Summary:
“Mulan” is a movie based on the Chinese folktale about a courageous Chinese teenage girl who disguises herself as a boy to fight against invading Huns. When Shan-Yu (the leader of the invaders) and the invaders sweep down the Chinese Wall, the emperor recruited all men who were able to defend the kingdom. Mulan’s father, who was old and feeble, threw his crutch away to volunteer. However, Mulan did not let her father volunteer by stealing the family sword and secretly going in his place. Despite the Mulan’s will, her family desire’s Mulan to abide by the plans of a matchmaker and marry her chosen partner. During this section of the movie, Mulan sings a song along the lines of: “Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me”. She sang this song while looking into her own reflection as she realizes that her reflection did not show who she was inside. The movie shows Mulan’s strong desire to walk her career as strong independent women, yet she is scared that her personal desire will ruin the family. Well if the movie ended there it would be dull and boring so Disney did their signature move of making a new climax in the movie by allowing Mulan to meet the handsome young captain Shang. Mulan served under Shang by learning ways to become a “man”. Shang and Mulan got along together as Shang continuously helped Mulan become a stronger fighter. Mulan, of course being an extreme tryhard, showed continuous effort in Shang’s lessons which allowed Mulan to save Shang’s army from a certain defeat. This specific section of the movie showed the relationship between Mulan and Shang but also foreshadowed the future of Mulan and Shang as they are in need of each other. The movie breaks with a traditional, hero saving heroine, but Mulan did not forget to infuse the Western idea of romantic love.
Did you know:
- It took 700 animators and technicians to complete the film.
- Jackie Chan voiced Shang in the Chinese version of Mulan.
- They brewed 1,630 pounds of coffee during production.
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