Is Mulan a Special Disney Classic Character?
Is Mulan one of the special Disney classic princesses?
I still remember how my grandmother said beside my bed, "When I was listening to your great grand mother’s bedtime story, I learned that I had to be a good wife otherwise I would be swept out my future husband’s home and was abandoned by my parents". The story about Fa Mulan has always inspired my grandmother to be an excellent woman in society. Mulan is a legend in Chinese history, because she represents the bravest women who dared to go to the war instead of her bother and save the country. She was a remarkable woman who totally changed the views of ancient Chinese women and encouraged them to pursue their dreams and to do what they want to do. However, throughout the years, the story of Fa Mu Lan has changed from storyteller to storyteller, each with its own dramatic difference. To illustrate the dramatic changes that occur among storytellers, one can compare Kingston 's interpretation of Fa Mu Lan 's story to Disney 's Mulan. Although changing some parts of the original story is necessary for the film producer to make a fantastic movie, the adaptation of Disney 's Mulan loses the essence of this legendary woman. “Mulan” still falls into the Disney classic princesses’ stereotype. Although Mulan totally changes the classic princess face, which is highly curved bright female body, big breasts, tiny waist, fluttering eyelashes etc, the story of “Mulan” is still similar to those classic princess movies. Disney embraces normative gender roles and promotes marriages. Because the market tends to favor the classic spirits of those traditional princess, the semi-change of Mulan is just for getting into Chinese market and gets more attention from the public.
The Chinese market is quite attractive to western companies, including the Disney Company. However, Chinese children are not like American kids who have spent time with Disney cartoons, Disney toys, and Disneyland. So the Disney Company decided to make a
I still remember how my grandmother said beside my bed, "When I was listening to your great grand mother’s bedtime story, I learned that I had to be a good wife otherwise I would be swept out my future husband’s home and was abandoned by my parents". The story about Fa Mulan has always inspired my grandmother to be an excellent woman in society. Mulan is a legend in Chinese history, because she represents the bravest women who dared to go to the war instead of her bother and save the country. She was a remarkable woman who totally changed the views of ancient Chinese women and encouraged them to pursue their dreams and to do what they want to do. However, throughout the years, the story of Fa Mu Lan has changed from storyteller to storyteller, each with its own dramatic difference. To illustrate the dramatic changes that occur among storytellers, one can compare Kingston 's interpretation of Fa Mu Lan 's story to Disney 's Mulan. Although changing some parts of the original story is necessary for the film producer to make a fantastic movie, the adaptation of Disney 's Mulan loses the essence of this legendary woman. “Mulan” still falls into the Disney classic princesses’ stereotype. Although Mulan totally changes the classic princess face, which is highly curved bright female body, big breasts, tiny waist, fluttering eyelashes etc, the story of “Mulan” is still similar to those classic princess movies. Disney embraces normative gender roles and promotes marriages. Because the market tends to favor the classic spirits of those traditional princess, the semi-change of Mulan is just for getting into Chinese market and gets more attention from the public.
The Chinese market is quite attractive to western companies, including the Disney Company. However, Chinese children are not like American kids who have spent time with Disney cartoons, Disney toys, and Disneyland. So the Disney Company decided to make a
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