Long before the Disney cartoon movie Mulan 20 years ago, Hua Mulan was already a famous heroine (女英雄) in China.
Her story started from at least the 6th century. In the first written record known to people,The Poem of Mulan, Mulan dressed up as a boy. She took her father's place in the army. Mulan fought for 12 years, but asked for only a camel to return home when the war ended. When she put on girls' clothes, the soldiers realized she was a girl.
As the years went on, Hua Mulan's story began to be written in books and plays. The most famous is the 16th-century playMulan Joins the Army in Place of Her Father. It's written by Xu Wei. It is the first to introduce the "Hua" surname comes from the Chinese word "flower". And the play also says Mulan gave up footbinding (裹足) before going to the army.
Although people have done much study, we still can't decide whether Mulan is real or is from the legend (传说). However, it's still possible that Mulan's story is true, because women soldiers did play a role in the Chinese history, for example, Princess (公主) Pingyang. She helped her father in the war.
Real or not, Mulan's story is a powerful one about a woman who goes against tradition. With the 2020 live-action Disney movieMulan, our heroine will help people know about Chinese culture worldwide.
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Here is some information on several most popular films. They are available for you to watch freely.
| Name | Bao |
Introduction | This cartoon tells a story of an aging Chinese mom who has empty-nest syndrome (综合症). She gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings comes to life. People were touched by the way Bao described their lives. It won the Best Animation Award of Oscar in 2019. | |
Release time | June 15, 2018 | |
Director | Domee Shi, Chinese-Canadian | |
| Name | Coco |
Introduction | In the cartoon, Miguel, a music-loving boy and Eckerto, a poor musician have a wonderful adventure in a colourful and mysterious world. The idea of the film comes from the Mexico's traditional festival–the Day of the Dead. On that day,the dead return to the Earth and get together with the family. It won the Best Animation Award of Oscar in 2018. | |
Release time | November 24, 2017 | |
Director | Lee Edward Unkrich and Adrian Molina, American | |
| Name | Avengers: Endgame |
Introduction | This film is the 22nd Marvel film and the fourth of Avengers series. It shows audience the turning point of the grand journey. The heroes will truly understand how weak this reality is and the sacrifices (牺牲) that must be made to protect it. | |
Release time | April 24, 2019 | |
Director | Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, American | |
| Name | Totoro |
Introduction | In this cartoon, two girls Sagsuke and Mei, move into a house in the countryside with their father because their mother is in hospital. The girls find that magical creatures called Totoros are living in the nearby forest. They soon become friends with Totoros and have several adventures together. This film is full of the warmth of family and fairy tale colour. | |
Release time | December 14, 2018 | |
Director | Miyazaki Hayao, Japanese |
With its beautiful art, the cartoon movie Chang An (《长安三万里》) takes us back to the Tang Dynasty. The stories of Li Bai and Gao Shi come to life before our eyes.
In the movie, Li is talented in writing. Gao is a common man. Gao can't speak clearly when he is young. He also has problems with reading. When he sees words, there seem to be a group of tadpoles (蝌蚪) swimming around on the paper.
A girl named Pei Shier wins a fight over him, This makes Gao see that he needs to work harder. He chooses to read the classics and poems again to get ready for Keju.
The cartoon shows us that Gao always takes an optimistic attitude (乐观的态度) to different problems and he never gives up. And it seems that luck likes those who work hard. In the end, Gao becomes successful and makes his team win a big fight.
From a young boy 10 an old, Gao walks a long way between reality and dreams in his lifetime. Talented people such as Li Bai are too few. The hard-working Gao Shi, however, is the common people's example to follow.
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Mulan is an action movie. It comes an old Chinese story. The movie is a village girl, Mulan. She up like a boy and takes her father's place to fight in the army. I think the actress played Mulan's role. The other actors are also and they did a good job in the movie. I Mulan very much. The movie her love for her family, friends and country. If you plan to a movie this weekend and you to see something enjoyable, choose Mulan!
Every child in China grows up hearing the story of Sun Wukong, Last year there was a Peking Opera film named Havoc in Heaven. It d how Sun Wukong turns into the great Monkey King.
Cheng Lu is the director (导演) of the film. He was b into a Peking Opera family and loved Peking Opera."It's a big challenge(挑战) to combine(结合) Peking Opera and film b each of them has its own rhythm (节奏)," said Cheng.
To finish this Peking Opera film. Cheng found four a to play Sun Wukong in different parts in the film. They are good at different things, l dancing, singing and even martial arts (武术). Zhan Lei is one of the actors. He is a big f of Sun Wukong. He even r every dialogue from the 1986 TV play Journey to the West. Zhan is good at martial arts. In the film, he shows us how Sun Wukong beats o with martial arts.
This is a wonderful film for everyone, e young people. It can help young people learn more about Peking Opera. Why not watch it to e the interesting story of Sun Wukong and the beauty of Peking Opera?
Bob's Burgers is a very popular cartoon sitcom. It gets more popular with kids.1 , the sitcom has 12 seasons and more than 200 episodes (集). Now, it's going from the small screen to the2 one. The Bob's Burgers Movie3 on May 27, 2022. Now let me tell you something about the movie.
The movie tells a story about the Belcher family. They run a4 in a small city in the USA.The family may lose their restaurant because they owe (欠) the bank5 . It becomes more difficult when a pretty big sinkhole (污水坑)6 in front of their restaurant. It7 the family from getting out of the problems and making their dreams for the summer come true. Bob and Linda lose8 because people don't eat at their restaurant.9 , after their three kids find a dead body below the sinkhole, the kids decide to find out the answer and help their10 save the restaurant. The Belchers learn to love each other11 they have their shortcomings (缺点).
Why is the movie so12 and popular? The main reason is that13 makes absurd (荒诞的) comedy and common family life together. What's more, there are lots of funny jokes in the movie and they often make people14 .
"The film is warm and15 ," saidScreen Rant. "And the characters in it are like a real family."
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