Talk:Mulan (2020 film)/@comment-27373870-20180728212006/@comment-4889892-20180820071954

He doesn't forgo his powers (by staying a lizard I mean if they just want a talking lizard instead of a spirit lizard.), he just doesn't have powers that would cause anything to happen that couldn't happen if a person replaced him. (Like the power to shapeshift could allow him to forge a letter, he can turn invisible if he doesn't want to be seen, and maybe can possess people or fly but why would he need to do that?)

Chen Honghui can serve as the helper, but he's also serving as the love interest. It's like they merged Mushu and Shang together, even though they didn't have to.

Naming Ling and Chien Po the same in a rewritten story is lazy. If they can get the name Chen Honghui out of nowhere, they can get names for Ling and Chien Po. Giving them the same names goes against the idea of a retelling, which is what they just said they were going to do. It's not like there was a Ling or Po in the legend, that they had to include. I guess I can look over this one, but it just confuses Westerners even more. Maybe they think that by having them and a scene similar to Reflection, people will be glad they didn't change everything.

Technically, it was said that the role of music is being explored, and since there is no Li Shang, we know for certain there is no "I'll Make a Man Out of You." Reflection is a possibility, but I agree that this is probably just homage. Hopefully, it doesn't cause too much false hope.

I didn't even mention a talking dragon. You're not reading right.

Maybe the writers thought that (although in the press kit they talk about the inspiration behind Mushu's appearance) but that doesn't mean you can't play around with the context. People would get it.

No, the ancestors didn't send him. He's just a lizard that becomes a yaojing, and is on a quest for immortality. He wants to be like a dragon because he has a big ego, and falsely believes that if he helps Mulan become a war hero, he's gain a place in the Fa temple. And really, his powers aren't necessarily a big deal, depending on what he can do, his level of practice, and if it's even efficient in war.

If you think it's so stupid, you should stop asking me questions about it.