Morethan a fewDisneydie-hardsareupinarmsonTwitteroverthetrailerfortheupcominglive-actionremakeofMulan, whichwillnotbe a musicalandwillexclude a coupleofkeycharacters.
Thebeloved 1998 animatedoriginalcenteredonFaMulan, a peasantgirlwhodisguisesherselfas a mansothatshecanenlistintheChinesearmy, inplaceofherailingfather, tohelpdefendhercountryagainstthemaraudingHuns.
AthersideonherjourneyisMushu, a tiny, wisecrackingdragonwhohopestorestorehistarnishedhonorbyhelpingMulansucceed.
A taskmademoredifficultbyGeneralLiShang, whoservesasanantagonistformuchofthefilmbeforebeingwonoverbyMulan's braveryandcleverness.
ShangandMushuarethecharactersatthecenteroftheTwitteruproar, asit's beenrevealedthatneitherwillappearinthelive-actionfilm — a revelationthatdidn't sitwellwithlegionsofpassionatefansoftheoriginal.
"They'llbebeggingmetocomebacktowork!"
Thisisn't tosaythatmanyofthesefansaregoingtorefrainfrombuying a ticket.
Disgruntledfansstillrage-attendingmovieis a commonthemeamongtheoutpouringofangrytweets.
Asillustratedby a tweetfromuser @_dearwallflower, whoacknowledgedthattheversionofMulanfeaturedinthetrailerlooksremarkablybadass, saying, "ThisistheMulanweobviouslywanted, butMushu? Li-Shang? Music? I mean, immagoseeitregardless, butimmaalsobesad."
ThisMay's live-actionversionofAladdin, althoughitrakedinnearly a billiondollarsinworldwideboxofficereceipts, hasbeencalledoutbyfansandcriticsalikeforbeing a by-the-numbersrecreationoftheoriginalthatdoesn't bothertocarveoutitsownuniquevision.
AndtheoriginalmoviebasedonanancientChineselegendtells a complexstorywiththemesrelevanttoourtimes, onethatwilllenditselfwellto a moreserioustreatmentwithoutsinging, dancing, andtalkingdragons.