Liu Yifei Photo: IC

Even though it has been eight months since actress Liu Yifei expressed her support for Hong Kong police on Sina Weibo and was attacked by radical netizens who support the illegal protests in Hong Kong, some protestors in the city are still daydreaming about taking down Disney's upcoming blockbuster Mulan, in which Liu plays the starring role. 

After failing to force Disney to remove Liu, these protestors have come up with a new underhanded way to try and ruin the film's chances at the box office: posting spoilers on social media. 

A recent post from Twitter user Enzo Mazak pushed the suggestion, saying that this is a "golden opportunity" to "expose ALL of its plot and ending on Chinese social network before it releases in China, when the movie is out." 

Some radical netizens have taken the idea even further, saying they will try to "spoil the whole plot and ending everywhere in the world," and offering links to pirated versions of the film in an attempt to keep people from going to the cinema to see this adaptation of an ancient Chinese patriotic story.

Three days after Mulan's US premiere, the first reviews from media and film critics have called the film "exciting, vibrant, emotional," and saying it is the "best Disney live-action remake since Cinderella," and that "it honors the 1998 film and the ballad by modernizing the themes."

These positive reviews for the live-action remake of the 1998 classic have acknowledged not only the movie's narrative story, which was adapted from an ancient Chinese ballad about a brave girl who disguises herself as a man to serve in the army and fight for her country in place of her elderly father, but also the right choice of Liu for the leading role and Niki Caro as director made by Disney.

Liu, born into a Chinese family, voiced support for China's Hong Kong police over the illegal and violent protests, just like Mulan chose to do the right thing in the movie out of her love for her family and country. Both of them did the right thing in reality and in the movie.

Mulan's motto in the original animated film "loyal, brave, true" has been admired for years by fans, inspiring them to try to be like the famous heroine. For Liu, just like Mulan, supporting the Hong Kong police was a courageous and brave act that showed her loyalty to her motherland and to her true self as well.

These people who tried to boycott Liu and have her removed from Mulan failed. Their new plan will fail again, not only because of these positive reviews, supportive voices from critics and the high anticipation among audiences in the US, but also because of the 1.4 billion Chinese standing behind Liu and Mulan.

Although the current outbreak of COVID-19 has closed most cinemas in China, things are getting much better in China and the coronavirus will pass one day.

When that day comes, we will enter the cinemas for Mulan, show our support for Liu and the Hong Kong police, leading to another failure for these fools. 

When it comes to entertainment, there is nothing better than a nice surprise or a good ending. For instance, last summer, moviegoers even launched a hashtag #DontSpoilTheEndgame for  Avengers: Endgame to ensure people could enjoy the film to its fullest. To take that enjoyment from others is the worst and spoiling a film or other type of story, especially for one's own gain, makes these people nothing more than assholes in my opinion.