MARAMING nakapanood na sa live action 2020 remake ng Mulan simula noong nakaraang Biyernes, Setyembre 4 sa HBO Go na pinagbibidahan nina Liu Yifei as Hua Mulan at Donnie Yen bilang Commander Tung. Kasama rin sina Jet Li at Gong Li.

Maraming nagandahan sa nasabing pelikula na dapat sana ay noong Marso pa ito ipinalabas sa mga sinehan pero dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic ay hindi na ito natuloy kaya sa online na ito ipinalabas.

Mas maraming positibong komento kaming nabasa kaysa sa negatibo at isa na nga ang premyadong direktor cum prodyuser na si Erik Matti ng Reality Films.

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Post ni direk Erik sa kanyang FB page, “I’ve waited for a year to see #Mulan. I loved the trailer when it first came out. The animated version was a favorite. Watched the original one with my kids over and over again when they were growing up. I know every montage and plot point including all the memorable songs.

“Now, I’ve finally seen the highly anticipated overhyped live action version. What a disappointment! It feels old and backward than the animated version. Boring, bland and by the numbers. They never got the soul of the original. I guess this is what happens when you only want to cash in on a franchise.

“A movie made by numbers people second-guessing what China would love to see. Lion King live action didn’t work as a musical. This Mulan didn’t work without the songs. Mulan live action is neutered with all the humor charm excitement and flamboyance gutted out. But what do I know?

“I’m sure the suits were right about this. It’ll make tons of money in China. Even the action parts look tired and rehashed with lots of parts where the editing jumps here and there probably edited to death on the floor by too many show runners and producers. But I’ll re-watch the animated one again just to preserve the best memory of how I want to remember Mulan before it was ruined by this heavily diluted generic live action version.”

Nag-react ang isa pang premyadong direktor na si Mikhael Red sa post ni direk Erik, “not a lot of Asians behind the camera.”

Sumagot si direk Erick, “I dont really mind that a Chinese story would be filmed by another nationality. Sometimes you bring out some fresh insights out of the perspective of a foreigner’s eye. But if you are doing a movie about another culture, the attention to details and research should be more thorough to come up with something objective but still organic and authentic. Nagmagaling na naman ang mga puti.”

At muling pinost ng Reality Films producer ang animated version ng Mulan, “Still the best one! This is the classic! #Mulan. Mulan reminds me of a lot of our big studio films here. So familiar.