When is mulan being released on blu ray

Eternals Pig 5. Dune The Addams Family 2 6. The Last Duel Raging Fire 7. Halloween Kills Witch Hunt 8. Old Henry Zone 9. A female warrior of immense power, Xianniang Gong Li , assists in Khan's efforts. In response, the emperor orders one man from every family to join the fight and protect the nation.

Mulan's father, a veteran of previous wars but now a frail and partially crippled elder, is the only male from his family and volunteers himself to fight. Seeking to protect her father and perhaps sensing her destiny's call, Mulan dresses in her father's armor, takes his sword, and secretly heads off in his place.

She suddenly finds herself encamped with hundreds of young men preparing for battle under the teachings of Commander Tung Donnie Yen. They cannot see through her deception.

As she proves herself a worthy warrior, she struggles to keep her secret as her oaths demand truthfulness and as battle looms. Anyone familiar with the animated film will immediately feel at home with this live action adaptation which closely follows the same story essentials. There are alterations, including dropping the Musical elements, the additions of a few new characters, and the removal of both much of the humor and some of the nonhuman characters, the latter of which were present largely to satisfy the former, anyway for those wondering, Mushu remains, but in a drastically reduced role for screen time and purpose.

Though it's longer than its animated counterpart, it's nevertheless a lean, focused film that uses its additional screen time for dual purpose, one to expand on its characters beyond the superficial and second to offer more expansive and complex battle sequences.

Indeed, in sum the movie is superficially very well made. Fight choreography dazzles as Mulan and some of her opponents utilize slick move sets that ignite the screen, but they never feel gimmicky. Though some supernatural elements exist, the movie persists in primarily engaging in tangible battle construction, rarely pushing its characters so far out of the realm of possibility as to fall into Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon territory.

Mulan 's superficial excellence is helped along by superior production design and quality performances from the lead cast. The movie's costumes, locations, and set pieces are works of art. Armor, period attire, set decorations, and the feeling for instant transportation into an ancient world are all at work from the first frame to the final. Even when the movie fails to expand on the narrative beyond the animated film in many meaningful ways, there's always that fallback into the stellar action scenes and scene-stealing support elements that make this one of the best looking movies of the year.

The cast further solidifies the production. Yifei Liu delights as Mulan along her arc as she initially gives into her cultural pressures but takes matters into her own hands to protect her father and ultimately discover her destiny. She plays the drama and the action with equal depth and excitement, respectively, capably convincing the audience that she's a warrior regardless of what her culture says her gender cannot allow her to be.

She plays very well with veteran actor Tzi Ma, portraying her father who sees in his daughter the potential to be a warrior but who, too, cannot allow himself to break free from tradition. Gong Li and Jason Scott Lee give shape and depth to the film's villains, the former particularly noteworthy for her work. Mulan Blu-ray, Video Quality. Mulan Blu-ray, Audio Quality. Mulan Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras. Mulan Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation. Use the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to Mulan.

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