Disney’s original Mulan sang about her reflection; how it never showed who she really was inside. Now here is another reflection of Mulan, this one rendered in live-action instead of animation and transforming the character from a clever and resourceful nonconformist into a kind of reluctant superhero. Viewed together — which is easy enough, since both will be available on the Disney+ streaming service — the two version of the same story offer an instructive example of how studios try to cater to audiences’ changing tastes.

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