09-05-2020, 03:24 PM
A few more thoughts. I liked Yao, played by Chen Tang, who has caught my eye as the gay gangster in Warrior. There was some interesting LGBTQ subtext. I never picked up on that in the original animated film but apparently Li Shang is hailed as a bi character because he's clearly vibing on Ping when Mulan is cross-dressing. In this version, there's a new character Honghui who takes over as the 'romantic' lead, vibing on Mulan when she's Hua Jun. And there's this dynamic between Gong Li's witch and Mulan that had my gaydar tingling.
Now, I have no problems with LGBTQ after working on Folsom and living with the Yeti, but it kinda bugs me that there's so much of it in Chinese Hollywood - I mean there's Takei (who I luv - one of my role models from childhood), there's M. Butterfly, now there's this? There's a lot in Warrior too, but Warrior is Skinemax, so there's a lot of shagging regardless of gender. Okay, end of rant.
Tara watched this last night too. We had fun texting each other about it and nerding out until 1AM this morn.
Now, I have no problems with LGBTQ after working on Folsom and living with the Yeti, but it kinda bugs me that there's so much of it in Chinese Hollywood - I mean there's Takei (who I luv - one of my role models from childhood), there's M. Butterfly, now there's this? There's a lot in Warrior too, but Warrior is Skinemax, so there's a lot of shagging regardless of gender. Okay, end of rant.
Tara watched this last night too. We had fun texting each other about it and nerding out until 1AM this morn.
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