Mulan - Reflection | Male Animatic
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2020
- for all the closeted people out there ✨✨
I planned to make this shortly after the live-action Mulan came out but I'm a little late to upload lol
the BEAUTIFUL cover is by @polocapsinger
thank you so much for letting me use your cover for this animatic! ✨💖
Here's the link to his cover:
• Reflection (from Disne...
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I'd love male Mulan disguising as a woman to protect his younger sister from being one of the emperor's concubines, or a nurse for the war which was meant for his mother.
Yes the younger sister one makes the most sense, since he said "or the perfect brother."
me too
Exactly and make sense. It was so barbaric during the Ming Dynasty for the treatment of women.
That sounds like an amazing concept!
And then upon realizing just how poorly his people treat women after experiencing it firsthand... well, that could make for some good story too ;)
*WHY DONT WE HAVE A STORY OF A PRINCE*
Disney:Because that don't give me money
Well technically we have Aladdin, but since Jasmine is in the film and became more popular than him since she is in the princess lineup, people tend to forget about him
Hercules is a prince
he's not a prince he's a *GOD*
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS we have too many princesses
what if male mulan dressed up as a girl, and was sent as a gift of peace to a neighboring terrorizing country/kingdom, but ended up taking them down.
HECK YEAH
I would watch the SHIT outta that
you mean half of the historical danmei webnovels lol
I imagine that the male mulan's sister would be chosen to be the emperor's concubine and he would dress up as a woman to go in her place. Please someone make a movie out of it
@@nenekachin damn, now i want that movie
*Not me simping again to a fictional character-*
*me too*
CEDRIC
Hah, I read webtoon on a daily basis
Mulan as a guy looks so attractive
We're all screwed and I accept it
We really need more disney princes, and male main characters.
I second it👍❤️
Yea I need more 2D men to simp for-
I mean, yea, that would be cool haha
And todoroki....
Yeah. I am very interested in how Disney develops a male lead like how they would develop their princesses.
I'd say Aladdin counts...?
Whoever made this, I love you so much you have no idea
Oh hello! I enjoy your vids
Heyo man
Omg i love ur vids!
Oh my gosh love your vids and hello
Eyyyyy im a fan
Mulan always knew that his gender meant an automatic obligation to carry on his father's legacy. But he grew up less inclined to being a warrior and was more attracted to his mother's dresses and make-up.
He wanted to be a Dan performer, but Mulan knew that in doing so would bring shame to his family. However as he goes through training under his Captain Shang the young man learns that the Huns have planted a spy among a trope of female and effeminate male Dan performers. Said performers will be going to perform before the Emperor of China - at which point the spy will strike. But there's no way to tell who's who. Seeing a chance to act on his affinity for girly things Mulan trades in his sword and armor for a fancy umbrella and embroidered robe, for only he can get into the trope without detection and find out who the spy Hun is.
The only problem is pulling off this solo mission and still performing his duties as a soldier without making Captain Shang suspicious.
Thanks so much this was needed!!!
@@alexparra15 You're welcome, but the real credit goes to Cherryxarts. Their comment inspired me to make this little summary.
Dude, write a fan fic. Please.
Yes, i need this as a fanfic.
@@witchqueen1296 I might. I can't promise anything for sure.
When the world needed it most, this came through.
YOUR PROFILE PICTURE
I thought you were gonna say he came out.
Damn, wish the avatar would do the same
YOUR PFP OMG STAN MARA
I'm not the only one who instantly thought about the avatar >
Male Mulan: Forced by society to be part of the army and a 'strong man', even tho he would much rather dress up and do things society sees as 'girly'
basically he would be similar to Eugene from the Try guys, just in a more ancient time
Edit: Holy fuck, can you guys chill out maybe??? I'm not trying to be offensive, I'm not trying to change the movie, I'm not trying to disrespect the real Mulan, I'm not saying the original movie was about Mulan being boyish, I know thats not her sacrifice. This is a CONCEPT I thought out in LESS THAN 5 MINUTES of how I would do a movie based on this ANIMATIC of a song about FINDING YOURSELF and NOT THE MOVIE. Ok? ok.
I would watch that over and over again! :)
If the live action had this story line it would actually be good.
Like maybe do ribbon dancing or sew clothes or something!
I'd watch that!
OH YES
It would be awesome if we could have a story of a prince. But well... we are talking about Disney 😂😂
Apart from that...
👏🏻This👏🏻Was👏🏻Beautiful!👏🏻
OMG IS MORCY¡¡¡¡
Le gasp!!! I just saw you Beautiful Heathers cover! BIG FAN!!!
Congratulations. You now have 666 likes. 👏
Well theres hercules and aladdin
@@koolkat-hq5xc Hercules is a God, not a prince though he does have everything to be one but he is not. Aladdin is an official prince but he had to marry a princess to become a prince in his movie
The only thing that would have made this better is if he took down his hair bun when he sat down..
His vibrato is amazing.
@karmasdoor same dude
you have been visited by your king
Mulan - Male version of the story by me
Ever since he was a child, Mulan (lets keep this name because I don't have any idea for a male name) was a warm and sensitive boy. His family and everyone who knew him found him to be extremely kind and generous. Every time he could, the little boy would help out the poor and comfort anyone who was sad. He'd also often play with children who he loved and who loved him back.
One day, the huns attack and the emperor makes it mandatory upon a man from each family to join the army. Mulan is terrified, for he knows he's the only man in the family besides his ill father. But the thing is, the young man was never good at fighting with swords or throwing arrows. He was always the last one in races and fellow young men teased him for it. He knows for sure that if he was to go to war, he'd never come back home to his family. He's in the midst of an internal struggle, when he heard footsteps; it's his father, walking with difficulty to announce that he would be the man that would fight and die for his honor and for the emperor.
The night comes, and at the dinner table, no one is speaking. Mulan knows all too well that his family is disappointed. He knows he's not the perfect son, and he knows that even if his father was to die at war, he wasn't enough of a man to take care of his mother and grandmother.
He looks at the table and sees with surprise that a tear dropped on his clenched fist. Even sadder, the boy wonder how can he not hold in tears as would do a real strong man. It's enough for him, and he looks at his father.
- I will go, father. I will go to war in our family's name.
-You aren't ready to fight, son. I'd rather have you stay here than die there.
He tried to argue and convince his father, but nothing works. Even his own father doesn't believe he's string enough to be there. He gets up from the table and leaves, feeling worthless, even more than all the times he dropped to the floor after just a punch from his friends, even more than when he was called a weak little girl...
All night, he can't sleep, only thinking of when he'd have to say Farwell to his father at dawn. He cries a few times, and dries his own tears with anger.
Then he decides.
While all the family is sleeping, the young man steals his father's war uniform, and takes the horse.
- I'll bring honor to my family.
This is the best theory I've read so far.
Ping. The name is Ping...
@@sundarasundara thank you!
@@trebaneconapise7793 well, Ping is the name Mulan came up with up pretend she's a boy but in my story male Mulan isn't pretending so I think he'd deserve his own name!
And what he lacks in physical activities, he made up for in his brains. Mulan always showed how smart she was in the animated movie so it works for male Mulan.
Abosuletely beautiful. I dknt know if this was intentional, probably not, but I saw the wiping away tears as not just as a replacement for the makeup, but addressing that alt of people can raise their children, especially sons, saying things like "big boys dont cry" or "I'll give you something to cry about" as if crying is a weakness, which breaks my heart. The vocals are beautiful and the animatic is amazing.
Love your pfp
@@padiazt805 thanks :D
This description somewhat reminds me of Zuko? Tbh idk sksks also your pfp omg
@@absolutelynotellen lol true tho! I just realized.
@Good Day if he said that then dang, he must have shed a whole lot of tears cuz he sure sounds stupid
I think it's interesting how disney always encourages women to be themselves but hardly ever has men with feminine characteristics unless it's a joke
Bc disney is ~ homophobic ~
*claps* yessss
@@liz257 feminine is not always gay tho :/
@@mjd4287 yeah but it's often seen as gay by clueless straight people, which is why they dont add it
I agree though
@@mjd4287 yet, if a man show any sign of being more feminine someone will go "bro are u gay?". They're firm believers that "feminine man = gay"
I am curious as to how the story is if the gender was to be switched.
Most people would think that "Mulan" would rather dress up and do things as "girly" but I kinda think it's a bit deeper than that.
I believe it involved with this music alone.
Theoretically, I believe "Mulan" was raised in a certain that he was supposed to "belong" in a society that he is supposed to play his part as it is his duty. How he should act, behave, etc as it could be that he doesn't feel it reflects off of who he is on the inside. (Just like how Mulan feel she may not reflect as the perfect bride)
You can think of it in short of a stereotype of how "men shouldn't cry" or "men shouldn't show feelings as it shows weakness" sort of thing.
Everyone wants genderbent Mulan to be into crossdressing and doing for feminine things but that wouldn't fit. Mulan didn't have a secret desire to dress as a man. She wanted to make her family proud, to protect them, and to have her voice heard. I think what you were talking about is much more fitting. Society puts these crazy pressures on men and woman and right now, a lot of people want forget about what those pressures were like for men.
@@icebear1138 Yeah and not to hate on the idea of "transgender" but I think people just think the idea of it is "cute and original" and keep pushing it rather than seeing what the original intentions actually were.
@@Kg01. Transgender is a real thing that real people are. So, keep that in mind.
I agree. There is a bit of an issue with gender stereotyping that comes into play. You don't have be transgender to feel uncomfortable in the role thrust upon you by society. Heck, I'm a woman and no-one would call me girly. So, I can emphasise with someone feeling out of place in their own role.
@@Ikajo I never once said transgender is a “fake” thing. I only merely said that people tend to overshadow the whole “gender-swap” idea that really other than maybe a few tweaks here and there for story wise.
All and all it’s just the same thing but swapped genders.
The whole reason why Mulan dressed up and acted as a solider is because she wanted to protect her father and her family. Not only this but she felt she doesn’t see herself fit to be the “perfect bride” as that’s what her role is supposed to be. So in reality she just wanted her voice to be heard.
So if we were to swap genders per-say. I would likely imagine that the “Malun” (I’m just gonna call the “boy mulan” as “Malun”) would be for his whole life trained to serve a role as a solider. However he felt he isn’t fit to be one. However in the movie it did show they’re willing to take every *male* off the family. So I would imagine that in order for Malun to protect his father he would first get the letter then so desperately hide it from his father and go out there alone giving an excuse that his father is too ill to be at war.
I like that instead of wiping makeup off, he’s wiping his tears away.
he's also wiping off dust and dirt from his face, it seems like prior to this he was doing some sort of fighting or practice
Wanted to be a court poet, ended up in the military instead.
He's too hot 🔥 why 😭
Imagine the story being like this,
He's returning from recruitment camp after being told he's a failure and not being strong enough, hence dishonoring his family. Hearing his mother or sister is to be taken as a concubine, he volunteers himself to protect them, albeit knowing the consequences.
THAT...makes sense.
Interesting
Remember guys, this ain't male Mulan.
It's Ping.
I want more prince or male lead characters. I feel there's no balance between male and female lead characters.
Queen of the Amazons and mother of Princess Diana, Hippolyta has led her people for a millenia.
At least in Disney ('cause there manymale leads), I agree, especially in morals to boys and girls
I always felt the song reflection could be interpreted as a song for trans guys (and girls but it would be less straightforward) because even though that obviously isn't the intention of the song for the movie, a lot of the lyrics are things trans men can relate to. "Who is that girl I see" and "when will my reflection show who I am inside" is very similar to how dysphoria can feel for many.
So glad I’m not the only one that thought this
Exactly! I always felt that this song, along with "How Far I Go" from Moana, fitted really well how I was (and sometimes still am) feeling as a kid going through puberty.
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The beauty of the song is that it can be understood by anyone who isn't being true to themselves due to society or their family obligations. 😁
As a trans boy, this song hits way too close to home
Male Mulan: Raised to become a warrior by his father and fight in wars but is a pacifist.
Interesting
This is literally me
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*The clawdeena9?!?* Hey!
Yooooo, why are so many youtubers in the comments on this video??
if the bride was changed to son and the daughter was changed to brother, shouldn't they just change it to soldier? this was very good nonetheless, t'was just a random thought of mine that popped in my head
Because daugther and brother have similar syllables but bride and soilder don't so changing it wouldn't sound as smooth
@@thatone_skzsimp I think they mean daughter to soldier, they have the same syllables
@@-Me-._. yeah, this was my point because they went with "I will never pass for a perfect son (bride), or a perfect brother (daughter)"
@@thatone_skzsimp what i'm trying to say was that since mulan was supposed to be a bride to bring honor to her family, wouldn't it be better to use soldier instead of brother for this animatic to represent what he initially wanted to achieve?
@@aman7930 "I will never pass for a perfect son, or a perfect soldier" is what they meant I think
Remind me again why aren't you part of disney animations again?
You are amazing
HE SO BEAUTIFUL
I'm writing a fanfic where it's like "What if Mulan had a brother named Bolin and they decided to switch positions?" This cover fits and animation perfectly with the story.
I wanna read it!
HOLY SHIT THAT SOUNDS AMAZING! Sign. Me. Up
I'm still working out the bugs for the first chapter but when I'm done, I'll make sure to share the link on where you can read it. ^^
@@grimlin903 Hell yeah
I def want to read this 😯
oh when he wipes his tears.. it broke my heart. :'( first time i'm hearing this male cover and in the first line i predicted the lyric would go "perfect son or the perfect warrior"
The disney prince I never knew I needed
This whole video is a thousand times better than the Disney live action.
Yes
LITERALLY LMAOOO
Yeah, the live action is simply despicable. Not even an inch close on to the animated movie.
The song of a gay character asking himself "when will I be who I really am"
DAMN THATS POWERFUL
i think its more transgender
No
Yeah, be careful about that, we are trying to end the stereotype that all gay men are feminine and all straight men are masculine :) sorry if this sounded rude, I’m just trying to spread awareness
@@isabellek-q3183 it’s not
This one goes for the gays and the trans folks out there 🌈
Or the closeted and confused.
And for the asexuals and aromantics and others of the LGBT community.
I don't care about who is and isn't transgender, gay or what-have-you, but I miss the world before you people made everything about that. If so much of people's identities consist of their sexuality, or lack-there-of, there's a real problem.
@@BabsChannel me too.
Look it’s great for you guys and all that, but sorry to break it to ya... this isn’t about you.
I was waiting for his hair to be let down towards the ending 😭
Don Cheadle Carlos Samuel L. Jacskon Cobie Smulders Jon Favreau Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Brie Larson Tom Holland, and Scarlett Johansson
He wants to do family chores like make tea and all this cute wholesome stuff and he ends up joining a concubine kind of thing where he meets the female version of Shang and they fall in love, or Shang is himself and they meet anyways and love conquers all
That’s a great idea
When you say "or the perfect brother" it would also fit to say "or the perfect soldier" since he obviously struggles to be a warrior.
Really beautiful transition! Great job actually. How he probably doesn't want to be a warrior and he feels he is not good at it! Great job showing the struggle of a boy in that same society!
Sung by a guy this way brings a different meaning to the lyrics
Ikr
This is really interesting. And I can’t help wondering how the story would go if this were the case.
I definitely wasn't expecting the "I will never pass for a perfect son, or a perfect brother" lyrics. My mind built two theories upon that line; 1) He wants to support his sister Mulan while she goes off to fight, or 2) Mulan died prior to this and he wants to carry on her legacy, but because she was a woman, he's being discouraged from doing that.
Him wiping off the dirt is super deep because it implies as a man it’s his duty to work hard, get dirty and it’s like he wants to be more in touch with his softer/feminine side but can’t show it to his family because of the times
We need more male stories for Disney movies. Like, women are not the only ones suffering or that suffered.
Now we need Disney princes for men to identify
Totally agree
So good! Wish Disney had more male leads dealing with their issues, maybe male version Mulan is strong but kind and really doesn't want to go to war because he can't stand the thought of killing... I'd watch!
He’s secretly a pacifist.
Not gonna lie: this caused instant crying in me, deep, long, and needed.
I've had a mixed relationship with the Mulan movie, because when I was younger I did a solo of "I'll Make a Man Outta You" for high school. Which was great when I thought I was a dude. Not so much with realizations I only finally managed to fully see through as an adult. Realizations that took far longer than they should have because every time I approached them as a child they were constantly obscured by one issue or another, and my mental health was never stable enough to get a clear picture.
And yet I'd always had an attachment to this song, as if it spoke to me, but not *quite* spoke to *me.* Like it meant something, or should have meant something, but I wasn't the audience for it.
And then as I grew older and joined trans communities, and met my husband who is a trans man, I realized who it was for. Regardless of the original intent of the writers, the song is, more or less, a *perfect* song for trans *men.* For him, when he heard that song in 1998 at only 8 years old, it crystalized *everything.* He knew who he was after that and it took him a long time to get his family to acknowledge it and help him.
Which left me wishing that trans *women* could have such a song too, because I feel like if I'd had a similar epiphany at a younger age, maybe I'd be in a better place right now. (Or maybe not. I grew up in mostly conservative type areas where, especially in the early 2000s, I could have been killed going to high school in a dress.)
Of course I considered listening to male versions of this song, but I never bothered, because it seemed like a cheap imitation. After all the original has all these visuals that go with it that seal the deal and make it clear what it actually means. So there was no point.
And then I stumbled across this.
Thank you. Thank you for making this. You just made the lost little girl in my heart happier than you'll ever know.
I get emotional watching these male versions, Disney what are you doing? Give us a good prince movie already
I swear if male Mulan becomes a thing, I'd legit fall for him.
Is this what I've been waiting for or is this what I've been waiting for?
We really need something of this quality of a Disney prince that isn’t a side character
His voice is so pretty
Funny thing is this is exactly how I see the original song. Always feeling like I might perhaps be a huge disappointment to my dad for not being the son he expected. And yet, he's as kind as Mulan's dad.
This version is so emotional. It’s an amazing cover
i would watch the HECK out of a full length movie version of this.
1:20 when he cried, my heart melted. He doesn't even have a movie and I'm already attached to his character 😭😭😭
I NEED A FANFIC ABOUT THIS OMG
I wish there was a movie about a prince instead of a princess. That would be cool
Aladdin, Hercules, Tarzan, hardly Kuzco, Kenai.... yes, it can be more
@@ClaudetteVioletta Yeah and even then none of those people are princes
I like how he wiped away tears instead of makeup. I was kind of hoping that would happen.
All the reflections in this look incredible
Really wish he let down his hair bun that'd be perfect-
I could have been died.
I wish Disney would make more princes and good male main characters
Hold up, this was made 3 days ago?! RUclips WHAT THE HECK?! Why wasn’t I notified?!
And now I am imagining that he went to the palace as a famale maid (or how you call that famale attendants) of the Imperors daughter and they fell in love...
The fact that Mulan's make up was instead tears made this much more emotional.
I cried.
You've no idea how long I've been waiting for princes & such. Honestly, it feels like there are a lack of iconic male protagonists in animation.
Disney. If you don't see this'll, watch this, acknowledge this, admire this, love this, accept this, and then hire the creator; I don't know what you'd be thinking to ignore such a masterpiece
God the vocals and the animation is gorgeous
A young man is forced to join the army when all he really likes to do is dance, cook, and wear pretty clothes. At first, he is rejected by the other soldiers because of his girly manners but then he earns their respect by showing them a different, more subtle way of fighting. In the end, he's recognized as a brilliant strategist and offered a place in the emperor council.
I like that
Wow the animatic is so beautiful! Good job. It looks so close to the original artwork/artstyle
I wish we had more Disney Princes that are trying to find themselves and be just as developed as Princesses and serve more purpose other than just being used as a love interest
If Mulan is a boy
The story will be...
He likes to read books and he wants to achieve his goal without anybody interfering with him, then The war happens and boys in the family should join the war. Mulan refuses to join the war but his father wants to honor his family, Mulan starts to worry about his father's condition and decides to join the war without his father joining the war.
I sure hopes when Ling, Yao & Chien-Po would've known for him if he was not definitely wounded after
the avalanche and Shang could tell him that he'll check and see if this is the end or the end just yet until
the sword of Shan Yu was carried away by a Falcon to leader of the Huns?
*WAAW OH MY GOD THANK YOUU!!! I ALWAY DREAMNT OF A MALE VERSION OF MULAN!!!!! IT'S JUST AMAZING!!!!! AND THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS ARE SOO CREATIVE!!!!! WAAW IT'S JUST INSANE!!*
The ultimate in "the closet song" back in 1999 this helped so much!
Look at me
I will never pass for a perfect bride
Or a perfect daughter
Can it be
I'm not meant to play this part
Now I see, that if I were truly to be myself
I would break my family's heart
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me
Why is my reflection someone I don't know
Somehow I cannot hide
Who I am, though I've tried
When will my reflection show who I am inside
When will my reflection show who I am inside
OMG that broadway voice sounds too good, we need cool Disney princes!!
hngh this is fantastic!
WOOW. Great work. Love the idea of wiping up the tears as he has no make up to clean xDD
I- I love this. BEAUTIFUL JOB!!!
this looks so good!!! you've improved a lot!! i needed this:)
This is what happens when Mulan tells his parents that he’s gay
Or maybe not because i think this channel pretty much change everyone gender so all soldiers probably women.
Remember, Atlantis told a story of a smart, kind and week young man who saves an entire kingdom. If you want to watch a Disney film about a "prince".
Man this was so good! You’re so talented
I want a Disney prince movie, not like the other male lead movies, I want the same vibes as the Disney Princess movies but as a Disney Prince movie.
The singer gave me goosebumps. Beautiful!
This was my favourite song when I was a kid pls I love this 😭🌹
You are amazing for making these. I just love them and they are so important to share 💖💖
I've been obsessed with this song for 3 weeks now thanks for this
Beautiful, this is so beautiful!
All the good feels
This made me smile, cry, & want to see a Disney prince so bad.
I must say this was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing :) !
trans people hold this song so dear to their hearts. i see you. ya'll are valid asf remember that dammnit.
Aw thank you
I am loving all the strong female characters that disney has created. Moana, Anna, Elsa, Merida, Repunzel, and others are excellent role models for young girls, inspiring them to be kind and follow their own journey and to not let society tell them who they are. A lot of male characters in Disney are not given this sort of opportunity for young boys. Basically every disney "prince" was boring and basic. We need young male characters who are in touch with their emotions and aren't afraid to talk about their problems and insecurities. Male mental health isn't taken very seriously and we need to show our children that it is okay to not be okay. The first step is to ask for help. Suicide rates are so much higher in males than females, and boys and men need to know that they don't have to be big strong walls. Men can be emotional, soft and insecure too. Onward was a good idea executed wrongly. It felt rushed and I wanted to see more of their interesting world and really get to know the characters. I feel it would have been more impactful as a one season television series, something similar to Over The Garden Wall. There would be room for quiet emotional scenes as well as jokes and action scenes. They could take their time with character arc and development, and really give us a chance to immerse in the setting. I want to see disney really get out of their comfort zone when writing a male protagonist. Set an example and create a role model for young boys like they have done for young girls.
Ok, I honestly need to watch this as a full movie!!!
More please, this is beautiful. Amazing job!!
AMAZING as ALWAYS I love the animation and the voice 😁
Oh oh! What if I’m his story his family is very fortunate and he hears about a prince or princess coming to look for a bride so he pretends to be one to help them out?
WOAH! This is really good! Keep up the good work! 💕
Chills! I love the song, because many ppl can identify with it. Wow absolutely beautiful.
HUMAN WHO MADE THIS. YOU HAVE MY RESPECTS. AND I LOVE YOU
I'd love to see a male Mulan dream to be a scholar, someone educated, or maybe even a teacher. But in his legacy it is much more honourable to become a soldier.
Ping is now an actual character he is fan cannon now.