*MULAN* is EVERYTHING I needed (Movie Commentary & Reaction)
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- movie commentary & reaction to Mulan (1998)
a Disney classic. a great story. a powerful message.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching Mulan this week, and I hope this reaction brings you as much joy!
(and also, does this movie have like THE BEST CHARACTERS??)
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hey, so what's your favorite Disney movie? 😀
Aladdin
Moanaaa!
@@SpudsClips a great one!
My fav will always be Beauty and the Beast. I was obsessed as a kid and it is still up there in movies I will never be tired of.
@@Mimi2591 it’s definitely a great one!
That's the key point! Mulan goes to the military environment and fights to save her family. That's it. Not once in the 1998 version she thinks of fame, not once she tries to prove her might or worth. Once the war is over, she simply goes back to her family. I loathe how this motive was erased in the live action remake.
Yes!! Her willingness to go to war to save her family is a vital part of this story... why messing with it? Live action is a disappointment
And even if she does try to prove her worth in this movie, it's to herself, her family, and no one else. Society may have changed as a result of her success, but that was never her intention. All she wanted was to save China so she could go home.
in the live action, she 'refuses' but then accepts the rewards for the physical materialism because ...that's what people want in the end in reality, which ruined the movie.
Making a woman the 'only' qi user is also unrealistic, china has an entire history of qi users dominated by men but also there's PLENTY of female warriors who have done it as well, nowhere in the original source material in poetry has mulan been referenced to be a 'qi user'. The popularity of using 'qi' is in what I'd call 'chinese light/fantasy novels' like journey to the west.
Disney made everything worse when they went progressive SJW woke , starting with Maleficent and Frozen and attacking the nuclear family and 'heteronormativity" , a new term made up completely by the liberal left also. The black populations suffered largely from father-less families and Black Lives Matter wishes to destroy the nuclear family as mentioned on their website. Everything is backwards today.
and her point was right that her dad is old sick and already fought once before....she was not trying to make light of men's honor and all that...
@@drakke125Channel your insane.
I mean the second half of your comment which is just right wing propaganda.
I more or less agree with the first half of what you said.
Here's the real tearjerker:
A girl worth fighting for transition is done like that on purpose, because upon finding the doll, they realize who the real girl worth fighting for is: a little girl who didn't ask to be put in the middle of all this.
And after that moment, they don't sing anymore.
i’ve never thought of this. beautiful
"Is it weird crushing on animated characters?" Girl, 95% of crushes I've ever had were on animated characters
No
Just because it's common doesn't mean we aren't weird lol 😅
@@Joe-qm4yv Nah, it's not weird. Humans have a tendency to get attached to all kinds of things, even inanimate objects, and with a blend of a compelling character story, aesthetic preferences, and the media we enjoy being a form of self-expression, it makes perfect sense why people develop crushes on fictional people
"Is it weird? Crushing on animated characters?" Honey, that's all I've been doing my entire life KDJFJSOSNC XD Only started crushing on beings that are actually human/have a human form when I started watching Marvel five years ago
😂😂😂
Yeah, ngl, I’d sell my soul for Loki
@@SophieLents if you go into the anime community, there is no way u would not simp for 2D men. Like not only they hot, they have variety of personality. If you wanna try getting into the anime culture, hit me up, I've been in there for 6 years
@@agent6bell X2
@@SophieLents me too but for bucky Barnes
There is no shame in crushing on animated characters. I have had a few crushes on various cartoon and video game characters over the years. Still get a few crushes on fictional characters from time to time to this day.
Mulan revealing herself as a woman just as Shang was going through a bisexual crisis over her is everything
During the time period Mulan is set in, almost every country judged a woman's value on whether or not should could successfully marry and have kids. It's awful, but that's how things were. That being said, setting it in that time makes the message of the movie ring even louder. In spite of her entire society telling her "your a babymaker, get used to it" she manages to achieve a level recognition that few men, even ones born into status and power, could ever hope to achieve. And she did it by being clever, determined, and with the help of the few people willing to follow her lead and believe she'd pull them through. She didn't set out to be a hero, she just wanted her father to be safe, yet by the end if all her name is known by everyone in China. Still love this movie.
The way such a strong message was incorporated into a “kids movie” is incredible. I wish we had more movies like this one
@@SophieLents sadly, a lot of movies that try to be like this go overly aggressive on the "girl power" thing and wind up making their heroine ridiculously over competent to the point they're entirely unrelatable. Mulan starts off kind of a screw up and we see her progressively get better. Whole lot more relatable and just more engaging to watch.
@@judaihyuga ugh, I couldn’t agree more! They seem to be struggling with finding a balance between pushing the girl power agenda and being completely unrealistic. Mulan is a perfect example of movie that examines this narrative but doesn’t try too hard
in the real story she was eecuted after saving everyone.
@@frederikanby2634 this is the Disney version. Don't be that douche
When he says “If we die, we die with honor” he’s not saying if as in we might win, he says if as in if we are going to die at least let’s die with honor which is why they draw their swords. They know they can’t win but they can at least die putting up a fight or with courage the very least
the whole 'honor' thing is kind of a 'masculine' thing when it comes to dying in battle. To women who don't tolerate or understand, they only see people dying for no reason. But that's because they don't understand what's at stake.
Freedom is never free. You must fight for it.
@@drakke125Channel Hm I wouldn’t say it’s a masculine thing, more like an Asian/Chinese thing. Speaking as an Asian myself.
@@veraaurelis8931 I agree, to call it masculine or feminine is a bit absurd, it's more of an honor thing, if you know you're dead why not fight, at least you can say you died with a sword in your hand instead of on your knees at an executioners block.
@@drakke125Channel not all women think like that, you are parroting misogynist ideas there. (Who would have thought that people are people and can have vastly different opinions regardless of sex or gender or race)
@@drakke125ChannelIt is opposite irl from the begining of time man ware above woman and women had and still have to fight in various direct and indirect ways to get their freedom
12:49
-the billions of people who watch anime :
"First time ?"
I mean... different hairstyles totally make me unrecognisable. I’m like a chameleon 😂 - Sam
I kinda believe you, Sam 😂
I love that Shan-Yu never makes a point of her being a woman! He only ever refers to her as "the soldier"!
The Huns were more egalitarian than China, women could be warriors and leaders, so Mulan being a female soldier would not be particularly shocking for Shan-Yu.
i never noticed the danger mulan faced, why her family didnt want to let her be seen by the emperors emisary, cuz in ancient times emperors would "scout" young beautiful women to be his consorts and concubines, usualy without a limit, and families would assume their daughters died cuz they were never alowed to leave the palace again
Man, watching OG Mulan again, made me realise how much I love the Grandma so much
"Is it weird crushing on animated characters?" Girl if I had to make a list of how many animated crushes I'm pretty sure you'd be shocked
Mulan, Princess and the Frog, and Tangled are my top. I get so into them and sing my heart out. In this movie, the grandma is my highlight and obviously many crushed on Shang (cuz who wouldn’t). I’m also glad at the beginning of the video you did a quick mention of the live action film and was like “Yeah no, we’re not talking about” and the frustration kinda shown lol always a joy watching your commentary ☺️
Thank you so much as always, Gabby!
Your top 3 are all outstanding movies. I've seen the Princess and the frog only once but I do remember enjoying it a lot.
Yeah, the live action was a disaster and a shame 🙄
honestly I think there needs to be more sassy grannies and grandfathers, people need more appreciation for the elders. Too many young people in our generations are disrespectful saying "fuck the old people", which is something Sophie had said in the first Train Dragon movie. Its littered with everything wrong I see in our newer generations today and I'm a millenial.
I also like the disney movie Tarzan. Tantor the elephant is my favorite
This movie is just an absolute masterpiece 🔥
15:31
Somewhere on RUclips is a video of Jackie Chan singing this song in his native language. It's very impressive to listen to.
During the sequence when Mulan gets ready to take her father's armor and disguise herself as a man, you can see dragon imagery throughout the entire thing, to symbolize the great dragon that watches over the family.
Conclusion: Mushu was unable to awaken the Great Dragon because it had already left, signifying that Mulan is the Great Dragon that protects her family.
This is further backed up by how she's sitting at the foot of the statue before the sequence begins.
I heard this theory and I like it
Liked as soon as you said Brother Bear was one of you favorites. Brother Bear, Mulan, Atlantis, Treasure Planet, and Aladdin are my favorite Disney movies
I’m sad that some of them are really underrated and not talked about
@@SophieLents that makes me sad too since those films and others like Lilo and Stitch, Iron Giant, and Prince of Egypt were big parts of my childhood 😔 but I have been seeing more people are rediscovering those films and showing them some love
Any one who does not sing along to “make a man out of you” is not human
Its adorable how you sing along with all these movies
I like the way Mulan displayed her humour in front of the plump lady
19:58 In the original script. Shang actually says he wants to kiss Mulan (even though he thinks she’s a man)
Really? Any proof?
13:12 he didn't call him attractive, he said his LINEAGE was impressive 😂😂 in other words he basically went "he has ME as his father, how much better can you get??"
Huns where the bad guys except in one aspect. Thet saw Mulan as a soldier first Women second.
"Is it weird? Crushing on animated characters?"
Honey if I had to make a list of all my childhood crushes you would be shocked
Just never watch the disgraceful 2020 version of this unforgettable masterpiece
Sophie, great reaction as always. I was all prepared to gush about Mulan, since it’s a top 5 Disney flick. But then you made the “Brother Bear” reference! Such an underrated movie. And “Look Through My Eyes” is a BANGER of a Disney song that no one talks about. I can neither confirm nor deny that it’s on one of my iTunes playlists 😂
Thank you!
I'm always a bit sad when I mention Brother Bear and people tell me they've never even heard of this masterpiece! I cry literally every time I watch it haha
I haven't listened to "Look through my eyes" for ages, but now it MIGHT also be on one of my playlists... 😂
Mulan's dog is called Little Brother because in the original legend, Mulan had a younger brother but he wasn't old enough to fight hence why Mulan went instead (after having a sword duel with her father which she won).
Little Brother was designed and voiced by Chris Sanders who later direct Lilo and Stitch (and voice Stitch).
I find it funny I never got the adult joke in this movie when I first saw it. Mulan's name she chose when pretending to be a man is Fa Ping 🤣.
That's... not an adult joke. This came out in 1998. The internet hadn't invented that word yet.
Among my favourites are:
- Aristocats
- Brother Bear
- Lady & the Tramp & Lady & the Tramp 2
- Bambi 1 & 2
- Lion King 1 & 2
- Mulan
- The Princess & The Frog
- Pocahontas (it may not be historically accurate and does have its fair share of oopsies but Colours of the Wind is a bop)
- Tangled
- Frozen
- Dinosaur
- Hercules
- Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Maleficent (the first movie anyway)
- Cruella
- The dalmations sequel with the puppy...
- Lilo & Stitch
- Aladdin and Aladdin 3
Mulan is a defining movie for a generation! Asking anyone I know from my age group and they have so many positive things to say about this movie. I mean, it's obviously not perfect and there are issues, but it brought something special. And several friends of mine who are women seem to especially remember it fondly. I think Mulan really set a bar in terms of a more "modern" movie in a lot of ways, and was a forerunner of upcoming changes we would see continue to be expanded upon even now.....
Also it's okay, Shang is hot. :P
Though the central premise of the move could be more harshly scrutinized today than when it originally released it still has many lessons to teach, music to enjoy, and IMO sits solidly within the 'golden years' of Disney. Great reaction!
What's wrong with central premise of the movie?
Like a woman struggling in a sexist culture. Wanting to live in a way that's not allowed, but ultimately doing it anyway, mostly to protect her dad. Struggling at first but ultimately becoming better through hard work and training. Then ultimately being recognized and accepted.
How is that a bad premise???
@@NaliTikva I should have said underlying theme not central premise, I used the wrong term. In my opinion Mulan is a feminist piece championing the masculinization of women in the west told through a story set in the east. Ironically enough, in the real world today both sides are experiencing their own crisis of gender and relationships.
the way i just now realized that both li shang and mulan were both my sexual awakening i cant... help
fun side note to 1:59 in the german version they translated Shan yu's "Perfect" into "Even better"
Haha, that’s interesting! Didn’t know that 😄
The songs telling the story saves money from doing so, in animation. Also....pushes the story along.
About the crush on animated characters...there are playlists on youtube about being in love with fictional characters, and stories on wattpad where you can read like you're a character in the story, and even asmr...so...yeah, falling in love with people who are not real is a thing...
P.S: I recommend some of the playlists, they are simply great😊👍
As described by another youtuber, "Bisexual legend Li Shang". 😅
Exactly 😂
"Little Brother" in Chinese translates to 弟弟 (dì di) so if his name was said in Chinese it would sound cuter.
I've always had a suspicion that Shang is bisexual. How upset he was after discovering Mulan is a woman. Shang and David are my Disney crush
You have to understand how much artistic license was taken from the historical times that Mulan lived in the 4th or 5th Century. The Great Wall then was an packed earth wall not the wall shown their which was called the Ming Wall built from over the course of the 15th and 16th centuries CE over a thousand years later.
Feminist nightmare yes, completely accurate to the cultural norms of this era of China? Indefinitely
The times they lived in, this is what they were taught: there was no such thing as feminism back then. One of the many reasons I would not have fit in before women started to be allowed to wear pants. I hate skirts and dresses
In the chinese dubs (both Mandarin and Cantonese) Li Shang is voiced by famed martial artist movie star Jackie Chan (he even sings unlike the english version where Donny Osmond sings) best known for movies like Rumble in The Bronx, Shang Hai Noon and Shang Hai Knights.
I love this trope of hiding a big secret from your crush, there's so much tension 😍😍
I do love that movie far more than the real live version of mulan in my opinion gorgeous sophie lents
I've been searching RUclips for some fellow underrated Commentary RUclipsrs and I'm so glad I found your channel !!!! Love the video❤
Glad you liked my video! Thanks for your support ❤️
@@SophieLents np!!! I really love your content and you are underrated for sure
@@MarshmallowSketches you’re very sweet
@@SophieLents wow tysm!!! That is so sweet of you
Grandma Fa is voiced by late June Foray, one of the legendary voice actors who are best known for voicing a lot of the female characters of The Looney Tunes including Granny and Witch Hazel (she also voiced another Witch Hazel in the Donald Duck cartoon Trick or Treat, which is why she at first refused to voice the Looney Tunes version because she believed director Chuck Jones ripped Disney off), Magica de Spell in the original DuckTales, DuckTales Remastered and Donad Duck: Going Quackers, Rocket "Rocky" J Squirrel and Natasha Fatale in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, Lucifer the Cat in Cinderella, one of the mermaids in Peter Pan and Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the Chuck Jones cartoon), amongst others. Chuck Jones have commented on that "June Foray isn't the female Mel Blanc, Mel Blanc is the male June Foray." when it comes to her talent as a voice actor. She passed away in 2017 nearly two months before her 100:th birthday (which was a shame).
LMAO THE SHAN YU VIDEO 😹😹 my fav Disney princess 😻
Mine too. I liked Shang. And I have a almost 3 year old niece, seems like yesterday I was holding her as a new born baby girl.
"Who gave her the cricket?". Granma Fa, remember? Duh!
i wish we could of gotten a mulan tv series i think it had loads of potential also at one point they considered using tia carere the voice of nani from lilo and stitch as the potenial voice for mulan i like that the chose ming na wen but i can see it working
I love how you are vibing to the "Let's get down to business" scene :D
You sing like you've seen it hundred times but react like you saw it for the first time. :D
"Is it weird to crush on animated characters?"
First time?
One of the best Disney Movies of all time, I'm with you.
BTW you REALLY should do a reaction (blind if possible) of Raya an the last dragon, because this movie is one of the best in the newer time and since I see our taste are really similiar, I think you will be going to LOVE Raya.
Best wishes and please continue making those funny and entertaining videos of yours!
Oh and also: I've been there too, having a crush on animated characters. Chang was one of them too, so I totally get you. xD One of the best 'Disney Princes' out there. I think I had a thing for Prince Eric as well, now that I think about it. XD Before moving on to some Anime Characters and finally arriving on 'real life' persons like Aragorn from Lord of the Rings. xD
I discovered you today, I'm so happy that I did!! ❤️
Welcome to the channel ❤️
Yes, my most favorite! More respect to the Queen! She’s so cool, my favorite heroine!
Mulan was a cute dork, that’s how he fell for her, as a cute dork, same sis.
OMG! Thnk u sooo much for bringing back the nostalgic feeling in me😊 it was a long time ago since i last watched this movie so i can barely remember..n this will help me regain my memory of it. Also that editing with the dolphin sound effect....PERFECT! I have to mention this again, ur editings were TOP NOTCH!😙👌 U ALWAYS have a HUGE surprises for us n i LOVE it! My favourite Disney movies will be The Lion King(1994), Dinosaur(2000), Lilo & Stitch(2002) n the one that i LOVE the most was Tarzan(1999) i was 5 when it released n at 26 im still watching it😇 THNK U as ALWAYS for the AMAZING upload Ms Sophie!😊
You're more than welcome!
I haven't seen it in a while either, and it was such a blast to watch it again this week!
I'm glad you enjoy my editing 😅
And OMG, I absolutely LOVE Tarzan! I used to watch it like 10 times a month haha
Such a fun movie!
@@SophieLents
I will ALWAYS love ur reaction vid, be it short or long n u will ALWAYS get a 👍 up frm me. All the BEST in ur exams Ms Sophie!
Thank you so much!
4:47 I'm gonna have dreams about this part right here. So good hahaha
Sophie Lents: 12:48 "Is it weard, like, crushing on animated characters?"
Degenerat Weebs: Is our entire civilization joke to you?
tangled is soooo amazing :) i hope you react to the divergent series it’s sooo good! do you know what you’re planning on reacting to next? great reaction as always!!!
I’ll probably do the maze runner series next cause a lot of people wanted me to do it next but after that I’m almost sure I’ll be doing divergent!
I’ve been on an old Disney music kick lately and all these song have little lines that you don’t hear as a kid or because it’s going to fast but yea it’s really funny to me how adult these songs can be 😂😂
25 years today!
The grandma is so hilarious
Honestly, I think Mulan took after her
And this movie has a great lesson that women can go to army too
I don’t care what anyone says; Shun-Yu is one of the most badass villains in Disney history.
Not my Alexa actually playing despacito💀she's only supposed to respond to my voice🤣
Ah.....yeah......I can sing along to all the songs (and do the animal voices) in Mary Poppins.
The live action is my favourite movie in the univers
greatest training montage
I would have let her drink the cricket
You just made my house play despacito
I lost it at 20:57 😭💀
Was that the Thomas’s the train theme you stuck in there??? 😂 😂 😂
I'll admit it; when I was young I used to crush on the Disney princesses all the time. I see no reason it shouldn't work the other way around. So...yeah, no style points deducted in my opinion. If you want to crush on Shang who am I to say you shouldn't? More power to you.
There's something that's not acknowledged about this time period which I think should be addressed. Yes, women were basically servants of their husbands and expected to bear children and run their homes. But men, ALL men, no matter how big or small or inclined to war they were, were the servants of their Emperor and were expected to bear arms, fight and die en masse.
NOBODY was free back then. That's why Mulan's father ends up in the situation he does. His wife never had a son to replace him and his duties as a man never expired. He would most likely be among the first to die and the Empire would think nothing more of it than a battle statistic.
You made my day with this video, this was awesome 🤣😂
Thanks! I’m glad you liked it ☺️
@@SophieLents How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days ✱✱✱ Kate Hudson (2003) what movie name
My best song of the movie at 15:28
8:17 why did you do this 😭 my alexa started blasting in the middle the night I don't even know how it heard that from so far away
Aaaaaand it happened again
Shang is the biggest bi icon of animations
I didn't like the live action Mulan either, I liked the live action Aladdin, Lion King, and Beauty and The Beast.
12:49 it depends on how far you take it. I'd say some mild swooning is fine, but when you make them the background for you phone, laptop, and PC, hang posters up all around your room, and buy wifu pillows that I say you should probably see a therapist.
atlantis is my favorite
best intro everrrrr
Ok so I don't want to be negative, but the dubbing of Mulan in english isn't that good IMO. I haven't watched the movie in english entirely myself, because I'm not english, but from the few moments I've listened to in this reaction it's not very great IMO, especially in comparison with the voice I'm used to (french). The biggest example to me is at 26:50. It sounds and feels both fake and bland, which is extremely sad since this is such an impactful moment. Idk in french I feel the voice is much much more impactful, and here not that much. There are other examples but I haven't written the timestamps so yeah...
If a woman was not able to be married back then they became a burden on the family best case scenario the woman would be in charge of taking care of the parents as they aged while the more successful siblings brought wealth and acclaim to the family name.
Asian cultures have a common similarity where the group is valued over the individual whether it is the family, community, or nation. Thus if a individual or small group of people needs to be screwed over so that the family, community, nation can remain stable and prosperous then it will be done. But not only will it be done they would expect said people to volunteer to be screwed over as their willing sacrifice for the group would bring the family acclaim. Everyone has a role and if one fails or brings infamy to the family enough they would be shunned and excommunicated by the community which is basically a long drawn out death sentence back then.
Its basically the opposite of what people see in western culture that tends to be about personal liberation and individual freedom.
Mulan, the only feminist worth supporting for
Sophie, I don't know who I crush more, you or Mulan. Also, when can we do karaoke together ❤️
Love brother bear and love this movie
In real life the matchmaker doesnt exist. But its relatable to the history since in the old time asian parents like to match their kid with other kid through their parents. Dragon as a companion will be considered direspectful to chinese culture since in china dragon potrays as big, powerful and oftenly potrays the emperor not like stupid tiny lizard with weird accent. And also the hair cutting scene its just no for me, in ancient china men and woman both have long hair but styled in a different ways woman usually had like a comb and men always made a bun. Hair is precious if u cut your hair it means a mourning and a sign of disgrace toward a family. By the way for an information : disney just adapt the story from china from the legendary poem called BALLAD OF MULAN there is no dragon , love interest and etc. And if you want to see more accurate mulan story its on chinese remake of "mulan 2009 rise of a warrior" followed by the live action 2020
Thank you so much for the clarification!
Oh boy, Sophie! I could make a long list on my animated
crushes! In China and Asia in general women were seen
as second-class citizens, home makers, having babies
and pleasing the man of the household. Feminist nightmare indeed!
Sophie my friend the country's filming location was China.
I Felt embarrassed For MUlan too
if Mulan had a twin brother then he would be in the same as mulan
What a sweet cat you have 🙀
22:39 Scar died at the end of his battle with Simba from Lion King at the hands of his own hyena henchmen
that's true!
My favourite Disney movie is Pocahontas
There's a second one
Yo i paused at 27:05 and can't stop laughing now.
😂😂