Mulan gets the superhero-origin-story treatment in Niki Caro's long-awaited live-action remake, starring Liu Yifei, Gong Li and Donnie Yen.

Mulan is basically a superhero in this version of the film. Disney However, since Mulan was born a girl, she's told a woman's place is to bring honor to her family and get married.

“Mulan,” directed by “Whale Rider” filmmaker Niki Caro, is Disney’s newest live-action interpretation of an animated ... in a mic drop moment that would feel welcome in a superhero film.

No Mushu, no songs, just a watered-down and boring Mulan sprinkled with familiar superhero tropes." Not having seen the 1998 original, I was immune to these comparisons.

Visually, Disney‘s live-action remake of its animated Mulan, in which a girl pretends to be a boy to join the 7th-century-ish Chinese military in her father’s place, brings honor to the source.

“Mulan is not a superhero, so her physical action needed to be anchored in a strong female body and bounded by the laws of physics,” she adds. “What you see of [Yifei] fighting on the ground ...

Hua Mulan (Yifei Liu), ... live-action Mulan is a literal superhero. Her "chi is strong," which grants her some fantasy-inspired martial arts prowess even as a child that no one, ...

Mulan is almost here.. After being delayed multiple times due to COVID-19, the action drama finally lands on Disney+ for an additional $29.99 fee on Sept. 4, and the review embargo for the film ...

Mulan turns down the offer in both films though she appears to reconsider the Emperor's offer at the end of the live-action film when he extends the invitation a second time. 36.

Turning her into a superhero removes Mulan’s everywoman appeal, and leaves her with no room to grow as a character, huge swathes of Chinese viewers said. “It feels that this Mulan was born ...