Whether or not that will ultimately make an impact on the film’s success when compared to the original remains to be seen, as other factors like Disney’s premium release on Disney+ in the place of a theatrical run domestically will no doubt factor into how well this movie is received in part.
The end result is a movie that is much different than the animated Mulan, but one that supposedly adheres to the look and feel of ancient China in ways that the animated version did not.