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I like the theory that the reason the Great Stone Dragon doesn't wake up is because it already did. Mulan is the great dragon that protects her family. Also, Shan Yu is not surprised that Mulan is a woman because the Huns had female warriors in their army!

Shan-Yu was the only one who didn't judged her based on her gender. When Mulan revealed herself to be the soldier, he didn't say, "A woman defeated my army!? Impossible!," He just acknowledge her as the "Soldier From the Mountain"

"A girl worth fighting for" is the last song in the movie because immediately after it stops, they reach the destroyed village, which turns out to be the village of the little girl who owned the doll. The message couldn't be any louder: that little girl is the real girl worth fighting for.

Fun fact: Mulan is the deadliest Disney Princess with the highest body count just from that avalanche scene.

The jarring transition from girl worth fighting for to the ravaged village and battleground gives me goosebumps every single time I watch without fail. They completely capture the harsh, raw reality of war and the lives of innocent people it destroys just a second after all of the soilders where singing and joking about having a girl "worth fighting for" to then suddenly see that this is what the fighting is doing, just cinematic genius

Mulan’s singing voice is the legendary Filipino singer Lea Salonga. She also originated the role of Miss Saigon’s Kim in West End and Broadway and the singing voice of Jasmine in Aladdin.

I'l Make A Man Out of You is definitely the catchiest song in this it's so good. Shout out to Reflection as well, so beautifully sung and love the emotion behind it.

Mulan is just such a BEAUTIFUL and empowering movie. She always stood up for herself and didn't rely on a man to save her.

Mulan honouring the little girl in the destroyed village is so powerful. Also that it comes right after “Girl worth fighting for”

"How did she magically get so tough?" 2 answers to that one. First, determination. When Shang tried to send her home, she suddenly had something to prove. Second... training montage. That's reason enough for most movies lol.

I absolutely howled at the Adele and Kate Upton guesses and then the stunned disbelief. And the bird shitting in his hand. I died.

Forever my favorite Disney movie! And yes, i still cry every time when they bow to her 😩😭💞

The movie version of Reflection was sang by Lea Salonga, same person who sang A Whole New World from Aladdin. The pop/radio version was sang by Christina Aguilera. She also sang the recent soundtrack Brave, Loyal & True from the live action movie.

Such a good film way ahead of its time in terms of breaking gender stereotypes and norms also mushu was so funny love when you guys do Disney animated films you should also do Pixar films as well there great as well loved the reaction

Mulan's singing voice is by Lea Salonga. She also did the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Aladdin. Lea is a Tony Award winner and a Filipino 🇵🇭.

The story of Mulan comes from a very old poem. It is debated wether the poem is based on a true story, but it's just to old to really verify. As much as I love this movie, Mulan in the poem is just so much cooler. In the poem she takes the place of her father and younger brother, serves in the military for ten years fighting many many battles and rose to the rank of general. She also was never found out, and only let people know when she retired from her post. There is a live action Mulan from Disney, but the consensus is that it isn't very good. If you want to watch a live action version I would recommend the 2009 Chinese live action rendition. It's a more accurate version of the story, and is much more action packed, and quite a bit more bloody and emotional.

As someone who has a close relationship with their dad, the scene where Mulans dad tosses the sword and crest to the side has always made me tear up without fail

The short hair scene always make me cry cause Mulan thought she was such a burden to her family, that if someone was to die she would rather it was her and not her father 😭😭

The soundtrack song that plays when Mulan is leaving her home, gathering her father's armor and cutting off her hair is called "Haircut". It's one of my favorite songs. I work on a farm and I love listening to it during a heavy rainstorm in the greenhouses. The sound of the rain coming down on the greenhouse plastic is the perfect accompaniment for the music. It makes the song feel so much more powerful.

“I think it’s Adele” “I think it’s Kate Upton” *Rob takes 20 points of psychic damage*

“ It sounds like Adele-“ “KATE UPTON” I’m screaming

Did a little research... Lea Salonga is the singer. She was also the singer for Jasmine in Aladdin and was in the hit broadway play Les Miserables. What a talented person.

It is definitely better that you guys are reacting to a movie for the first time with at least of one of who have already seen it. If there's any questions or misinterpretations someone who has seen the movie before can clear them up, while on the other hand if someone is watching it for the first time they have fresh or different interpretations/reactions. Either way you guys are always entertaining and a joy to watch :)

theres a theory out there that the reason the great stone dragon didnt 'awaken' was because it was mulan. she was the great dragon. I also remember being told that Shan Yu wasn't surprised Mulan was the warrior from the mountain because in the Hun culture women were frequently soldiers.

Forgive me for not believing you guys had good childhoods without having seen this movie, I'm sorry 😭🙏🏾

Mulan was always one of my favorites growing up. My cousin and I even went as her for Halloween that year and didn't even know it till we saw each other lol. I went as soldier Mulan and she wore the dress from the beginning when she goes to the matchmaker. Always loved the music and humor in this too. 💕

So, aside from everything else that makes the 1998 animated Mulan so great, here are some other tidbits: 1) They actually made Captain Lee Chang Bisexual. Albeit, subtly. He fell for "Ping" back when he understood him to be a man. However, he also fell for "Mulan" (as they were the same person and he liked Ping/Mulan for who they were). That's why Lee Chang is well-known for being a Bisexual icon in the LGBT community. Especially since he was a Bisexual Asian (which is even rarer). 2) The 1998 Animated Mulan is the first-ever Disney animated medium to have cross-dressing and it not be looked down upon as a joke. 3) Mulan is the only Disney Princess with a kill count in the thousands. 4) The reason Shan Yu didn't care that Mulan was a woman was because Mongolians were a matriarchal society at the time. Women were traditionally seen as Warriors/Hunters while the men were the Forgers/Gathers. So women held higher authority and power than men. 5) Shan Yu had Juandis.

Make a man out of you is one of, if not the greatest Disney song to ever exist. Absolutely iconic

2:11 "He's a singer, right?" 😐"...Yup" lmfao that got me good 😂 EDIT: just kidding, Bryce and Zuff very seriously stating the VA as "Adele" followed up with "Kate Upton" and Rob having to process two out of left field guesses in under one second beat the previous 💀crying

Omfg rob's just speechless on how yall think that's Adele or kate upton lmaoooo

It's amusing since the person who sang "reflection" was also the person who sang "a whole new world" in Aladdin, and I honestly believe you haven't seen this movie yet because of these songs, lea salonga is well recognized as a disney legend. Also, the moment where he says it's Adele but it's from 1998 is hilarious lol.

Really needed the “is this a pigeon”/butterfly meme slowly faded in over Crickey’s introduction. I’m also a big sucker for those big bowing scenes or massive crowds of people showing respect like at the end. I almost shed a tear.

The singing voice of Mulan is Lea Salonga, one of the most renowned Filipino singers in the industry. Fun fact: She’s the singing voice of Princess Jasmine too!! She’s the voice behind the classic, “A Whole New World” with Brad Kane who plays Aladdin. She auditioned and was hired once again to record the songs for this movie, after the major success of Aladdin. Lea was given a Disney Legend award for her amazing contributions to both movies. Aside from Disney, she’s also a Broadway legend, having played multiple roles and made history as the first Asian to do so and the first to win a Tony Award for her performances 🎉 Great reaction guys! As a fan of this movie for its Asian representation and portrayal of strong women, I’m so happy you guys loved it and finally gave this movie a chance 🤍 New subscriber here, keep up the great content!

Mulan has been my all time favorite Disney heroine for some time and I love when people appreciate it ❤

Rob as a kid jamming out to Mulan is too precious!☺ It was always Reflection for me 🥰 I would sing that at the top of my lungs! 🎙🎶😅

LMFAO @29:27 robs voice was so unexpected 😹 by far the funniest movie reaction

The singer was Lea Salonga, she also did the singing voice for Jasmine from Aladdin

PERFECT TIMING !! i'm on break at work and mulan is my favourite disney "princess." she's badass and so inspirational

If you're looking for what to call a character that isn't the biggest villain, but seems to cause the most obstacles to the main character than the most evil person, the word "antagonist" might help. Thank you for your reactions!

Fun fact: Jackie Chan sang the Chinese version of I’ll Make a Man Out of You. He did a music video for it too.

I didn't even recognize that was James hong this whole time...🤯. I'm ashamed 😂 thanks, guys.

so ahead of its time♥️ Mulan is one of the best Disney Princess’! This film is so monumental ✨

you guys are so funny without trying

I'm pretty sure Shang started questioning his sexuality when he started to fell in love with Ping. Hahaha

"I'll Make A Man Out of You", sung by '70's heartthrob Donny Osmond, is also my favorite Disney song of all time! It's actually on my music Playlist!

Growing up this was my favorite Disney “girl/princess” movie. Way ahead of its time, Still makes me cry every time.

15:35 “these guys look like they’re from hell “ lmao that’s honestly a great description though

“So stop harassing in the comments” 😂😂😂

Fun fact! I'm a history student and there was an event in which a large group of Chinese soldiers actually did dress up and claim they were palace concubines to breach their enemy's defenses

Can we also take a moment to realize that mushu just killed two people. Those poor souls in the fireworks tower jumped to her death because they were so scared of him. There is nothing around that tower so considering the high they are most certainly dead

A great point in the movie is that Mushu couldn’t awake The Great Stone Dragon because it was ALREADY awake in Mulan, making her the keeper of her family.

The end of Mulan in the Ballad from where the movie was based off is actually pretty sad, she doesn't die, but she doesn't get the glory either.

4:48 okay but the bridgerton reaction reference 😭

Mulan was a favorite of mine when it came out and it's such a great movie. My 13 year old daughter loves it and she has for forever. I'm pretty sure Mulan is her favorite princess

9:33 fun fact the singer who sang Mulan's Reflection is the same singer who sang Aladdin's A Whole New World as Jasmine. Her name is Lea Salonga, a Filipino broadway performer. She also performed in Les Miserables and many more iconic shows.

The bird shit in the hand joke had me screaming 😂😝

one of my favorite lines in the movie is when The leader of there Huns say " The soldier from the mountain". Meaning did not care that Mulan was a women because in Hun culture women are allowed to fight so to him Mulan really was just another soldier.

Favorite Disney movie! I rewatched it on repeat as a kid… also Bryce saying for grandma to talk nicely to him made me laugh so hard I started coughing 😂 loved the reaction guys!!

It so feel good to watch movies with you three.. There something peaceful about it.. 🌺🌺

Best part of the song "A Girl Worth Fighting For" is the blatant insult on Chi-Fu. Chi-Fu: I've a girl back home who's unlike any other Yao: Yeah, the only girl who'd love him is his mother. Chi-Fu's stunned silence is priceless. 😁🤭😅😂🤣☠️

This and Aladdin are my two all-time favourites!! So glad Zuff and Bryce have finally seen this ❤❤

I don’t care what you guys react to at this point… I’m here for whatever you guys choose. I just love watching your reactions in general 😂🎉

“He’s just a regular cricket guys” 😂

Who is singing?! Your guesses were CRAZY FUNNY! The incredible singing voice is the legendary Lea Salonga from Broadway's "Miss Saigon". She also did the singing voice for "A Whole New World" in "Aladdin". She is probably my all time favorite singer ever (I've been fortunate enough to hear her sing live in NYC & her voice is ANGELIC! 😇)

Mulan's singing voice is by Lea Salonga. She's also Jasmine's singing voice in Aladdin. She's a Filipino musical and vocal legend.

You guy’s are probably too young to know who Donny Osmond is but he sings I’ll make a man out of you. He had a variety show with his sister Marie. Huge teen idol in the 70’s. Such a good animated movie 😊 This was a fun reaction.

Not my Broadway-loving ass internally screaming "it's LEA SALONGA!" 😂

Mulan is easily one of my favorite Disney movies!

Love this movie. You guys should do The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe!

mulan's origin has different variations, there was a short poem about her, some say that it's pure fiction from the poem, some say she really did go to war in place of her father without the dramatic saving china avalanche thing.

Fun fact: Filipino singer Lea Salonga is the voice for Mulan’s “Reflection” and Jasmine’s “A Whole New World”

The voice of the Emperor was by another great actor, Pat Moratti.... He was Mr. Miyagi in the original "Karate Kid" from 1984 🙂

He said "I didn't know they had dogs back in 1998" 🤣🤣 brooooo

"You now have a girl worth fighting for" Nah, you guys missed it. During that song, it was cut short when they arrived at the razed village and found the doll of a little girl who had presumably killed by the Huns in their raid. That was their girl worth fighting for.

the singer on this is Lea Salonga she also sings in the Disney Alladin animation “ A whole new World” she also became the Miss Saigon. She is a Filipina ☺️. You can check her in youtube . She really have a Great Voice

Better than the live action reboot from 2020.

I remember watching this as a little girl and thinking that Mulan was so cool, when I have kids I will def show them this movie

This movie really is it. It’s so well written and clever. Like in the song Honor to us All. They say that a girl can bring great honor in one way. By striking up a match. Well that’s exactly how Mulan beat the hun army and brought honor to her family. Love things like that! Best Disney movie and great reaction!

The simultaneous smacking of teeth and head dropping at 35:20 sent me lmao

My guess is that some of you do not know much about ancient Chinese culture. The film is about their cultural lifestyles of the class systems that affected most Asian countries in the feudal era. Most Asian countries also put "saving face" as a top priority in public, which is why Mulan as a woman could not speak out of turn AND/OR talk back to any woman older than her without expressed permission. As a young woman whom was a "commoner" Mulan was extremely limited by the class system due to not being born into a prestigious family nor as a man. This made it so that there were practically NO good and/or decent jobs she wanted and her only recourse was to get married to a wealthy man or one in a higher social ranking than her own family. Thus the beginning of the film where she was going to the matchmaker to find a husband so Mulan could bring honor to her family house and name. (Part of which was reciting the rites she wrote in Chinese Kanji on her left forearm). In today's world most Asian countries have done away with the main principles of the class system, however in some nations such as communist Chinese states they still hold on to certain aspects of them. Although it has certainly gotten much better in modern times in such countries like Japan, South Korea, etc. Some Asian nations such as China and North Korea still give communism a bad name. In truth, Communism is NOT bad nor is it EVIL. It is ONLY as effective as the leader that employs it. The trouble with communism is that the world has NEVER had a man or woman of the people in place as their respective leader and has only known tyrannical dictators welding the seat of power. If an effective, kind, caring person with a decent heart ran a Communist country their people would all have a place to live, nobody would ever go hungry or without food, everybody would have jobs and the entire nation would pay the exact same tax rate (instead of the USA where the upper 1% can earn countless tax deductions to where they don't have to pay any taxes at all). I used to date and almost got married to a woman from Sichuan, China. I learned to speak a few words & phrases in Mandarin Chinese and a lot about Chinese culture. I firmly believe that your opinions come from culture clash and are ignorant due to non-experience with Chinese culture in general. Half of my immediate family is also Hawaiian & Filipino, so Asian lifestyle norms are ingrained in me due to my upbringing. I have gained a lot more acceptance & understanding of others outside my own nation due to my "Cultural Adaptation" course in college. The class taught students that if you think another country's customs, culture and/or lifestyle practices seem strange or bizarre it is because you are looking at their culture through your own culture's lens and viewing theirs in a one-sided perspective. However, if you are capable of removing your own self perspective from the equation you can learn to accept others for who they are without any prejudice or preconceived notions. It is my hope that this explanation has added some clarity to your meaning both behind Mulan's motivation, the impact of her actions and just how profound it was for her to be accepted by the emperor himself being that Mulan was a woman in feudal era communist China.

Mulan is the Disney princess with the highest body count

When I was a kid, my dad and I would watch this movie ALL the time. He really liked mulan ans the little mermaid 😅! Seeing this brought back so many great memories .

Mulan could easily go back home since she was told to, but she didn’t… she make a man out of herself

“The greatest gift of honor is having you as a daughter”. Literal tears stream downed my face, till this day.

I love this movie. I watched it a lot with my sister when it came out on VHS. I can't believe that you guys have never seen it before.

This is my ultimate favorite Disney movie and I'm so glad you guys liked it! Thank you for such a great reaction ☺️

I vote you guys watch Disney's Hercules next.

the fire on the towers of the Great Wall of China served as communication-signals that warned the soldiers of enemy troops

For me, one of the most amazing things about this movie, is the fact that they stop the musical portion of the film halfway through. At the end of “a girl worth fighting for”, they come across this absolutely devastating massacre, and after that there is not any song in the movie ever again. It took a very earnest and serious turn and was no longer comedic almost at all.

“She looks like a mime” had me rolling

Literally when I'm taking a bath I will just belt out the lyrics.... It lives rent free in my brain as well as my heart....

Rob, your singing is lovely.

The reason Shan Yu (the main villain) is green becaause it's Disney's way of indicating that he is truly evil. Same with Maleficents green fire, Dr Facilier's green magic, and Lady Tremaine's green eyes.

Reel-Time blessing us with the Bridgerton and Mulan Upload! came out from lurking to type this comment. Also everyone sub!

love that you guys watched mulan. just some historical facts that make this film interesting - the great wall of china has existed in some shape or form since before the 5th century BCE. the story of Mulan is based on a chinese folk song originating some time between the 4th and 6th century CE. the empire mulan fights so hard for eventually falls to the descendants of the huns, the mongols in the 13th century CE.

Fun Fact: Singing Mulan is the same as the Singing Jasmine in Aladin😉

“Be a Man” - so good, Jackie Chan covered it, complete with his own choreography in Kung-Fu form!

The huns are so creepy in the movie, especially their leader. I remember as a kid being scared as they came over the snowy hill. 🤣

"I didn't know they had dogs in 1998" never change Zuff