First Time Watching Mulan (1998) - Disney knows how to do a spectacular Villain (memes fixed)
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A little detail I love is when Mulan is facing Shan Yu and reveals that she’s Ping, Shan Yus response isn’t something like ‘you’re a women’ but simply said the solider from the mountain because the Huns had female soldiers so to him it wasn’t strange to see a women fighting like that
@Joli could very well be that too. I’m just going off of what I know from history which is that the Huns had female soldiers along side the men so it wouldn’t of been a shock to go. As it was to the Chinese army
@Joli well, I think it's the two according to the circonstances : for him it's normal to see a woman in the army but all he sees was just the responcible of the death of his soldiers
I agree, i felt it was both. He wasn't like "Wha-wha-whaaaaa?? a woman!????" but he seemed pretty incredulous when he recognised her from the battle.
Very interested topic though
@@AdamfromFWCI I think he had that reaction because he thought he killed her
@@ajandrianjafymusic so that's why they lost haha
Shan Yu is so evil he doesn't even sing a Disney villain song.
What would his song have been about. Killing pillaging and destroying his enemies?
@@geeebuttersnap2433 Well we already got Disney villain songs about racism and witch hunt. One more couldn't hurt.
I absolutely love when they get to the destroyed village. The song not only cuts out, but there’s no more musical numbers from that moment on. Reality truly set it. And not only that, because of that doll, they found a girl worth fighting for.
Not only that but the soldiers up to this point have been messing around but then they see the village and then 'Oh right, this is a war where people are getting hurt and dying, we should be screwing our head on straight'.
Yeah even as a kid, this was serious stuff that made me sit up and realize despite being a Disney movie, this was some serious shit going on moving forward. And it still managed to do a good job being a Disney kid movie without glorifying wars.
On a side note, Mulan is probably the only Disney princess with a kill count in the hundreds if not thousands.
the song "a girl worth fighting for" went from the perfect wife / woman to the little girl that died in this war, a real strong and powerful message in that scene
A great Disney classic. Mulan is the Disney princess with the highest body count of all other Disney movies combined, I believe.
I loved at the end, when the Emperor bows to her, and everyone else hurriedly follows suit. When the Emperor bows, EVERYBODY bows.
When I saw this in the theatre, and Mulan gives her Father the sword of Shan-Yu, the the crest of the Emperor, my friend bursts out, imitating Mulan's Father, "Oh God honey! Please tell me you didn't kill the Emperor!" Kind of killed the moment, but cracked up the whole theatre.
🤣🤣🤣
Can we all just agree that Li Shang is the hottest Disney Prince? 😂
Lol he's a specimen!
To quote Rocky Horror… I don’t like a man with too many muscles. He’s cool though
I had such a crush on him as a kid
@@AdamfromFWCI absolute unit
The only cartoon character I ever had a crush on.
I never noticed this until someone else mentioned this in another reaction, but the fact that Shan Yu said "The soldier from the mountain!" The fact that he saw her, no matter the gender, as a fellow soldier was pretty interesting
The Huns were known for having very capable (ie, lethal) female warriors, and they respected them. I think he was just surprised because he'd slashed that soldier with his sword before the avalanche, and was surprised his enemy had survived. A sword wound like that? Even if it missed all the vital organs and you didn't bleed out, infections were a penny a dozen back then; although he was obviously pissed af, he respected her more for having lived.
If nothing else, it's embarassing to have your entire horde wiped out by a civilian. But a soldier? That's how that works.
I loved his look of determination like he would absolutely end her this time.
she's the biggest roadblock for him this movie, not only that Shan yu THOUGHT she survived the slash, to him this thin girl was such a fierce adversary, when he gets to the roof he even says the out of ideas line because mulan doesn't fight traditionally like a man and thats her winning move
It is scientifically impossible to not sing along to I’ll Make a Man Out of You. It’s one of my all time favorite Disney songs!
Heck yeah! There's something about it where you hear it and you get all fired up like 'YEAH! LET'S GO DO STUFF!'
It's also impossible to not wanna reply with 🎶to defeat the Huns🎶 if someone were to say "Let's get down to business"
The father was a great wise character. He was a bridge between the traditions of old China and Mulan's independence. He shielded Mulan from a lot of her "disappointing interactions" that would normally bring ruin to her if not for his noble standing. But he knew that he might not come back from war and knew that he would then no longer be that shield for Mulan. He was stern with her because of this. If he did go to to war, he would not be a trainee in boot camp due to his veteran status and would probably jump to imperial officer, That might have allowed him to not see battle. But then again traditional Honor dictates that you lead your troops into battle yourself.
But he also made her understand to take her time to hatch like the flower
I don't know if anyone else mentioned it, so I apologize if this sounds like a broken record but one of my favorite commonly missed details in this film. The great stone dragon doesn't awake. The ancestor's spirits and mushu didn't have any trouble awakening as they were supposed to so we have no reason to believe the guardians shouldn't awake as expected, as they always had in the past but the great stone dragon didn't. The moment in the rain the night before when Mulan makes the choice to take her father's place she is sitting beneath the great stone dragon's statue. She made the decision under that statue face that danger to protect her family no matter the cost and in that moment MULAN became the family's guardian. She became "the great stone dragon" the family's bravest guardian. The guardian in the story was already awaken in Mulan.
Oooh I understand now.
Thankyou!
So my theory that cricket accidentally killed the Dragon so Mulan would have Mushu with her in battle is not accurate
I thought Mushu was the great stone dragon lmao
@@claratackla3953 lol they have different statues
I love that detail!
Interesting that you liked the villain in this one so much... I was always impressed by the subtle ways of showing just how evil he was.
"How many people do you need to deliver a message" - "One"
If you found Shan Yu this interesting, I am extremly curious what you would say to the villain in Hunchback of Notre Dame
100%. I’ve been recommending The Hunchback of Notre Dame since I first subbed. The villain in that, in my opinion, is the worst out of any animated movie I’ve ever seen. I’m very curious how he’d feel about him. Plus, the movie is just fantastic.
I'm seeing a LOT more Hunchback recommendations on this video especially. You may get your wish sooner rather than later Natty :D
Either that or people see me, and their brain goes "Quasimodo" lol
@@AdamfromFWCI Well, I guess you’re just going to have to watch it and find out. Darn!
The line Frollo says to Esmerlda about "imagining a rope around that beautiful neck" makes my skin crawl so much
@@marahbaker8615 That and the part where he's twisting Esmerelda's arm behind her back and then freaking SNIFFS HER HAIR -- ew ew ew.
Mulan is my all time favorite Disney movie. The animated version, not the live action- thing... As a little girl I looked up to Mulan, she taught me it's alright to not be like others. For that it'll always be my favorite.
Nice reaction. Idk if anyone has mentioned it, but when they are singing “A Girl Worth Fighting For” on the road and then discover the burnt out village where the doll came from that Shan Yu had, it is implied the little girl that doll belonged to has been killed by Shan Yu and his soldiers.
So now they have found a girl worth fighting for.
Disney loves its underlying deepness and sometimes darkness.
I would second any requests made calling for a reaction to The Hunchback of Notre Dame and would also request The Sword in the Stone, Alice in Wonderland and The Black Cauldron.
'A Girl Worth Fighting For' also happens to be the last song in the movie.
Up until here it's a fun movie and the imminent invasion feels like it's just there to keep the plot moving, and to provide a little bit of drama to spice things up. None of the soldier's are quite taking this seriously yet; sure, Mulan wanted to save her father from the draft, and on some level she was aware that he would die if he went to war, but beyond that she's interested in not being caught, and not shaming her family. Her motives are good, but they're entirely self centered. All the other soldiers are more or less in the same boat - they want to get tougher, they want to impress girls, they want to be cool soldiers Shang's easily the most serious of the bunch at first, and even then it's just because training bad soldiers will reflect poorly on him, and important people are paying attention.
The abrupt ending of the song is the wake up call. The soldiers and the audience get slapped in the face with the realization of what's really at stake here. China is being invaded. Villages are burning, civilians are dying, and this isn't going to stop until the country is conquered or the invaders are defeated. This is a major crisis.
It's also worth noting that most of the modern Disney Musicals have roughly the same number of songs- except this one. Mulan only has about half as many, because after ‘A Girl Worth Fighting For’ abruptly cuts off there are no more songs sung by the characters. When they arrive at the village, when the true horrors of war are brought into the story not only does it interrupt the song, it stops being a musical- the movie’s whole damn genre changes.
Mulan is such a good movie for so many reasons, but the abrupt tone shift is such a major reason why. It's an excellent commentary on the reality of war.
God, I love the Girl Worth Fighting For bit. I like to think when the song abruptly ends to show the burned down village, Mulan finds the actual girl worth fighting for: The poor little girl that had her life taken by the opposing army.
Just an FYI: Mulan is the only "Official" Disney Princess that is neither royalty nor married to royalty (which is normally a requirement by Disney to be an official Disney Princess.) She was granted her princess title because of "Acts of Bravery".
She's also the only official Disney princess with a kill count in the hundreds if not thousands.
when they animated the sequence where shangs father's army had been killed there were levels of bodies- they spent a long time trying to strike the right amount of visible death. If i recall they ended up going on the lighter to mid size amount but it's still the first disney film to show that many dead people
Shan Yu was a very interesting mix of menacing but kinda camp too and I always loved it. A rare villain where you can see the charisma that his men likely follow him for, even as he presents extremely high stakes for the protagonists.
What do you mean by 'camp'
@@cheyblake2475 He cracks (morbid) jokes and is a big drama queen- claiming the Wall was an invitation to come try his strength at invading them & climbing all the way to the top of the imperial palace's roof in order to make a flashy entrance.
This movie is so well paced and the humor and heart just work. Some of the writers/producers that worked on this movie went on to do How To Train Your Dragon and you can tell how good they are at crafting stories into a 90 minute film.
One of the things I love about the end, was after Shan yu is defeated and Shifu tries to go after Mulan for blowing up the palace
ling, Yao and Shan-po put themselves protectively around her and defend her
which is mirrored to the scene when she gets outed where they try to help her but are reminded of the law
Here they don’t care about that anymore and go to her defense
For any women wanting to understand men, this is the bro code in action. Once you're 'in' with a group of guys, you're in. Man or woman, you're their bro, and they have your back.
one of my fondest childhood memories was having a nightmare that Shan-yu was under my bed. was traumatised for weeks.
this movie still holds up as one of my favourites. love that its fairly lighthearted and musical but after the 'girl worth fighting for' segment it takes a turn into showing the actual horrors of war and the musicals come to an end. even as a kid, not knowing what war is and the gravity of it, I LOVED the battle scene in the mountains. the way it pans to the entire hun army making their way down towards the soldiers.. so good.
He's so scary lol
@Cio Lake oh absolutely, in retrospect I can say it definitely had heavy themes throughout. even with the matchmaker scenes, 'with good breeding and a tiny waist', soon followed by 'too skinny, not good for bearing sons' contradiction implying mulan can never satisfy or fit the standards of the time.
the only issue was that as a 5-6 year old watching, I only saw the bright colours and fun musical numbers. reality hit later on when I watched it at an older age, finally understanding and actually even relating to events a lot.
I have to admit, Mulan was the first Disney character I identified myself in (the second is Mirabel of " Encanto ") because the fact I have ASD made me always try to do the things " like the others " for having my place in the world.
You should know that normally, Mulan didn't need to cut her hair because, as you saw it, all the men have long hair. In fact, this scene has a symbolic because in Asian culture, cutting your hair means letting your old life behind you.
I grew up in the french version and I have to admit some lines sound better in french. For example : the grandmother says " I think she become warmer " about the Matchmaker just before she come out on fire.
And fun fact : in the french version, Mushu and Bruno of " Encanto " are voiced by the same guy
I loved how they didn’t shy away on the physical differences between Mulan and her fellow soldiers, and focused on how SMART she was. This version Mulan is my favourite (apart from this live action Chinese movie I once watched. I think it was in the 12 kingdoms group).
I remember cheering when Mulan climbed that pole for the arrow. Kick. Ass!
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. 😁🤭😅😂🤣☠️
The villan genuinely scared me as a child. One of the scariest Disney villans for sure.
Honestly a top 5 animated movie villain for sure. I really liked Dreamwork's Death character in Puss in Boots 2 just because of the design and the voice. This villain had wayyy more screentime and was more fleshed out in my opinion though.
"Hello reality when did you get here" catchphrase
The animation of all the horses coming down the snow-covered slope is gorgeous and worth the price of admission. My favorite bit of animation in the film.
Mulan was very important to me as a young girl. She taught me about self worth and how even if I was a girl I could do anything if I worked hard enough for it
The annoying advisor guy is voiced by James Hong who was Po’s goose father in Kung Fu Panda
And the grandfather in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Funny note. Originally Mulans family name was Hua in the ancient chinese legend. Hua Ping means flower vase but is also slang for "effeminate/homosexual man".
So the scene after Mulans true gender got revealed, where Shang looks disappointed became a funny meme by adding the text "I can't believe I fell in love with a woman". Great job Disney for hiding a bisexual man in plain sight
And he is voiced by BD Wong, an openly gay actor.
I believe one is Cantonese and the other is Mandarin. It was discussed in a podcast/reunion show with the cast of the animated movie. 😊💜
The movie Hua Mulan is a banger.
@@WileChile51 You mean the 2009 movie?
@@honeybunnyhanni1931 Yes! My gods, I hadn't been in tears over a film since Hero. (I watched both much later than when they came out.)
Fun fact, Shan Yu was an action figure, and he came with the falcon.😁
Oh I've done my research since I recorded this, dont you worry about that lol
36:08 That song at the end credits is Stevie Wonder. You better recognize.
Unrelated, but I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised at how many of the voice actors were actually of Asian descent in this cast. For the time, that is remarkable. Props to the casting director.
A detail I love is that it’s got the standard Disney musical numbers until it stops midsong the moment they come across the destroyed village and there isn’t a single musical number for the rest of the film after that
this version of mulan to me (ur friendly neighborhood chinese) is much more respectful to chinese culture than the live action one because it has a great understanding of the concept of gong fu (kungfu). it's all about hard work and mindful practice, not just like... the force but asian
LOL oh my god ive watched this movie a dozen times and never clocked the McMahon walk she does ahahaha the music was so perfect. ❤
Lol, "I never should have left home."
Ma'am, you joined the army to save your father and ended up wiping out the invading force
The no shirt jokes were cracking me up 😂
Mulan was the first ever movie I saw in theaters, so it has a very special place in my heart
My favorite Disney princess! She’s such a badass. Very intelligent, too. I’m really looking forward to watching your reaction! This is one of my favorite animated films. Excellent humor, great characters…Eddie Murphy was just a superb choice. Really love the animation style, too. And Shan-Yu is terrifying. They did such a great job illustrating him as a villain (literally, sure, but I especially mean figuratively).
Just going to make some breakfast first. Have to prepare to get hyped from “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”, of course 😂. Seriously, that’s on my workout playlist.
Oh and I’m still throwing my recommendation for The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the ring. I was just replying to another commenter about curiosity with how you’d feel about the villain in that one (the worst out of any animated film, in my opinion). Hunchback is my favorite animated movie (The Prince of Egypt is second). It’s so dark and messed up. Music is gorgeous, too.
The first tattoo I got was Mushu holding the cricket, putting his antenna Fire out 😂
I saw this in theaters when it came out when I was a kid. Shan Yu was AWESOME. That scene where he appears at the top of the mountain and his army slowly emerges behind him was phenomenal.
Broadway legend Lea Salonga was the singing voice of Mulan and also Jasmine in Aladdin. After you finish with the Disney animated musicals, you should react to some stage musicals. Maybe Hamilton and Les Miserables (the 10th Anniversary production which also starred Lea Salonga!)
This is one of my favourite movies,
The thing that the live action movie got wrong and misjudged, as mulan joined the army thinking she probably would not return , it wasn’t any thing to do with being different and proving everyone wrong it was to save her dad . The live action really forced the notion of her being a woman with her striping of her
Armour ( which is not practical and pointless) as it didn’t show she cool she was for being an op women they completely messed that up . But in this one they showed us in other ways like her alternative way to get the arrow, how it’s not all about strength but cunning too ,
I always like to think that if the cricket DID have any luck, Grandma used it all up crossing the road!!😅😅😅😅
I love how even though Shang could see just how outnumbered they were and how futile the situation is, he still tells his troops: " *If* we die, we die with honor", giving them hope that somehow there's still a chance they might win
I don't know if anybody else has pointed this out, but it's very cool how many times they worked the dragon imagery in to Mulan's transformation into Ping and leaving home. Since the stone dragon guardian crumbled when Mushu went to awaken it, all of that symbolism is meant to communicate that _Mulan herself_ is the embodiment of the dragon spirit that protects the Fa family. And that's just badass.
I forgot that Mulan put out the matchmaker's fire with HOT TEA. Damn no wonder she hates her.
'lets get down to business'...
Been stuck in my head all day
LMFAO I absolutely LOST IT when Vince McMulan was strutting through the army camp 😂😂😂
One more detail that is pretty minor but I love it: there was a Chinese dynasty where yellow was the imperial color and nobody except the emperor could wear it. The movie is set during this dynasty, and while some characters may wear a yellowish-green color, nobody except the emperor is wearing a true bright yellow.
This is my favorite Disney movie and I was smiling through the entire thing watching you laugh so much. Thank you for such a great reaction!
10:53 that is the funniest edit I’ve ever seen in a react video. U legit made me laugh so hard I was crying
I'll make a man out of you is the best song in the entire movie hands down. I might be partial to it though, as a woman with a deep singing voice it fits my vocal range perfectly. I can belt it like nobody's business.
Copying my original comment here btw:
Mulan has always been one of my top 2 "princesses" along with Pocahontas. I love the music and humor in this. I even dressed as soldier Mulan for Halloween when this came out and my cousin went as Mulan in the beginning of the movie when she goes to the matchmaker. We didn't even plan it so it was funny when we saw each other lol. 💕
Edit: lmao at the Vince McMahon walk 😭
Thats hilarious lol!
@@AdamfromFWCI lol our family still brings it up sometimes. It's a fun memory.
30:22 I never noticed how nonchalantly the emperor just walks away!
Ah, the OG Mulan. Where we watch a woman become a legendary hero due to her actions, courage, and will.
...
And then in 2020 they went "What if she was just a superhero who was born with magic powers lol?".
I can't remember a Mulan video game, but there was a Mulan world in Kingdom Hearts 2.
Nice seeing a reaction to Disney movies! Mulan is my fave Disney princess movie not because I'm Asian, but because of the songs, the humor and Mushu! Frozen is my second best then Tangled and The Little Mermaid!
Well I'm really happy you enjoyed my reaction :) Thankyou
37:51
Really enjoyed the reaction, thanks for sharing 💙
About "Disney Songs":
In classic Disney, the songs never stopped the plot (I saw "never"), but served to move the plot forward and provide something important to the story - and not be something that you could "remove" and retain the progression of the story elements.
Like the lullaby in Lady & the Tramp, in a scene that shows the family developing - contrasted with almost any song from Aladdin (great animated movie, tho it was). The songs in the story aren't supposed to be "show stoppers", they're supposed to be narrative beats.
It's difficult, because sometimes the songs are really good, but .... they don't really seem worth the couple/few minutes they take up.
One of the best examples of a movie reminding us that the songs are diegetic, is when the solders in Mulan sing "A girl worth fighting-" interrupting their effort to boost morale with the cold harshness of war.
There's a theory about the Stone Dragon on why it didn't "wake-up" cause Mulan was supposed to be the family's dragon!
Came here to say this! Found that theory out in recent years and LOVE it!
Interesting, has anyone made the theory that Cricket somehow is responsible for the Stone Dragons demise? If we're going with the Good luck theory.... that would certainly lead Mushu to think its all up to him
@@AdamfromFWCI so IT WAS ALWATS LUCKY lol
idk really
I am no theorist lol
Kingdom Hearts 2 has a fun Mulan world in it
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE MEME WHEN SHE FIRST WALKS INTO CAMP!! omg I've thought of so many funny songs to add to that moment but I love what you did! 🤣🤣🤣
3:40 A Hell in a Cell match indeed lol. Man of culture.
I got a little Shan You action figure from McDonald's when this movie came out, lol. It came with a falcon that would shoot off it you press a button.
Here’s a hilarious version of the story according to one of the older versions: apparently she was 12 years in the army and nobody realized she was a woman until she finally returned home after the war with her comrades. Only then she changed her hairs and clothes, to the utter astonishment of her comrades. She then basically said that a male rabbit and female rabbit had different characteristics that might distinguish themselves on further inspection, but when they run side by side, who can tell the difference?
Rather amazing punchline for me but also a moral anecdote that woman and man aren’t so different or fixed in roles after all
I came to the realisation one day that if everyone just wore animal pelts and went without grooming for a year, humans probably look less dimorphic than we think.
Definitely a great Disney classic! 🤗
Loved The Rehearsal edit bit! Cracked me up! 😂😂😂
You and me Araseli... thats who those jokes were for lol
Re: Yao's voice- IDK about Carl from the Simpsons, but it IS Uncle Frank from "Mrs Doubtfire" (Daniel's brother).
Yep! Same guy! lol
And I mean "Karl" from the one episode when Homer gets hair, not Lenny and Carl lol
@FWCI Etc I'm not a Simpsons aficionado, so I wouldn't have known anyway 😂
I never knew that Miriam Margoyles was the matchmaker though 😮
omg sprout! lol
As powerful as the hair cutting scene is, it's a little inaccurate. In the historical period the original tale of Mulan comes from, men had long hair too. Her hair being that short would have actually been odd.
I always recommend Xiran Jay Zhao's look at this movie, as she looks at the actual historical evidence for it. She did both versions of Mulan and several other things. She's also a great author, so I highly recommend looking at her published works.
"Is she allowed to do that?" Actually, no. In reality, she'd have been pretty much executed on the spot for initiating contact with the Emperor like that
The real historical story of Mulan is damn impressive
Actually I did have the Hun leader’s action figure when I was a kid. Him and his bird which was on his shoulder.
Oh i've done my Ebay search since recording this lol, I know the exact one you had lol
OK the addition of Edna Mode was brilliant.
23:30 that's a good point, Mulan's the only disney princess with a body count.
ok bless the audio for clips are here l thought it was some youtube copyright bs or something
This is the first video I've seeing and I'm a new subscriber already, greetings from México.
Thanks!!!
Estoy feliz de que te hayas unido a nosotros
Do Mulan 2. Is all about love and the right to love who you want to love despite of lineage.
Its on the list :) I might have to do Sequels month this month
You got a great laugh bro, fun reaction - cheers
Man i can't stop watching your videoes!
Lol appreciate it! You've got quite the journey ahead lol
1000000000% better than live action version!!! your reaction is amazing!!!!!!
Cheers!
Fun fact: when a girl Worth Fighting for stops there are no more songs throughout the rest of the movie
I think the comment in the beginning is one of the reasons i don't like the Life Action Mulan: Mulan never _wants_ to be in the military, neither in the original Ballad, nor in this movie. What she _wants_ at least officially, is to become a wife and mother so she can make her family proud. If this very special situation hadn't coem up, ther is no indicaition that Mulan would not have followed the traditional Path layed out for her by society.
Now if that is a good or a bad thing is another question. it is clear that she isn't happy with the traditional role and that hr strength lies elswhere (in the original movie) but for her, the option to choose never would have presented itself like that, so she doesn't think about it in those terms.
It is a very differnet story if you have a girl who tries to defy her family and tradition because she feels that she does not fit in or if you have a girl that cares for her family so deeply that she is willing to lay down her life to protect them.
I haven’t seen the live action version and have no plans of ever watching it because from what I heard, they took away a huge amount of what made Mulan the incredible character she was. That magical “chi” b.s. they made her born with that just mysteriously turned her into a badass….wtf? Mulan was a badass because she worked hard and fought for it. The filmmakers throwing that out and having it be some magical crap she was born with completely neuters an enormous amount of what made her such an incredible character to look up to. And not having Mushu or grandma in that movie is absurd. Not even mildly tempted to watch it.
@@nattyboh2944 Not having Mushu makes sense from the perspective of wanting it to be more gritty like the OG Ballad. Mushu wasn't part of the original tale...
Unfortunately trying to be gritty went out the window when they have a LITERAL WITCH WHO CAN TURN INTO A FLOCK OF BATS. What the hell?
If you want a good gritty, live action Mulan with no Mushu, you watch the badass 2009 Chinese film.
@@northwindkey Okay, so I can get behind that concept. It was really just the cherry on top of reasons why I have no desire to watch the movie, but I take your point. The notion of taking away how hard she had to work to get to where she did is what pissed me off the most.
But for the rest, if they were actually trying to pursue it with that in mind, then okay, I get it. If it were well done, I could certainly back it. But it doesn’t sound like it was.
Watching your reaction was like seeing it again for the first time. What a great experience. Great reaction.
there was in fact a Mulan game for gameboy. Never got to finish it, it got stolen when i was young, along with my gameboy. I was so ficking mad, I had JUST gotten to the army camp too!
grew up watching it
Its funny you asked about a video game during the scene with the canons... it brought back a memory lets say 2004ish.. a PC game im sure were you would shoot those canons but instead of canons it was fireworks im sure
Old school Disney wasn't afraid to kill the villain.
Don't panic when the spirit granma said "your great granddaughter had to be a cross-dresser" 'cause she is talkin about Mulan dressing as a boy to become a soldier
Lol I was able to figure that out, but thankyou anyway
Mulan didn't want to be a soldier, she just didn't want her father to be drafted to the military
The fact that Li Shang liked Mulan even before he knew she was actually a girl keeps me awake at night ☝🏻
You are right, Shan yu is most likely Mongolian, or another northern nomadic tribe. I have no idea why they call them Huns as the Huns never actually invaded China, and spent the majority of their time fighting the Roman Empire.
As many people pointed out Shan yu wasn't surprised Mulan was a woman as it wasn't uncommon for the nomadic tribes to have female warriors. In fact, Genghis Khan's own granddaughter Khutulun was a Mongolian general. She was even favored over her 14 brothers to be the heir to her fathers half of the Empire. Her male relatives however didn't let her take the throne, and she died not long after in her early 40s.
Reallt interesting. When RUclipsrs talk about this movie and what they like most about it, the villain Shanyu isn't often one of them. They'll cite the gender-based humor or the action scenes, or Mulan being a stand-in for trans identity. I agree that Shanyu is an underappreciated Disney villain, even if he doesn't fit the mold of other, more marketable villains.
Shan Yu wasn't a Mongol, he was a Hun, a nomadic tribe in Asia that spent it's time terrorizing the nations
My favourite Disney Princess! 8 year old me is so happy you watched this 🥰🥰
Shan Yu Kingdom Hearts 2 The Land Of The Dragons World Boss Fight Mushu was the first summon from Kingdom Hearts And Re Chain Of Memories
When you realize Mulan not only did this to avoid her father going to war, but it was also a su!c!de mission, since she had already dishonored the family and there was basically no future for her
If you haven't watched Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D., please do so! Ming-Na Wen is in it!!! And she kickass!!!
OMG she was May??? I got a few seasons in before I dropped off. I LOVED LOVED LOVED how that show intersected with Winter Soldier.
I definitely want to finish watching that series some day.
@@AdamfromFWCI Yes!!! She played May! Ohhhh! If you film reactions I will watch em! 😊💜🤣
Lol I suspect you may be the only person.
@@AdamfromFWCI You’d be surprised we’re a small but active fan base. Derived from a quote that Agent May says in the show. 😊💜
@@AdamfromFWCI I love agents of the Shield too. The first season may not be very good, but then it's so interesting.
Captain' no shirt hahahaha, love it
Captain no shirt, my favorite Disney prince lol
You should check out the 2009 Chinese live action Mulan. It's brutal, but so good
Well well well... someone obviously skips the intro lol
@@AdamfromFWCI no, I just assumed you were talking about the shitty 2020 live action Mulan
Ohhh oh my bad my bad. Yeah 09 I haven't seen
i LOVED it.
Fun fact. The actress who plays Mulan in the shitty 2020 one was actually the second or third choice who was passed over to play Mulan in the awesome 2009 one. That's right, Disney literally used the rejects from the 2009 film.
Nice reaction, loves yours for Mulan. Liked your one for Beauty and the Beaat too.
Fyi, other than Mongolian tribes, there are other northern people which traditionally threatened China from the north. Mulan is supposed to be roughly before Genghis Khan in the 1200s. So the Huns are not necessarily mongolians.
Huns is a general term that even in Europe is used for people who lived in the Steppes with a semi nomadic Lifestyle, and are generally considered warlike and ferocious, feared by the settle city people.
Also Mulan sadly isnt exactly a proven historical figure, she is kinda semi legendary most likely inspired by a few woman in Chinese history but not confirmed her legend. Kinda like Robin Hood and King Arthur, legendary characters that may or may not have been real