Direk Erik Matti nadismaya sa remake ng peyborit Disney movie

NADISMAYA ang magaling at premyadong director na si Erik Matti nang mapanood niya via live streaming ang bagong live version ng paborito niyang Disney animated movie na “Mulan.”

Aniya, boring at bland ang updating na ginawa ng filmmakers ng nasabing pelikula.

Ito ang hanash niya sa kanyang socmed account: “I’ve waited for a year to see #Mulan. I loved the trailer when it first came out. The animated version was a favorite. Watched the original one with my kids over and over again when they were growing up. I know every montage and plotpoint including all the memorable songs. “Now, I’ve finally seen the highly anticipated overhyped live action version. What a disappointment! It feels old and backward than the animated version. Boring, bland and by the numbers. They never got the soul of the original. I guess this is what happens when you only want to cash in on a franchise.

“A movie made by numbers people second-guessing what China would love to see. Lion King live action didn’t work as a musical. This Mulan didnt work without the songs. Mulan live action is neutered with all the humor charm excitement and flamboyance gutted out.

“But what do I know? I’m sure the suits were right about this. It’ll make tons of money in China. Even the action parts look tired and rehashed with lots of parts where the editing jumps here and there probably edited to death on the floor by too many showrunners and producers.

“But I’ll rewatch the animated one again just to preserve the best memory of how I want to remember Mulan before it was ruined by this heavily diluted generic live action version.”

Hindi lang si Direk Erik ang na-disappoint sa bagong movie na supposed to be ay ipalalabas noong summer pero dahil sa Covid-19 pandemic, naurong nang naurong ang playdate nito.

Hanggang kamakailan lang, napagdesisyunan ng producers nito na ipalabas ang pelikula via  Disney Plus. (Archie Liao)