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Cultural Differences Revealed in the Disney Movie MULAN After watching the Disney cartoon Mulan,I have a feeling that the cartoon film is just a movie which is bad on the plot of the Chine legand Mulan,while the characters and the theme are quite different from what I have in my mind.The adaptation may reflect the cultural differences between China and America to some extent.Now I?d like to express my own comprehension of the cultural differences in the following four main aspects.
1.Differences in the n of worth between China an the US.
The Chine Mlan is a modest,kind,diligent and brave lady who is fearless in face of difficulties.She loves her country and she?s also obedient and respectful to her parents.She?s a firm follower of the traditional Chine belief”be loyal to he country and be obedient to the parents”.
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The Chine Mulan joined the army in place of her father.It?s a typical example of the Chine lf-sacrifice.She had to do so under such a circumstance where his father had no son.She had no choice.
In the army,the Chine Mulan endured the hard conditions and had a high standard for herlf.She was determined to devote herlf to the country,though she had a deep miss of her parents.This clearl
y shows the traditional Chine n of value:When the benefit of the country and the individual conflicts,the country should be considered first.
The American Mulan is a hero of freedom ,she is a rebellious feminist who holds the American Dream to overcome the difficulties which reatain her to realize her individualism .
The American Mulan valued freedom so much that she rebelled against the traditional moralities which repress women so greatly .She destroyed the blind dating and didn?t behave properly as morally required .
1.2.2.The American Mulan felt a strong n of frustration and
confusion when she destroyed the blind dating and got
insulted by the matchmaker .As she sang “When will my
r eflection show who I am inside” ,she began to doubt her
value of existence .Her strong desire of finding a way to
realize her value determined her to join the army for her
father after failure of preventing her father joining the army .
1.2.3. The American Mulan is a delicate lady outside but
strong-minded inside ,She is brave enough to persue her
own value .To make her behaviors similar to a man?s ,the
American Mulan deliberately behaved aggressively in order
to look stronger and braver .This is a sharp contrast with the公司名称
modest Chine Mulan .
特勤服装图片1.2.4.What supported the American Mulan to overcome so many
difficulties is her determined desire to realize the value of
existence rather than the loyalty and love for the country and
her parents .
When captain Li Xiang scolded her for her laziness in the连战祖籍
training ,saying that …men?s obligation is to protect the
country ,without hard training ,how can you take this
obligation ??She couldn?t admit to him that she is a lady not
a man ,so she overcame the hardship to become a real soldier
那些曾经to realize her value .
The miss of the family can?t be en in the American
Mulan.She di dn?t ever think of her parents in the army .
2.Differences in behaviors and languages .
The Chine Mulan is a typical oriental lady ,behaving modest and proper .In a word ,the Chine Mulan is a well behaved attracting lady at her time .She is very careful about her behavior ,clothing and so on .
珠海景山公园The American Mulan is a typical American lady who is brave enough to persue her goal and personality ,just with an oriental lady?s appearance .
She pretended to be a modest Chine lady when going to blind dating ,in order to marry a wealthy man to bring honour for her family .But unfortunately ,however hard she tried ,she can?t change herlf to be really like that .Thus ,this is a sharp contrast between the the Chine Mulan and the American Mulan,which also reflected the
differences in culture .
The American Mulan hugged the emperor in front of so many people .I?m really shocked when I saw this scene in the film .It? s absolutely unacceptable in the traditional Chine culture .
When the American Mulan returned home .captain Li Xinag came to her home to express his love for her .Her grandmother was very happy about this and said …I will also join the army next time ?.It?s ridiculous in traditional Chine culture for an elder member of a family to play such a joke .
3.Some of American stereotypes on Chine culture
The American Mulan is a typical Chine beauty in westerners? eyes ,with an oval face ,a delicate m
outh like a cherry ,and a slim figure .She is also put on the makeup which is popular in Tang Dynasty .
The Chine dragon becomes the guarder of the Hua family .
In westerners? eyes ,China is made up of the Great Wall ,the dragon ,the Tang Dynasty clothing and so on .So all the elements appeared in the film which is obviously wrong .Even the powder was also ud in the film .
4.Too much emphasis on feminism against masculinity in the Disney
film Mulan .苍帝
The American Mulan is the hero who saved the whole country ,showing a strong n of personal heroism .All the characters
such as captain Li Xiang ,the emperor and the prime minister ,who reprent the powerful men at that time were all depresd by Mulan .
Captain Li Xiang is the most depresd by American Mulan ,he?s completely in the shadow of Mulan . For example ,
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1.In the training ,Li should be beaten by Mulan .
2.When he was held back from going to the battlefield ,it
was Mulan who helped him to realize this by letting the
dragon Muxu wrote a fal document to the prime
minister .
3.In the battle of the snow mountain ,Li didn?t perform well
as a commander who should be date and wi .It was
also Mulan who saved him out of the avalanche.
4.When Chan Yu kidnapped the emperor ,Li was beaten by
Chan Yu .Mulan tried hard to rescue the emperor .
The emperor is so majestic and noble and would never bow his head even though he was kidnappe
d by Chan Yu .but in the end he bowed his noble head to Mulan to express his thanks .This is impossible in Chine culture .
Even Chan Yu ,the strong and cruel invader was beaten by Mulan .
As to the prime minister ,though he had been against Mulan ,finally the emperor gave the position of the prime minister to Mulan in reward .
