1998年的动画片《花木兰》改编自中国家喻户晓的木兰替父从军的故事。北方匈奴来犯，国家正大举征兵的时候，木兰年迈的父亲竟也被徵召上战场，伤心的花木兰害怕父亲会一去不返，便趁着午夜假扮成男装，偷走父亲的盔甲，代替父亲上战场去。花家的祖宗为保护花木兰，于是派出一只心地善良的木须龙去陪伴她。就在花木兰的军人生活渐入佳境时，她女扮男装的身份被揭穿了，她与木须被抛弃在冰天雪地的边疆……影片中充满了迪士尼的小情小调，很有趣味。是一个极好的改编来源。
相关英语新闻：
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)
重点解析 Key Phrases/Words
1. On the heels of prep. 紧跟着，紧接着
2. live-action 真人版，真人表演
3. animated films 美术影片，动画电影
4. disguise v. 隐瞒，掩饰，伪装
