It might be the opposite of that Disney’s Mulan was actually fighting for, and the exact reason that Disney has failed to appeal to the Asian audience.Īfter thousands of years of development, filial piety has become one of the greatest excuses for oppression, especially for women. Nevertheless, the idea of filial piety is not what they think it is.
And I assume that the intention is to link the narrative back to its cultural roots. This virtue was translated into “devotion to family” in the live-action version of Mulan, in addition to loyal, brave, true.ĭisney might have done some research to choose filial piety as a key concept in the new adaption. The Han rulers then promoted it as a glorified example of filial piety, a virtue of respect for one’s parents. The original Ballard of Mulan was born in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420–589 A.D.) and likely from the Northern nomadic culture.
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