'The worst Mulan in history': Why China hates Disney's new film


By AGENCY

Some viewers found Liu Yifei's acting unbearably wooden, or her presence 'too soft' for a hardened soldier. Photos: Handout

(This report contains multiple spoilers)

Even though Disney bent over backwards to create a live-action Mulan that would appeal to China, disgruntled Chinese viewers have dubbed it "the worst 'Mulan' in history," saying that it feels "wooden" and offensively inauthentic.

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