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Disney’s live-action film ‘Mulan’, which is about to be released in Korea, is coming under fire from the American film industry for “helping to justify crimes against humanity in China” and is turning into a boycott movement. (boycott).
Isaac Stonefish, Senior Researcher at the Asia Society, said in a contributing article titled ‘Why Disney’s Mulan is a Scandal (Shocking and Immoral Incident)’ in the Washington Post (WP) on the 9th (local time). It’s a credit, not a movie story. “Mulan’s ending credits, which were released recently, included China’s special thanks to public security authorities in Turfan City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, one of the filming locations, and the Xinjiang Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is a place where suspicions have been raised that the Chinese government is the site of cracking down on human rights against minorities. It is estimated that more than 1 million people are confined in the concentration camps of the Xinjiang Uighurs (Chinese Islamic minority) in the autonomous region. However, they openly thanked the Chinese public security authorities for giving the filming location to Disney.
“Disney expressed its gratitude to the public security authorities and propaganda department in Xinjiang Uyghur, where the world’s worst human rights violations are taking place today,” said Fishy’s lead investigator. “Disney helped justify crimes against humanity.” “Disney had a shameful negotiation with China to shoot in Xinjiang Uighur. Mulan is Disney’s most problematic movie. “
In an interview with the British BBC, Chinese expert Adrian Genz said: “The public security authorities are in charge of re-education in Uyghur detention camps and the Propaganda Department is in charge of national propaganda in the Xinjiang region. . It is an international company. “” While filming Mulan, human rights activist Shaunjang pointed out how many Uighurs were in the camp by public security authorities. “
Also, Republican Senator Tom Cotton wrote on Twitter that “Disney is addicted to Chinese cash” and “Disney will do whatever it takes to make the Chinese Communist Party feel better.” The Associated Press said: “The blatant ending credit sparked the boycott movement on the film.”
Earlier, Mulan’s lead actor Yu Yue-bi (劉亦菲) said via his Weibo account in August last year: “I support the Hong Kong police (who crushed Hong Kong protesters). The controversy arose when publishing articles like “You can blame me” and “You know that Hong Kong is a shame”. Consequently, a boycott campaign against Mulan was carried out in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Joshua Wong, head of the Hong Kong democracy movement, posted on Twitter on the 7th with the hashtag ‘Boycott Mulan’. It is conspiring. “
The film Mulan is a live action film from an animation produced in 1998. The original is the story of a heroine in the period of the North and South Korean dynasties. However, it is being criticized for being ‘Orientalism’, which understood Eastern culture from a Western point of view in the real-life painting process, or for making mistakes in the historical evidence. It was initially scheduled for a March launch, but the launch was delayed due to the coronavirus infection epidemic. Disney finally released Mulan via the Disney + (Plus) online streaming service on the 4th. In Korea, it was scheduled to be released on the 10th, but will be released on the 17th due to the coronavirus.
