Who is it really for?

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 1999)

I just caught Mulan at the cinema on its re-release( I assume to back Tarzan up). I watched it with my 4 year old daughter who loved every second of course (she knows all the songs, names of the characters etc)But then again so do I. I am a Disney fan. No doubt about it. Ever since I was a kid, (I'm a big one now at 27)I've pretty much caught all of the Disney movies and as you get older they obviously change. Not the movies themselves, but your perception of what you are watching. As a movie fan I can appreciate all of Disneys recent movies as an adult( the direction, artwork, character selection and most importantly story selection). I like them all in different ways, Aladdin for X, Notre Dame for Y and it goes on. The point I am making is this: Does it really matter what I think? My daughter loved it. Its for her. Its for all the kids to enjoy the world over. I try not to be critical of Imbd reviews but I think people maybe aren't watching a movie like this in the right frame of mind if they are not at least entertained by its simple (ok predictable) story and the easy to listen to musical score etc. As an Eddie murphy fan I loved mushu, but I can appreciate someone not acquainted with his comedy finding him miscast in this film. But again, so what? Do the kids care? No. As adults we criticize the selection of the comedy relief and we wonder who the comedy relief will be in the next film. I'm not saying you have to have children to enjoy a Disney movie nor am I saying any person young or old, male or female, chinese or arabic etc isn't entitled to an opinion on said movie, but hey lighten up folks. I think Mulan is another solid performance from Disney and look forward to Tarzan.