle, Mulan eventually overcomes Shan Yu by luring him into the path of fireworks to his apparent death. The Emperor and others in the Imperial City all respect Mulan. The Emperor presents her with his crest and Shan Yu’s sword to prove her deeds to anyone. Mulan travels home and presents the gifts to her father, but he throws the priceless treasures aside and embraces her, calling her his ’greatest gift and honour’. Shang, having being advised by the Emperor that ’you don’t meet a girl like THAT every dynasty’, has followed her under the guise of returning her helmet. He gladly accepts her invitation to stay for dinner. In addition for helping Mulan, First Ancestor Fa, who grieves the truth about it, gives Mushu his job as a guardian again. Soon, he, Cri-Kee and the ancestors celebrate. Mulan suggested making a movie of the Chinese poem, "The Song of Fa Mu Lan" and Disney combined the two separate projects.[4] Development for Mulan began in 1994, after the production team sent a select group of artistic supervisors to China for three weeks to take photographs and drawings of local landmarks for inspiration; and to soak up local culture.[5] The filmmakers decided to change Mulan’s character to make her more appealing and selfless[6] and turn the art style closer to Chinese painting, with watercolor and simpler design - opposed to the details of The Lion King and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.[7] To create 2,000 Hun soldiers during the Huns’ attack sequence, the production team developed a crowd simulation software called Attila. This software allows thousands of unique characters to move autonomously. A variant of the program called Dynasty was used in the final battle sequence to create a crowd of 3,000 in the Forbidden City. Pixar’s photorealistic RenderMan was used to render the crowd. Another software developed for this movie was Faux Plane which was used to add depth to flat two-dimensional painting. Although developed late in production progress, Faux Plane was used in five shots, including the dramatic sequence which features the Great Wall of China, and the final battle sequence when Mulan runs to the Forbidden City. During the scene in which the Chinese are bowing to Mulan, the crowd is a panoramic film of real people bowing. It was edited into the animated foreground of the scene.[8] Cast From right to left: Khan; Fa Mulan; Mushu; Cri-Kee • (singing voice provided by Lea Salonga), the female protagonist, based on Hua Mulan. She disguises herself as a man and joins the Chinese Imperial Army in her father’s place. Instead of being punished for doing so, she ends up a war hero. • , a dragon and one of the Fa family’s guardian spirits, previously demoted after misguiding one of the Fa family ancestors. He is reinstated as a guardian after successfully aiding Mulan in her efforts in the army. Production Mulan originally began as a short, straight-to-video film titled "China Doll" about an oppressed and miserable Chinese girl who is whisked away by a British Prince Charming to happiness in the West. Then Disney consultant and children’s book writer Robert San Souci 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • (singing voice provided by Donny Osmond), the son of General Li and the officer in charge of training the Imperial Army’s new recruits. • , the film’s main villain and the head of the Hun army who attempts to conquer the Chinese Empire. • , an Imperial Army recruit who was initially antagonistic towards but later befriends Mulan. • (singing voice provided by Matthew Wilder), an Imperial Army recruit who later befriends Mulan. • , a good-natured overweight Imperial Army recruit who immediatly befriends Mulan. • , a member of the Emperor’s consul and advisor to Li Shang who refuses to allow the recruits to join the battle against the Huns. • , Mulan’s father and a renowned war veteran. • (singing voice provided by Marni Nixon), the grandmother of Mulan, who is encouraging her to find a husband. • , the target of a Hun kidnapping who commends Mulan after saving him and the Chinese Empire. • , the head of the Fa family ancestors. • , Mulan’s mother. • , Li Shang’s father who was killed in a battle against the Hun army. • , Mulan’s horse, Cri-Kee, a cricket given to Mulan as a good luck charm and Little Brother, Mulan’s dog. • Mulan producer of Mulan, aimed to produce a character that exhibits both masculine and feminine influences, being both physically and mentally strong.[16] Box office performance Mulan’s opening weekend box office figures were $22.8 million,[17] placing it as the second highest grossing movie that week to The X-Files.[18] It went on to make $120 million domestically and $304 million worldwide, placing it the second highest family film of the year, behind A Bug’s Life, and the 7th highest of the year overall.[19] While Mulan outgrossed the two Disney films which preceeded it, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Hercules, its box office returns failed to match those of the Disney films of the early 1990s such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King.[20] Top international releases include United Kingdom ($14.6 million) and France ($10.2 million).[21] Awards Mulan won many Annie Awards. The film itself won the award for Best Animated Theatrical theatres. Individual achievement awards were awarded to Pam Coats for producing; Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft for Directing; Rita Hsiao, Christopher Sanders, Phillip LaZebnick, Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer in Writing; Chris Sanders for Storyboarding; Hans Bacher for Production Design; David Tidgwell for Effects Animation; Ming-Na for Voice Acting Mulan; Matthew Wilder, David Zippel and Jerry Goldsmith for music and Ruben A. Aquino for Character Animation. Tom Bancroft and Mark Henn were also nominated for Character Animation.[22] It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Original Music Score in 1998, but was beaten by Stephen Warbeck’s score for Shakespeare in Love.[23] The music score also received significant praise. Jerry Goldsmith won the 1999 BMI Film Music Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score in 1998. Matthew Wilder and David Zippel were also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song the same year for "Reflection". They were beaten by The Truman Show and "The Prayer" from Quest for Camelot respectively.[24] Reception Critical reaction Reception of Mulan was mostly positive, gathering a 87% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes.[9] Stephen Wong described the visuals as "stunning,"[10] Kyle Suggs described the visuals as "breathtaking,"[11] and Dan Jardine described the visuals as "magnificently animated."[12] Film critic Roger Ebert gave Mulan three and a half stars out of four in his written review. He said that "Mulan is an impressive achievement, with a story and treatment ranking with Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King". Negative reviews described it as a "disappointment." The songs are accused of not being memorable, and slowing down the pace of the movie.[13] Some reviewers suggest that the film is "soulless" in its portrayal of Asian society.[14] This movie was also the subject of comment from feminist critics. Mimi Nguyen says the film "pokes fun at the ultimately repressive gender roles that seek to make Mulan a domesticated creature."[15] Nadya Labi agrees, saying "there is a lyric in the film that gives the lie to the bravado of the entire girl-power movement." She pointed out that she needed to become a boy to do it. Kathleen Karlyn, an assistant professor of English at the University of Oregon, criticizes it suggesting "In order to even imagine female heroism, we’re placing it in the realm of fantasy". Pam Coats, Reception in China Disney was keen to promote Mulan to the Chinese, hoping they might replicate their success with their 1994 film The Lion King, which was one of the country’s highest-grossing Western films at that time. Disney also hoped it might smooth over relations with the Chinese government which had soured after the release of Kundun, a Disney-funded biography of the Dalai Lama that the Chinese government considered politically provocative.[25] China had threatened to curtail business negotiations with Disney over that film and, as the 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia government only accepts 10 Western films per year to be shown in their country, Mulan’s chances of being accepted were low.[26] Finally, after a year’s delay, the Chinese government did allow the film a limited Chinese release, but only after the Chinese New Year, so as to ensure that local films dominated the more lucrative holiday market.[27][28] Kelly Chen, Coco Lee(Taiwan version) and Xu Qing(Mainland version) voiced Mulan in the Cantonese and Mandarin dubs of the film respectively, while Jackie Chan voiced Shang in all the three dubs. Mulan dub versions, they chose to use "?"(flat, peace, safe, etc.) for "Ping" instead of "?"(vase), to avoid "??"’s derogatory sense. Chi Fu’s name literally means, in Chinese, "to bully". Music Mulan features a score by Jerry Goldsmith and five songs by Matthew Wilder (music) and David Zippel (lyrics), with a sixth originally planned for Mushu, but dropped following Eddie Murphy’s involvement with the character.[31] The movie’s soundtrack is credited for starting the career of pop singer Christina Aguilera, whose first song to be released in the U.S. was her rendition of "Reflection", the first single from the Mulan soundtrack. The song, and Aguilera’s vocals, were so well received that it landed her a recording contract with RCA records.[32] In 1999, she would go on to release her selftitled debut album, on which Reflection was also included. As well as her own, the pop version of Reflection has 2 Spanish translations, because the movie has separate Spanish translations for Spain (performed by Malú) and Latin America (performed by Lucero). Other international versions include a Brazilian Portuguese version by Sandy & Junior ("Imagem"), a Korean version performed by Lena Park and a Mandarin version by Coco Lee. Lea Salonga, the singing voice of Mulan in the movie, is also the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Aladdin. The music featured during the haircut scene, often referred as the Mulan Decision score, is different in the soundtrack album. The soundtrack album uses an orchestrated score while the movie uses heavy synthesizer music. The synthesizer version is available on the limited edition CD.[33] Salonga, who enjoys singing movie music in her concerts, has done a Disney medley which climaxes with an expanded version of ’Reflection’ (not the same as those in Aguilera’s version). Salonga also provided the singing voice for Mulan in the movie’s sequel, Mulan II. The song "I’ll Make a Man Out of You" was performed by Donny Osmond, who commented that his sons decided that he had finally "made it" in show business when he was in a Disney film.[34] Chinese culture in Mulan The Legend of Hua Mulan The Chinese legend of Hua Mulan centers on a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take the place of her elderly father in the army. The story can be traced back to The Ballad of Mulan. The earliest accounts of the legend state that she lived during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534). However another version reports that Mulan was requested as a concubine by Emperor Yang of Sui China (reigned 604–617).[2] The film may take place even later, as it prominently features landmarks such as the Forbidden City which was not constructed until the 15th century during the Ming dynasty. On the other hand, at the time of Northern Wei, the Xiongnu (Huns) had been already absorbed into Chinese culture. However, according to the style of dress (traditional Han clothing, also known as Hanfu), the film takes place sometime in the 15th century or before. The fireworks featured in the movie indicate that the movie is set during the Sui dynasty. Though Mulan is set in north China, where the dominant language is Mandarin,[29] the Disney film uses the Cantonese pronunciation, "Fa", of her family name. Disney’s Mulan casts the title character in much the same way as the original legend, a tomboy daughter of a respected veteran, somewhat troubled by being the "sophisticated lady" her society expects her to be. In the original Mulan legend, Mulan uses her father’s name Li and she was never discovered as a girl, unlike the film. Language When Mulan masquerades as a man, her name is a pun in Chinese. Her first name is "Ping" (?), meaning vase, and her surname (placed first using Chinese naming conventions) means Flower (?). Together they make "Flowerpot", a Chinese term meaning eye candy, decorate-only things or persons, something or someone has got the gift of appearance (usually i.e. a woman or a product etc.) or gab (i.e. a person), but has no wisdom or ability or practical utility. According to Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches by Maurice Baring, "Ping" in Chinese means soldier-man.[30] But in Chinese References to other media • When Mulan sings Reflection, in her father’s shrine, her reflection appears in the polished surface of the temple stones. The writing on the stones is the names of the Disney animators who worked on the film written in ancient Chinese.[35] • In the scene where Mushu awakens the ancestors, one set of grandparents worry that Mulan’s quest will ensure her family loses their farm. This couple 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia appears to be the couple on the farm in Grant Wood’s famous painting American Gothic. • There are a number of Hidden Mickeys in this film, including the spots on Shang’s horse’s neck and rump and in the training sequences, the first time the soldiers use their rockets. • When Mushu wakes Mulan in her tent, he tells her to show him her ’war face’. This is a reference to the movie Full Metal Jacket. Mulan the character Daisy recalls Mulan as someone she has met "when she was traveling" until another character reminds her it was ’a Disney film’. Daisy also sings a very badly-remembered line of ’Reflection’.[38] • In the television show Firefly, Shepherd Book mentions a Chinese warlord named Shan Yu who purportedly believed you could only truly know a man by torturing him.[39] • When comedian Margaret Cho referred to a fish and rice diet, a tabloid (falsely) reported her adhering to as being "so Mulan," in that it was based on the stereotypes of her ethnic background.[40] References to Mulan in other media References to Mulan in Disney media See also • Mulan II • History of the Han Dynasty (for info on the period this film is loosely based on) References [1] [2] [3] Mulan (1998) - Box office / business ^ J. Lau. "Ode to Mulan". http://www.yellowbridge.com/ onlinelit/mulan.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. ^ "Disney Princess Official Homepage" (SWF). The Walt Disney Company. http://disney.go.com/princess/html/ main_iframe.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-08. Brown, Corie and Laura Shapiro. "Woman Warrior." Newsweek. Jun 8 1998. 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Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/ film_review.asp?ID=1301. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. [4] [5] Mushu in the game Kingdom Hearts • Although she is technically not the daughter of a king or other form of royalty, as is the case for Belle, Mulan is often regarded as one of the Disney Princesses.[3] • In the film Lilo & Stitch, Nani has a poster of Mulan in her room.[36] • Mulan is present in the Disney and Square Enix video game series Kingdom Hearts. In the first Kingdom Hearts and in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Mushu is a summonable character,[37] and in Kingdom Hearts II, the movie is featured as a playable world named "The Land of Dragons", with the plot being changed to accommodate the game’s protagonists (Sora, Donald and Goofy) and Mulan (both as herself and in her Ping identity) able to join the player’s party as a skilled sword fighter.[37] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] References to Mulan in popular culture • The British sitcom Spaced referenced Mulan in the second episode of the second series. In the show, characters are frequently hard-pressed to draw a line between fantasy and reality, and in this scene [13] [14] 5 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [15] Nguyen, Mimi. "Negotiating Asian American superpower in Disney’s Mulan". Pop Politics Media LLC. http://www.poppolitics.com/articles/2001/01/05/WhosYour-Heroine?. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. [16] Labi, Nadya (1998-06-26). "Girl Power". 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[29] "China Factbook". https://www.cia.gov/library/ publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html. [30] Baring, Maurice. Orpheus In Mayfair And Other Stories And Sketches. Mills & Boon. ISBN 1-404-32312-0. [31] "Songs of Mulan". Mulan DVD: Walt Disney Home Entertainment. [32] Smith, Andy. "One talented teen". Providence Journal. [33] Clemmensen, Christian (July 7, 2007). "Filmtracks: Mulan (Jerry Goldsmith)". http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/ mulan.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-28. [34] Scheerer, Mark (1998-07-08). "Donny Osmond rolls with the punches for ’Mulan’ success" (HTML). CNN. http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9807/08/ donny.osmond/. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. [35] Mulan Easter Egg Archive [36] "Lilo & Stitch Easter Egg Archive". www.eeggs.com. http://www.eeggs.com/items/40473.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. [37] ^ "Official Kingdom Hearts Website" (SWF). 2006-02-08. http://na.square-enix.com/games/kingdomhearts/ index4.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. [38] Nick Lee. "Spaced Out - Episode Guide". http://www.spaced-out.org.uk/episode-guides/seriestwo/unofficial/e2.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-09-09. [39] Shack, Twop (2002-12-10). "Girl-on-girl action! Woooo!". Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/firefly/show/warstories/episode/8926/recap. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. [40] Gates, Anita. "Don’t Get Hysterical, Mom. Just Leave a Message. Beep!" (in English). New York Times. http://margaretcho.com/reviews/individual_reviews/ new_york_times_review.htm. External links • • • • Official Site Mulan at the Internet Movie Database Mulan at Allmovie Mulan at the Big Cartoon DataBase Categories: 1998 films, Animated films, American films, Annie Award winners, English-language films, Mandarin-language films, Fantasy adventure films, Asians in film and theatre, Disney animated features canon, Chinese mythology in popular culture, Films featuring anthropomorphic characters, Cross-dressing in film and television This page was last modified on 14 May 2009, at 19:32 (UTC). 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