I don’t like violent movies and I found Mulan pretty family friendly for as much action as there is. There are some intense battle scenes but they are not graphic. Yet she was never taken seriously as such. She does have abilities that Mulan does not have, but at the same time considers herself to be a warrior in the same vein as Mulan. The most intriguing character for me is Xianniang (Gong Li), who is thought of as a witch. The soldier she is falling for, Honghui (Yoson An) is the exception but she also keeps him distant. “Courageous”, which was met with a lot of incredulity. She is also asked at a table with her group what her ideal woman would be. Mulan volunteers for night duty to get out of taking showers with the other soldiers during some funny moments. While Mulan is an epic action drama, there are a lot of comedic moments as well as she adapts to being around men. Mulan presents herself as a man, Hua Jun to fight. And Mulan secretly takes his place, wielding his sword that says “Loyal, Brave, True”. The Imperial Army requires one man per family to serve and defend the country from the Northern invaders. The story of Mulan is from the 6th century, and that includes recognizable elements from the animated film. A few years later, Hua Mulan ( Yifei Liu) has a meeting with a matchmaker, which goes as expected – not well. Honor comes with marriage and Li is concerned Mulan won’t find a husband. It brings both visible pride to her father Zhou (Tzi Ma), who does not have a son and worry from her mother, Li ( Rosalind Chao). We are introduced to a young Mulan (Crystal Rao) who has the makings of the warrior she will become. Mulan is a breathtakingly gorgeous film and my biggest disappointment is that we won’t get to see it right now on a big screen. And really, one major strength of the movie is that it is different.

For example, Mushu isn’t a character in the current version and the movie isn’t a musical.

I hesitate to use the word remake though, in that there are major changes from the original film.

I was able to preview the film, which is another live-action remake of an animated classic. The new live-action Mulan by filmmaker Niki Caro will debut tomorrow, September 4th as a new Premier Access offering on Disney+ for $29.99 (it will be available as part of the service as of December 4th).

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