WE ARE MEN!!!!

Rating: Null/10 (31 August 2003)

I like Mulan because it was simple enough to appeal to the child in me and powerful to get my adult imagination going.

The humor was quite Western and a bit slapstick, it could have been toned down to make the movie a classic. Even with that it's still a beautiful movie.
I appreciate the cultural themes which weren't downplayed but brought to light a culture that has endured long because of it's simplicity and deep values. The invocations/prayers to the ancestors, the burning of incense in their shrine, the calling forth of the guardians, the immobile face of the Emperor before the Hun leader(though he was at death's door)honor above all. The dialogue and one liners were actually dramatic and memorable in these scenes.
"Though the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow before it" "A girl like that does not happen every dynasty"
But the music really brought this picture alive; I'll make a man out of you is one of my favourites soundtracks ranking second to Let The River Run (Working Girl OST). A girl worth fighting for(hilarious).
Mulan is simple but is a good story which has enough morals for every and anyone.
9/10