A girl worth fighting for

Rating: 8/10 (16 June 2020)

MULAN is one of those movies that I don't count among my favorites, but I still enjoy watching it now and then. It's a pleasant movie, a gem from late in the Disney Renaissance that benefits from its mostly understated strengths: Mulan is a great heroine, the art style evokes Chinese watercolor painting, and the songs are lovely. The "girl power" theme is presented in a non-preachy manner too, a rarity in current Hollywood movies which feel the need to hammer their points home. Mulan doesn't need to give speeches about why she's badass-- we see it in her actions, courage, and intelligence. About the only element I dislike is Mushu, but even he gets a good line in now and then.