Mulan (Animated) (DVD)

Ohh my first movie op! The Story ******** Mulan tells the story of a girl who tries really hard to please her parents. It is Disney’s first Chinese related story which tells of the legend of Mushu the Dragon and Mulan. This was Disney’s 36th animated film and what a film it is! The film begins with Mulan being prepared to have a dinner with the potential in laws but as always, she messes up somehow and again disgraces the family name. Mulan always feels upset for letting her parents down time after time even though she tries so hard. Set in China in the 5th century, the Emperor at the time calls upon one male member of each family ...

When I first encounter Mulan it was with a bit of mild irritation, Grandparents had bought it as an incidental gift. "Oh I just saw it on the stand and thought that'd be nice, Molly would like that." I wish I had Fifteen pounds to fritter away on a whim!! As it turned out Molly didn?t like it immediately, she watched the first twenty minutes and thought it was boring so turned it off in favour of Snow White (another grandparent purchase). We later discovered Mulan when Snow White had been watched to death and I was pleasantly surprised. I expected another girl power message film along the lines of Pocanhontas (a truly awful Disney film). The ...

Directed By - Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft Starring/Voices - Ming Na Wen, B.D. Wong, Eddie Murphy Length - 88 minutes Hopefully Disney has learnt its lesson with giving us dreadful history lessons in the form of Pocahontas. We now have another Disney film trying to teach us something. A Chinese legend about a girl called Mulan. When a man from each house has to go to war to fight against the Hun, Mulan can't bear to see her father go. With fears that he might not come back alive she decides to take his place by dressing as a man (cross-dressing in a Disney movie!?). Coming along for the ride is a cricket considered as good luck, and a ...