Disney had promised a culturally accurate portrayal of the ballad, starting with axing Mushu, the comedic talking dragon, and removing the Western style musical numbers. Most Chinese people, myself included, had high hopes for this new film. It was this that gave the film its charm and appeal to both Western and Eastern audiences, and Disney’s 2020 Mulan hoped to fill those shoes even better than before.

The 1998 version of Mulan captured the main themes of the original ballad: both men and women can have different but equal talents.

The original 1998 Mulan was by no means a completely historically or culturally accurate portrayal of the ballad, but as an adaptation it was done well. This is the version that most people in the world, even in China, knew and loved as kids. One of the more recent ones was Disney’s 2020 adaptation of The Ballad of Mulan, a tale that Disney first adapted in 1998 in the form of an animated movie. Whether it be hyper-realistic CGI lions or live action adaptations of virtually every fairytale under the sun, Disney has embarked on several massive cinematic ventures. See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.Everyone knows Disney Studios is on a quest to re-realize their classic movies for a younger generation. All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)Īll Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)Īll Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation MoviesĪll Time International Box Office for Digital Animation MoviesĪll Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation MoviesĪll Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney MoviesĪll Time International Box Office for Walt Disney MoviesĪll Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies

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