1998年的動畫片《花木蘭》改編自中國家喻戶曉的木蘭替父從軍的故事。北方匈奴來犯,國家正大舉征兵的時候,木蘭年邁的父親竟也被徵召上戰(zhàn)場,傷心的花木蘭害怕父親會一去不返,便趁著午夜假扮成男裝,偷走父親的盔甲,代替父親上戰(zhàn)場去?;业淖孀跒楸Wo花木蘭,于是派出一只心地善良的木須龍去陪伴她。就在花木蘭的軍人生活漸入佳境時,她女扮男裝的身份被揭穿了,她與木須被拋棄在冰天雪地的邊疆……影片中充滿了迪士尼的小情小調(diào),很有趣味。是一個極好的改編來源。
相關(guān)英語新聞:
On the heels of the success of Disney's live-action film "Cinderella," the studio is said to beconsidering another live-action retelling: "Mulan."
"Mulan", one of Disney's most popular animated films, follows the Chinese legend of female warriorHua Mulan, who disguises herself as a man so she can take her father's place in the army and go towar.
It earned over $300-million worldwide, as well as Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations.
The 1998 film was also made into direct-to-DVD sequel, "Mulan II" in 2005.
Disney is also making a live-action retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," "The Jungle Book" and asequel to "Alice in Wonderland."(英文文本 via China Daily)
重點解析 Key Phrases/Words
1. On the heels of prep. 緊跟著,緊接著
2. live-action 真人版,真人表演
3. animated films 美術(shù)影片,動畫電影
4. disguise v. 隱瞞,掩飾,偽裝