Animated: Mulan the underdog Live-action: Mulan the "I'm not like other girls" chosen one It's like evolution, but backwards.

Mulan's sister: Hi, my personality is scared of spiders

well, technically Mulan and Li Shang don't start "dating" until the fighting is over and he's not her commanding officer anymore. *shrug* Lol maybe I'm just salty because Li Shang is one of the hottest disney guys.

Mulan live action rlly said “Woman aren’t as capable of men unless they’re magical”

they turned an actual empowering movie for girls around the world into a cheap, soulless "girl power!!" movie

what upsets me is that part of the WHOLE POINT of the original Mulan was that because she wasn't particularly strong or athletic, she thought outside of the box an outsmarted every situation. Can't climb the pole with weights? Use the weights themselves to hoist you up. Only one canon left to attack with? Use it to create an avalanche and bury your opponent. Can't infiltrate the palace with soldier gear? Dress as women using your knowledge of gender stereotyping. It seems like this movie was stripped of that message and seems to fall into that classic "chosen one" trope ://

“It’s not less empowering if she has help” SAY IT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK! Giving Mulan superpowers was the STUPIDEST move, it completely removed the whole point and yes the HEART of the original.

Mulan never tried to be an “empowering woman” she tried to saver her family- and she did. In terms of gender, she NEVER tried to be better than the men, she tried to be as good, and was, and saved China. The new move is... no....

THEY TOOK OUT GRANDMA!? DISHONOR ON YOUR WHOLE FAMILY Seriously, imagine taking out the grand matriarch out of a Chinese family

Disney:" It's going to be historically accurate " The movie: Is the exact opposite of accurate

THEY DID NOT OMG! In the original, the bad guy gives no s*it about the fact she's female when he sees her with the emperor, he just recognize the soldier that attacked them, and it's important because the Huns historically HAD female warriors.

_disney just needs to stop remaking their classics and make NEW movies._

It wasn’t even that she cut her hair. It was how. Roughly, with her father’s sword. That scene perfectly showed what she was sacrificing and who she was doing it for.

I think “girl power” blinds people to actual empowerment and finding yourself through hard work and determination

Plot twist: Disney actually made the live action Mulan in a complicated scheme to promote the original animated Mulan by making it look even more incredible by comparison.

My opinion: If this Mulan is sooo strong and doesn’t need anyone, then she doesn’t need my $30.00 either.

The most unforgivable thing to me is the fact they made her a “chosen one” and that she was born with powers. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! Seeing Mulan climbing the pole with the two weights revolutionised my thinking process as a child. That was the moment I learned what strength, determination and resilience looks like in a woman! That movie overall taught me many things, and is truly one of Disney’s best works, so it makes this remake especially disappointing because of how much the butchered the emotional core of the original Mulan. Also, the montage of Mulan preparing to leave for the army STILL gives me the chills when I think about it. Truly awesome.

Always disappointing when a movie with a hot evil lady turns out underwhelming 👊😔

Disney: This movie is gonna be mature, realistic adaptation that will be close to the original legend Also Disney: Chi Powers, Phoenix and Shapeshifting Witch.

i love how they didn't even bother giving the human "Cricket" character a Chinese name

The chi storyline is kind of insulting to ancient eastern religion because they’ve always said chi is the energy in everyone, and it was never excluded to men. This is weird lol.

Disney: we’re making the new Mulan more realistic Also Disney: yes yes add a magic phoenix, magic chi, and a magic witch

Another funny thing that when Mulan came home, her sister said: “I’m matched and he is so shy but..bla bla” It was so funny! Is that so important? She should have said to Mulan “Are you alive? Is it real?what happened to you? something like that” The script is just so.....🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

A comment on the cutting her hair part. In old Chinese culture, cutting your hair was not something done to either men or women, since it was seen as dishonourable to your family. The cutting hair scene was a method of showing her transition from woman to man influenced by western understandings of gender; long hair is purely feminine and shorter hair is purely masculine. So maybe the live action tried to be more respectful to Chinese culture in that regard (it was still a very powerful scene in my childhood and I personally interpreted it as; Mulan starting from a place of dishonour, having failed to be a good traditional daughter and continuing to go against the status quo by lying her way into the army. So she needs to reclaim her honour, both for herself and her family; as her hair grows back, she will grow as well). That said, it's actually disappointing that a lot of the live action film, in my opinion, was not respectful to the legend of Mulan or what it meant to a lot of young Chinese girls. Mulan was not a superpowered being, there was nothing separating her from other women. She was a woman willing to risk her life because of her love and devotion to her family, just as many other women would. And she excelled in a male-dominated field, not because of magic, but because of her skill, intelligence, and courage, just as many other women would.

1998 Mulan: Ordinary young woman who preserveres and succeeds in her field, despite her gender and superior's doubts holding her back. 2020 Mulan: She's basically Superman with inexplicable superpowers!😂💪

The stupidest part of this movie HAD to be the Chi plot line. Not only did they make Mulan “not like other girls”, but it’s not even accurate to Eastern Asian culture. Chi is supposed to run through everyone, your special on HOW you use your chi, not that you have it. And I’m some random white person on the internet who had an Ancient Chinese phase in middle school. If a middle schooler can be more culturally accurate then a studio full of top paid writers, directors, producers and actors, then that’s just really sad

I believe part of the problem is that Disney tried to recreate elements from 'Mulan - rise of a warrior' the 2009 Chinese movie. In the Chinese version Mulan is already a skilled warrior when she joins the army (which makes sense, because it's a realistic version and it take years to really learn martial arts). But it works because the movie is about WAR, and her arch is not to learn how to fight, but how to became a GENERAL. She needs to learn how to make very though decisions, as the movie follows her for 12 years (as in the original poem). The moment where Mulan decides to take her father's place, and her previous will to fight, are also in the Chinese version. But AGAIN, it's a movie about war, so most emotional moments happen during battles, or as consequence of it. The stakes are high as fuck during the final battle sequence. I cried XD Disney, on the other hand, decided to cut many important plot elements from the animation and still their live action is longer, now filled with endless and boring fight scenes. Boring because now we have a magical super powerful Mulan. What's to lose? Disney kinda copied some lines from the 2009 movie - in the Chinse version, when Mulan arrives at the soldier camp, there is a commander shouting the rules almost EXACTLY the same way they do in the 2020 Disney version. Both movies have, as the enemy, the Rorans, not the Huns. But the Chinese version actually humanizes them, something Disney didn't bother to do in neither of their versions. But the problem in borrowing this elements is that Disney failed to notice that the 2009 Chinese movie is not about subverting gender roles nor empowerment. The Chinese movie themes are war, sacrifice and deception as strategy - something repeated many times during the plot, in different ways. Mulan disguises many things, for strategic reasons, not only being a man. Interesting enough, the Chinese movie is more empowering than the Disney version. Instead of having the only two powerful females fighting against each other - and one of them dying when she finally decides to sides with the other one - the Chinese version actually shows Mulan revealing her gender to literally empower another woman, encouraging her, and then they FIGHT TOGETHER. The other woman is as important as Mulan to provide peace! This is way more inspiring than the Chi chosen one crap. Empowerment in real life often comes like this, when women help each other. Of course, the Chinese movie isn't perfect, but it's sincere. At the end we completely understand why Mulan - as she does in the poem - says 'I just wanna go home' when offered a career opportunity. The Disney movie version just doesn't make sense, considering the character personality. I liked both the 1998 animation and Rise of a Warrior, they are very different takes on the same story, yet equally compelling. It drives me crazy that Disney could ruin ideas coming from two good movies. Plus Rise of a Warrior has Vitas - the Blblblblblb guy \o/ - and 2020 Mulan had a cheap 3D phoenix. Sorry for the loooong comment, but I'm really, really pissed off hahahahah XD

Biggest mistake: The lack of affection between father and daughter. The scene after the matchmaker, under the sakura tree, shows a loving father who doesn't care if she failed or not, but is interrupted by the army caller. This scene alone makes their relationship and later when he yells we get that's more of emotions going waywire and we are basically waiting for them to be okay after Second biggest mistake: Taking away Mulan's actual 'power': BEING SMART. Though all the animated movie we see Mulan doing things in a diferent but smart way - feeding the chickens with the dog, having a second cup of tea, cheating effectively on her arm instead of the fan and most of all using the weights to climb the pole. THAT is her power: BEING SMART. That's way it's Mulan and only her who thinks of using the last firework to cause an avalanche. Instead we have this second-rate super-hero movie that totally lacks any understanding of Chi or the actual myth of Hua Mulan

Main thing I heard about it is that she basically has no arc, she starts good at stuff, remains good at stuff, doesn't develop

One of the problems is that in the original movie Mulan was NOT a fighter at first. She was a “normal” girl, and was in fact somewhat shy and pretty clumsy, whereas in this movie she kind of starts off as a badass warrior-like person. But I think her being a normal girl in the animated version makes her sacrifice to her family even more significant because she immediately knows she’s completely out of her depth. Changing her to be more athletic and a natural warrior instead of a sympathetic reluctant hero kind of takes the heart out of the character in my opinion.

"So, this witch shows up, and I'm kinda in love with her. It's hard to explain." Me: *sees witch* No, I get it.

I always appreciated the beautiful relationship that exists between father and daughter, that the animated Mulan illustrated. You could understand why she would sacrifice herself for someone who was kind, patient, understanding, and loving. It's truly a shame that those crucial moments aren't properly spotlighted in this adaptation, as they remain the heart of her motivations. The ending scene always made me cry as you see where his priorities have and always will lie; in the *love* of his family

What I hate is that everyone was like “mushu isn’t there bc it’s gonna be a realistic version” then they had to just BRING IN SOME WEIRD BIRD WOMAN LIKE TF WE WANT MUSHU NO EXCUSES ANYMORE

The Shang thing bothered me because as a little girl I saw their relationship as the most healthy and respectable one. They don't start off as starstruck lovers, they butt heads and grow to respect each other. Shang develops feelings for Mulan before even knowing she is a SHE. His attraction goes beyond physical. He feels hurt and betrayed when her lie comes to light but still dosn't follow the rules and lets her go and later very quickly puts aside his own position of power and pride and follows her lead into battle this time. Woman or not there is so much respect and trust there that he ignores society, power and structure to follow a woman into a fight. For Mulan though she might have hinted to liking Shang she's not blindly following after him to get his approval, or trying to apologize for her actions to make him feel better. She finds him to warn him of a national threat then says 'okay fine you big baby fuck you' and runs off to save the day without him. Later they don't kiss or even hug Shang is flustered and awkward and stumbles when talking to a girl he really likes. Mulan again takes the lead and asks HIM to dinner and they just smile at each other, happy. It was the most RESPECTABLE relationship I feel Disney had ever done and was super 'female power fuck yeah!' and their love felt like a natural normal progression. Removing it seems like a major over correction to a problem that wasn't even a problem in the original. They are just throwing out woke ideas for the sake of it. 'Look we got rid of the yuckie romance guys! How problematic was THAT? Yeah.....' without realizing that no one ever had an issue with it.

• her character is so bland and serious and boring and perfect she’s not the same person from the original • she reveals that she’s a girl because she wanted to and not because shes gotten caught which felt so anticlimactic • the other soldiers not knowing she’s the one who saved them is also anticlimactic and if that really happened how would they really acknowledge her worthiness of a soldier •that her punishment was just getting kicked out and not executed

Disney: we want to make s more grounded movie so we'll take the dragon out Also Disney: proceeds to put a whole magic system into the movie

"It's not less empowering if she has help" Holy shit, yes. People have forgotten this so much. Asking for help is NOT a bad thing! Admitting that you can't do something alone and relying on other people is actually really brave. It takes making yourself vulnerable to others. People complain so much about female leads that can't do everything on their own without help from anyone. They say it makes them less independent or less empowering, which is such bull.

So, let me get this straight- They really made her ‘special’ and ‘magical’ with chi?? Is that supposed to empower normal women? It’s fucking tone deaf Mulan was an average woman who was incredibly brave and learned, trained and fought for place in the army. She used her head and some athleticism to get jobs done and was incredible at tactics. She is a hero and a champion of the people, self made and still proud of her femininity afterwards, fighting adversity and danger every step of the way. But no. That’s not empowering enough for women. Let’s make this bitch ✨m a g I c a l✨ because that’s achievable and realistic for modern women. Ffs I know this movie would be shit...

The thing about the hair is that in the time period of Mulan men wore their hair long, so there is no reason for her to chop it off. But you know what else is inaccurate for Chinese culture? The entire concept of witches. And chi being a superpower (it's just part of you like blood). And magic women being ostracized-- they were honoured !

The Chi is like the Walmart version of the Force.

History: Many examples of women warriors, generals, leaders, pirates, etc. Disney's Mulan (2020): Lol. Women can't compete with men unless they have "Special Chi" superpowers. Don't be silly!

Mulan didn't want to be a warrior. She wanted to save her father. She didn't end up being empowering because she wanted to show how much of a bad-ass she was. she wanted to save her family and got stronger as a result of that. her relationship with Sheng was fantastic because they started off as him being a mentor, and then she proves herself to him by becoming the best warrior in the battalion, later she saves his life and he has to trust her to save the emperor after he had to wrestle with his own judgement and biases. They were both thrust into situations that they weren't ready for with him suddenly having to lead the front lines and her having to fight as a soldier, to boil their relationship down to "oh but her was her superior" is reductive and insulting. She bonds with her fellow soldiers and together they become a team and face all these obstacles together and get stronger together. It's just so condescending and unnecessary to take all these relationships out because the emotional core of who Mulan was is taken away completely. She wasn't strong because she was independent, she was strong because of the relationships she built and i am just so disappointed that all that is thrown away in an attempt to be more "empowering"

"Did 'show don't tell' get cancelled when I wasn't looking?" For real though. Something about the safe, strong female character in the last few years that always seems to result in writers forgetting basic things that made stories good.

Animated Mulan: A completely average woman has to grow and get stronger in order to save her home and family from a terrifying villain through her wit and determination. Also, the music SLAPS. Live Action Mulan: The Chosen One™️ who is better than everyone since she was a little magic child grows up and fights a sexy witch, makes friends with the sexy witch, and the villains are morons and responsible for the avalanche that causes their own demise. After the witch dies, the emperor saves himself by catching an arrow, and Mulan saves the day by swinging on a cgi log. The music is only backing tracks and it’s BORING. The only good thing to come out of the movie was the sexy witch. Thank you for acknowledging how hot the witch was. I’m super gay for the witch. I’ll accept you, sorceress! Please run your fingers through my hair, you absolute magic mommy.

I don't know why "women's empowerment" so often means being embarrassed that a woman is a woman and just making her unrealistically over-powered or in this case "magical". The original Mulan acknowledged that Mulan WAS in fact WEAKER than the men. She couldn't rely on brute strength (or magic). Instead, she had to learn how to make herself useful to the army by pushing herself and learning ways to use her petite body most effectively, as well as focusing on strategy. That's not so common nowadays. They don't like to lean into the women as women and think about how a woman could realistically fight and win battles, particularly against men. I'm not saying that there shouldn't be "fun" movies with women who are unrealistically capable of fighting, but in terms of "empowerment", I think taking their female form head-on and depicting badass women winning fights in realistic ways, even if that means using their brains and smart strategy more than their legs and fists, is more empowering...

The most disappointing part of this movie was that they downplayed the importance of Mulan's decision to replace her father's place in the military. They made it seem like she wanted to join the army only so she could prove her father wrong about her instead of willingly sacrificing her life to keep her father safe.

They remade the Frozen plot again. Mulan has a power "Chi" that she is good at but can't use because of some kind of reason and later in the movie she embraces her power and becomes powerful.

everyone in the comments: i cant believe this movie *proceeds to tell empowering story of how the original changed their lives* me: but what about s h a n g

So they did exactly what they did to Lion king. They Killed the joy and sucked all imagination out of it.

Mulan Skywalker isn't real, she can't hurt you Mulan Skywalker: 🤸‍♀️

Re: the phoenix instead of a dragon thing. The words "Dragon" and "Phoenix" evoke very different images in the minds of Westerners and Easterners. The western image of dragons is inherited from Medieval Europe, whose dragons were big round scaly beasts with bat wings and firey breath. The western image of a Phoenix is inherited from Egyptian mythology, where the idea of death and rebirth as it related the setting of the sun each night and rising of the sun each day was culturally important, so the phoenix is a red and yellow bird that explodes into flames and is reborn from the ashes. Chinese mythical beasts are totally different. First off, dragons and phoenixes and the like are very Chimeric in nature. Dragons have the elegant body of a snake, the sagacious horns of a deer, and the wise beard of a goat. Depending on the region they might also have the hardy shell of a turtle or the proud mane of a lion. Phoenixes are also Chimeric; they'll have the colorful tail of a peacock, the long legs of a crane, the swift wings of a swallow. The most symbolically meaningful and visually distinct elements or different animals are merged together to create an image of grace and power. A lot of Chinese mythology centers on the idea of balance; this is what the Yin-Yang symbol indicates. Dragons are associated with Yang; a masculine symbol of power and grace. Phoenixes are associated with Yin; a feminine symbol of power and grace. This gendered association is probably what drove the change from dragon -> phoenix in the new movie. Unfortunately, when it came to actually implementing the Phoenix, the writers totally fucked it up. The phoenix in Mulan 2020 is not really chinese at all; it's red and yellow and very fiery, for one thing, instead of gold with a multicolored tail. There's also a line in the movie about rebirth, but Phoenixes as a symbol of rebirth is a western idea. In the east Phoenixes are a symbol of prosperity, luck, and heavenly favor, and so they're immortal because it's not exactly good if your symbol of luck just dies at random. I mean I guess this disconnect is what happens when 0 out of 4 writers for you movie based on Chinese culture are actually Chinese or even Asian at all.

To paraphrase another bad Disney film "that's not how the chi works"

One of the most powerful scenes for me in the original Mulan was when, in her final fight scene, she uses her fan to disarm the bad guy. She is completely Mulan in that moment, dressed as a woman and using an object that is traditionally a female item and beats the enemy. I always thought that was so cool, disappointed not to see it in the new film.

It's pretty bad in fact. Let's be honest. They killed everything that made the original movie good.

Mulan didn’t start off as a bad ass...she made herself one through hardship and shiz Also, ARMOR IS IMPORTANT, DONT JUST THROW IT OFF FOR “EMPOWERMENT” Tfw the more progressive movie is the older one Disney stop trying to be woke and just be ...you know good? Also, was the witch a replacement for the villains bird? I swear he had one

The actress' acting is so dull. There I said it.

Re: the line "why wouldn't you believe Fa Mulan" WHY IN HELL WOULD THEY TAKE THAT LINE FROM MULAN AND GIVE IT TO A DUDE?!?!?! Do they not get the connection here? By having a man speak that line they've changed it from the soldiers realizing their own internal bias... to a guy needing to step in and say "she's cool guys, we should let her in the clubhouse." GAAAAAHHHHHH

Just so everyone knows, Disney thanked the officials in China who are running the Xinjiang Uighur concentration camps for their help in filming this movie. Check it out in the credits.

"...whe she is running on a horse... running on a horse, she is not running on a horse..." yeah, she is backfliping on a horse.

I feel when you said, "I don't remember the names," that just speaks how memorable the film wasin terms of character development.

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It missing heart- Amanda sums up why this Mulan live-action remake is bad.

The "phoenix" was a strange choice. I thought, at first, that the dragon might have been replaced, because it was considered a symbol of royalty in China. Then I found that the fenghuang, the immortal bird if Chinese legend that is arbitrarily given the name "phoenix" in English, is also a sign of royalty! So... I'm not sure of the reason. Maybe to try and fail at seeming less culturally ignorant? This introduction of insta-chi, is just a strange mashup of titan/great (wo)man view of storytelling and history. The idea that everything occurs because of an extraordinary person, whose capabilities are far beyond that of the masses. A chosen one, as others have said. It's a weird modern mashup with populism you see become really popular in capitalist literature: the superhero. A person that can come from humble beginnings, but superior to those around them in some major way. It encourages the idea of social mobility and breaking taboos/norms, but just so the elite can assume their proper place in society. I hate it. It's not about perseverance and more about chance or birthright.

Giving Mulan magic powers defeats the original empowering moment of her climbing the pillar, using both her strength and creative thinking.

I think Disney's perception of an empowered women is a Mary Sue.

So basically what you’re telling me is that this is another soulless remake of a classic that I loved. And it’s gonna cost me $30 to rent. Yeah, that’s gonna be a hard pass.

According to your description, the Witch was supposed to be the main character. Mulan seems like a piece of wood compared to her character arcs (was betrayed, why was she evil, why did she sacrifice herself?). Besides, I actually asked myself whether or not the funny trio of short, thin, and big-hearted trio would be there as well. I do not know the details, but apparently, the short one who was mean to Mulan (skinny, weak, disguised male soldier recruit) and bullied her is NOT in the movie. And their character arc was one of my favorites, Mulan earning his respects as a leader and capable comrade in war. Besides, I do think that he apologizes in his own ways and Mulan accepting his apology and even becoming good friends.

Witch not be a villian. Shes a rogue. Self interest, and finds an interest in Mulan

The worst thing is no “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”. Legit one of the best Disney songs ever.

Another weird thing about the Witch. It's clear that she's a marginalized outsider who is being oppressed by the state and by society for being different and all of her actions are motivated by a desire to be treated humanely without having to change who she is. So it really rubbed me the wrong way when, after the Witch asked Mulan, who has faced similar oppression at the hands of the system, to join her, Mulan responded by saying her duty was to defend the very system that was the source of her oppression. And to add insult to injury, the Witch is then killed off at the end of her redemption arc, almost as if to pay for her crimes against that same system. It was like the movie was saying that marginalized and oppressed people deserve equal rights, but only specially picked marginalized ppl deemed worthy by the system that is oppressing them.

I love how you quoted the lines of the “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” song from the original Mulan and incorporated that into your monologue; that was pretty good.

I feel so sorry for the actors who thought this would be their big break

"Your kids will like it" *Cue to my 11 year old step-siblings being bored out of their minds*

"It's missing heart" is the perfect way to describe every single Disney live-action remake

I’m so glad you told me this before I wasted $30. When I first heard about this movie being made I was SO PUMPED. I hadn’t liked any of the other live action remakes, but hearing they were dropping the cartoony parts and musical aspects I was hoping it’d be a cool Chinese action movie. Like, there’s just SO MANY good Asian action movies and while I’m not expecting it to be the most intense thing ever, they could’ve done the whole “trying very hard to be a traditional woman for the matchmaker to honor my family, and then doing this ‘be the man of my family to spare my father and bring honor” thing in a really cool way. Adding the weird chi thing and just subbing Mushu for the Phoenix and what looked like some astronomically shitty CGI with the girl flipping and flying around? And no Li Shang? That makes the moment when they realize she’s a girl way less impactful.

I mean if I'm being completely honest the part where she took off all of the armour and took her hair out and then she was just riding in the wind with her hair flowing I thought she was about to sell some shampoo.

Disney: We arent racist! Everyone: Then why did you film in a Uighur concentration camp site? Disney: .......GIRL POWER AM I RIGHT???

Disney went “Ill make a dumpster fire out of you” to Mulan

I watched Mulan and was very disappointed! I appreciate that the intention was to take a step away from the original animated film so I looked at it as a standalone movie, trying not to compare it to the original BUT it's very hard not to! You hit the nail on the head, ALL of the emotional moments that made the original so powerful are gone. The original was much more empowering for everyone and had so much heart whereas this version just falls flat. Her entire transformation scene was cut, WHY?! That moment, cutting her hair, putting on her dad's armour, going into her parents bedroom while they're asleep to silently say goodbye... So touching and too important to cut out. I so wanted to like this movie! Your review is perfect, thank you!!

I haven't even seen this movie, but I lowkey ship the witch and mulan

The thing that upsets me the most is that in the original mulan, although she was mentally strong to make the decision to fight for her father, physically she wasnt. But she got off her ass after she was warned and put in more effort than everyone to become a proper solider. That showed me as a kid that I could become good at anything if I just put in the effort to be good. This? oh, she was born with chi? she was great from the start and could do it all already? gotcha. way to ruin a good message disney.

Disney Classic Mulan: Women, you can be the equal of in the arduous tasks, lead them even, through sheer dedication and hard work. Remake Mulan: Women, you better be freaking magical if you want any chance to anything other than a housewife.

She’s acting less emotional than Kristen Stewart in the first half of equals

Team Gong Li. She was fabulous and the only person with a personality.

honestly it’s pretty messed up that in the remake she’s op and does everything on her own when some of the nice parts of the original movie was seeing a rag-tag group of people bonding and learning to follow orders in order to support one another and basically coming to see each other as equals with their own particular strengths and weaknesses. it was a side plot but it helped with the idea of anyone can be useful to their community if you put in the work to do so just like mulan.

Ok, but honestly, *why* is there a character named Cricket in this movie? Out of all the baffling decisions this movie made, that was by far the weirdest. Oh, that and Mulan taking off her armor IN THE MIDDLE OF BATTLE -

This was probably the best review/summary I’ve seen for this movie so thank you. You actually broke down all the elements of both the original and the remake which is amazing. After this video I will not be watching it, or at least wait until it comes out on the actual membership

Ok, it was really hard for me not to burst into song when you started in with “swift as a coursing river-“ line

"the flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." this was like my all time favorite quote growing up, that scene with the father cheering her up was unforgettable to me. kinda bummer they ommited that

"They made Mulan without the heart" I feel like this is pretty much a summary of almost every live action Disney remake. High budget, fine acting, but no heart. It's all an obvious cash grab at this point and I don't why people continue to get excited or support something that we all know won't be that great in the end.

The energy in which you spoke with throughout this is exactly how I felt watching the movie ^^' "this happened. and then this. and mulan did this and the witch died..."

OG Mulan: with hard work and perseverance anyone can become strong in their own way 2020 Mulan: lol just be born with godlike powers bro

I feel like the Chi part was added because they were trying to tap into the whole superhero trend. I miss protagonists being normal people

I'm sorry but this (movie) is just a horrible message. Fun for kids, sure... but the whole message and the art style of the original Mulan is just gorgeous. Not only did it keep historically accurate with "women are 2nd class, you will marry" but the original Mulan actually TRIED to be a "traditional woman" before she decided "actually, maybe I can bring honour to my family by protecting my ill father and saving China" and then, as you said, we get this entire emotional moment with the FANTASTIC music and that hair cut scene... she was set and ready to go but you SEE that brief hesitation before she does it. It's a beautiful scene. This Mulan and her whole existence is BARELY through effort... she is literally born with the gift and the way of life from the start and then told to hide it. It's quite sad to be honest because Mulan (animation) is just far superior in terms of being a role model than Live Action Mulan. Animation Mulan teaches you "Even if you fail at one thing, you can still find a purpose elsewhere" Live action Mulan teaches you "As long as you are born with everything, everything will work out"

li shang is bisexual that’s not a theory it’s a fact

You can let you hair flow down while your brains are still intact - hahahahahaahaahhhaahaha l lost it girl thanks l needed that

The heavy heavy focus on the “Well GiRLs can’t do THaT!” Strips away the empowerment that the original Mulan achieves. The only aspect that existed there was “Women aren’t allowed in this military” and everything else was her using her own strength and it never hinges on her being a man or a woman, she won their respect regardless of her gender.

The "a girl?" a woman." part pisses me off so much because a) it's lame and cheesy b) I'm pretty sure the Mongols or (was it the Huns?) did not discriminate with their warriors and c) because Shan Yu did not care (he just calls her "the soldier from the mountains"), that made him more threatening because that meant he wouldn't be holding back against her. Meanwhile, Bori Khan is setting himself up to be defeated by assuming he'll win because woman Also, the "witch" thing bothers me so much because witches (with the connotation it has in the West) are not a thing in the East!! Just say that people will call chi women evil spirits or demons!

now i just want to watch the animated version 😂 my favourite scene was the “i’ll make a man out of you” song where ping makes it to the top of the column and li shang is like 👀

There's nothing wrong with you.. the characters in the movie are equivalent to card board. How can you remember their names? LOL