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Based on what I've been reading and watching lately, I got to thinking about the differences between childhood friends to lovers in Western media vs. Chinese media.

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It's been a couple of days since I finished watching the Rise of Phoenixes. I wanted to write a follow up post about it before I move on to my next TV show.

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I watched a video by Asian Boss with Chinese people reaction to and providing their thoughts on the trailer to the Disney live action Mulan film. Here's the link.

I found the comments section very interesting, and learned something that explained a lot about the discussions and disagreements regarding this movie. Chinese people expect the film to be an adaptation of the original legend, whereas Western viewers expect the film to be an adaptation of the Disney cartoon. Based on the trailer, it seems that the film has fallen short of fulfilling both sets of expectations.

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