Talk:Mulan (2020 film)/@comment-27373870-20180728212006/@comment-4889892-20180808043020

Mulan is already a fantasy film. I think Western fans would prefer a shapeshifting Mushu to no Mushu. I'll look into Spirited Away.

Yeah, the toothpaste and panda thing could go. Mushu can be funny without being over the top. (I think he's supposed to be anachronistic based on comics, but I admit, it's weird.) If he had a human form, he could just impersonate a messenger instead. It would be interesting to see a larger version of Mushu interact with the Huns. It isn't to say the Huns don't have their own "guardians" though. The Huns and Gokturks are supposedly linked with wolves. A wolf army versus a dragon would be pretty crazy.

I know there's nothing wrong with your culture. I enjoy learning about it and watching Chinese dramas. I know I don't know as much as you do about it, but I know a lot more than the average Westerner. I don't know why there's no "middle ground" Beauty and the Beast in China. I guess no Chinese studio cares to make one. I know I'd definitely want to see it. A mix of cultures can produce some of the best stories. I don't think anybody I know would be opposed to an Asian adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. As for the French, I have no idea.

If Disney wants the film to be more Chinese they should come forth and say it without leaving over half the population expecting the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz, or imagining Disney is homophobic. Seriously, once the words "cultural appropriation" were announced, most people would shut up. Still, a complete rewriting if the story seems lazy to me.