Tuesday, January 28, 2020

COOL STUFF 4


I personally do not have much experience with Southeast Asia and instantly referred back to my childhood connections to the Chinese culture, Mulan. Now I know that Mulan was not the most historically accurate, but I was so enthralled with learning about the Chinese culture after watching Mulan. I remember thinking she was the coolest and most empowering princess. I recently read an article about the new 2020 version of Mulan, and saw that they decided to change some aspects in the movie to make it more historically accurate and politically correct, one being the music.




Next, I was interested in looking into the popular music of Japan. I looked up popular songs of Japan that were produced in the last year and searched through some of the songs and found this one that I really liked and thought had a catchy tune!


Finally, I decided to look into something a little more calming and relaxing. I looked into some music that is used for meditation. I actually decided to attempt to mediate to the music, and found it to be really refreshing and relaxing.



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10 comments:

  1. WenTing YaoJanuary 29, 2020 at 6:09 AM

    Mulan seems pretty accurate to me. I remember watching it when I was little.

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  2. Courtney WhitenerJanuary 29, 2020 at 9:08 AM

    The comic relief of Mushu and the love interest with Shang is a large part of the animated movie and its music, but I am excited to see it closer to the original and the music they decided upon.

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  3. Kathleen HolcombeJanuary 29, 2020 at 9:24 AM

    I really want to see the new Mulan! I also enjoyed the Disney movie when I was younger, definitely one of my favorites. I enjoyed the article saying how the movie will be different and more accurate this time.

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  4. Kendyl ScottJanuary 29, 2020 at 10:16 AM

    Your videos very great in this blog. Thanks for adding the relaxation music, I was in need of that today! But, the music from the Asian culture is so interesting and nice to hear.

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  5. Jazmine CamachoJanuary 29, 2020 at 3:18 PM

    I really liked your second video! It reminded me of the Chinese pop songs my roommates used to listen to !

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  6. Adriana SJanuary 30, 2020 at 9:53 AM

    I am looking forward to seeing the new portrayal of Mulan as well. I do not have much experience with Southeast Asia either, but I will enjoy comparing and contrasting the two movies. There must also be some fabulous sword choreography.

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  7. Richelle KinardJanuary 30, 2020 at 3:04 PM

    Ive always been interested in Japan but I never really knew much about it. So, I really do like the video you posted its a bop.

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  8. Hannah DaggerhartJanuary 30, 2020 at 5:11 PM

    I am so excited for the new Mulan movie! When I was little, I loved all the bright colors and the music from the movie, but I’m excited to see the new, more-realistic one too.

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  9. Elizabeth JettonJanuary 30, 2020 at 6:24 PM

    I love Mulan, it’s one of my favorite movies from my childhood. I’m excited for the remake

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  10. Dr. Kelly VanemanFebruary 3, 2020 at 5:34 PM

    I know I must be the only female at Converse that's never seen Mulan, but I kind of want to see the remake--perhaps for that very reason. If you're interested in meditating, here's a good source. I use it when I talk to my SSS class about meditating: https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations

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