Predictability Changed By #MeToo Movement

I found this module very interesting. As I went through the module what my mind kept being drawn back to is predictability that once we see or hear the first part of something we already know what comes next. My first thought was how when watching the live action Mulan I as excited to watch it, but almost didn't want to because the cute little Dragon Mushu wasn't apart of it. As the movie continued I started noticing differences.

When I saw the commander that was Mulans' love interest in the original movie I felt disappointed. I was so confused why he was so old, and looked nothing like the cartoon character I had a crushed on when I was a kid.  I was disappointed that she did not have the original love interest and that there wasn't going to be a happily ever after with her and the commander. I was so caught up in that I completely looked past how the live-action seemed to be more women empowering (the live-action introduces powerful female villan that ended up helped Mulan in the end)

After I looked more into the difference between the two movies I found comments on how Disney might possibly be hinting at the character being bi-sexual, her equal Honghui, that seemed to be attracted her before she revealed she was a woman. I then found a quote from producer Jason Reed that stated, "I think particularly in the time of the #MeToo movement, having a commanding officer that is also the sexual love interest was very uncomfortable and we didn't think it was appropriate." That quote made me think about how about the topic of mass culture. The cartoon version was fine with the commander officer being the love interest, but in 2020 with the #MeToo movement going on they felt is wasn't appropriate anymore. 

This made me question the following: Is mass culture depicting whats normal for society? Are we changing how pop culture produces? If you seen the movie do you think Honghui is meant to be a bi-sexual character?