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Krys
Posted Jun 19, 2000 9:50 AM
Hi
I've seen both versions and I liked both of them. Cynthia Khan's Mulan was very strong, never made a mistake (always right) and she seemed to be better than Li Leung in martial arts in that version. There was very little love and relationships and the series focusses more on the rapid rise to power of Mulan through her incredible ingenuity and infallible judgment. She always wins. BTW, the older prince in the Anita's Mulan actually played two characters in Cynthia's Mulan, firstly, her bestfriend and secondly, the bad guy. Li Leung was played by someone else who seems quite unfamiliar and young. Anita's version of Mulan shows more feelings and the series focusses more on the complex relationships and consequences of her being a female general. Naturally, it shows a greater chemistry between Mulan and Li Leung which is fantastic! It's difficult to compare the two b/c despite the basic storyline, the two series were completely different. I couldn't help admiring Cynthia's Mulan for her continuous wins over the evil forces - she was simply perfect and it kinda made me wonder if she had any human failings at all. Anita's Mulan was totally human - incredibly brilliant but she had her problems as everyone else did. Her Mulan provoked more emotions from me, from laughter to tears to fury/frustration (at her mother-in-law's treatment of her) to excitement (at the chemistry in her relationships with her bestfriend and Li Leung). So really, it all boils down to what you prefer - martial arts films with little drama or brilliant drama and less martial arts.
Just a thought,
Krys |
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