An adaptation completely botches the original theme and message

[u/Morr4Seiya]

Mulan(2020)-They give Mulan superpowers which is not only lame it goes against the message of the original about equality and struggle,plus they removes Shang because apparently having Mulan date her superior was "problematic" even though Shang genuienely respected Mulan and their rank was never brought up

I am Legend(2007)-You know why the story is called "I am legend"? SPOILER ALERT the protagonist is the actual monster,humanity is gone and the vampires have a actual society and the protagonist kills and terrorize them

Animal Farm(2026)-On the very slim chance that Andy Serkis ever sees this,here's the thing Andy,Animal Farm was not a children work it was not supposed to have a happy ending,you never heard of cautionary tales before?

[u/L3and3rrr]

I’m sorry I need to complain about Mulan as well - just because the original is one of my favorite movies and one of the best of the Disney Renaissance.

Mulan wasn’t a “princess” she was a HERO. She was brave and strong but more than that, she was CLEVER. She didn’t overpower her enemies, she outsmarted them. She was extremely competent and good at her job, not because she was the strongest but because she was really good at spotting her opponent’s weaknesses, and effectively taking advantage of them.

And Shang respected her as a solider way before he started to admire her as a woman. Reducing him to “love interest” really doesn’t do either of them justice. Their relationship was much more equitable and charming than that. I could imagine they actually LIKED each other, like, as people.

And it’s so funny that after she leaves, the Emperor basically tells Shang, “GO GET HER YOU IDIOT!” He knows ball haha 😆

Anyway Mulan is goated and deserves better then what it got

[u/JorjorBinks1221 → u/L3and3rrr]

As soon as I found out they cut the music I was out. Be a Man has always been my favorite Disney number and Mulan was one of my favorites growing up because she was so awesome

[u/L3and3rrr → u/JorjorBinks1221]

“Be a man” might be the best musical sequence Disney has ever done, AND THAT IS SAYING SOMETHING.

Up there with “part of your world.” Up there with “Beauty and the Beast.” It’s not inferior to either of those.

It’s the kind of song that turns bearded dragons into Komodo dragons and Komodo dragons into ACTUAL DRAGONS

It’s a FAKKING GOOD SONG

[u/naruhinamoonkissplz → u/L3and3rrr]

Watch THIS "adaptation", loool. It's hilarious, if you know the other context.