so anyways, i love ming-na wen | my first time watching mulan in YEARS (movie commentary!)
ya’ll, i filmed this in august. AUGUST. and if you asked me where august went or how the first month of 2021 is apparently almost over, i couldn’t tell you. but hey, i finally edited the vid? 😂
(should i watch the live action mulan?? i haven’t seen it but i’ve seen some meh reviews :/)
but hey guys 🤗 this is kinda a hot mess of a movie commentary, but i figured i'd post it anyways lol. (if i look ~sweaty~ by the end it's because i literally went on a walk in the middle of it ??? why ?? i have no idea 😅 but i'm stuck with this footage now so i hope it's at least somewhat fun, despite the UGHness of it, lol)
this was my first time watching mulan in legit years, i think i may have been 6 or 7 the last time i watched it? so it was cool seeing it again & actually getting to appreciate all the amazing details this film has!!! (because i'm certain lil me was NOT paying attention to the symbolism, lmao)
but what do you guys think?! should i watch the live action one?! i gotta keep going on the MCU films so i can watch ming-na wen in agents of shield again!!! (also I FILMED THIS LITERALLY BEFORE WE KNEW EVERYTHING THAT WENT DOWN IN MANDO S2 THAT'S CRAZY) anyways, drop your thoughts in the comments down below, and let's talk mulan!! :)
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The beauty of this movie is that Shan Yu never once disregarded Mulan. When it was revealed that Mulan was the soldier it was just another day for Shan Yu. That’s because the Huns had female soldiers and warriors in their society. Women were shown more respect and held a higher social status in those cultures than in countries like China and Japan outside of just being keepers of the household and giving birth. That’s mainly because the lifestyle of the steppe was so harsh that everyone needed to be involved, down to the last man, woman, and child, in order to survive.
When she pulls her hair back he only says "The soldier from the mountain", not "You're a woman?" or anything like that.
That's wholly due to their culture being cavalry based though. From horseback, the sheer speed and impact of a charging stallion renders both men and women equally lethal. The same was true for the Scythian culture of the Russian steppes around this time as well, they likewise had male and female warriors. In tribal civilization, and such cultures that Romans would call barbarian ones, it's easier for female warriors to exist since every individual fights for themselves without any real comprehensive training, strategy, unity or discipline that comes with soldiery. When soldiery is the case, when we're talking professional armies the problem arises as we see in Mulan, that women have less physical stamina and capacity than men to handle rigorous training and the kind of fighting that requires enormous discipline of mind and body to function as one in a unit. And as history showed progressively, the barbarian type of fighting was no match for the arrival of more and more specialized forces. Pure and raw strength of force and fight, as is Shan Yu's way of war, can get you far, but only so far.
I never thought about that
@@halliegeary8701 They are hunter and gatherer cultures, and also sometimes pastoralists, but this is also the case with the Germans and Nordics, even the Spartans. The irony is that many agrarian cultures ended up developing main female deities as a figure of mother earth. Since many of the hunting cultures had men as their main gods, and also the values were predominantly masculine. It is counterproductive that they had a better treatment of women.
@@halliegeary8701 There is a difference. Many hunting cultures of the time just stayed that way because they lived in difficult environments. It is difficult to say that part of those customs were only because men were lacking for the tasks or because their nomadic and practical life was relatively equal. There is a special case like the Spartans, a culture that allowed women to receive an education and marry whoever they wanted, in addition to having their opinion and honor respected. They are, so to speak, the most modern example that maintained that same essence of hunting cultures in paleolithic adapted to a stable civilization.
I guess in the end he was a lucky cricket right? he was the one who ruined Mulan's visit to the matchmaker, so she didn't get married and went on the path where she actually found herself
yes!!! so true!!! honestly he's gotta be the luckiest bug in all of china after surviving that entire adventure 😂
But she wasn't againt's the marriage tradition she was going to fulfill, she just was a different girl but she rebeld to save her father not to go againt's tradition
And also saves the *entire country*
@Sonia JP Yeah? That doesn’t make anything the other person said not true.
maybe he was more like a black hole of luck. he gets all the luck and takes away everyone else's lol
"Dishonor on you, dishonanor on your cow!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I fucking love that quote. My fiancee pissed me off last week and I literally yelled that. Hahahaha.
Me to my friend: "Dishonor on you! And dishonor on your cow!" *Pointing at His girlfriend*
@@sebswede9005 Calling his gf a cow…
dishonor on your dragon
Mulan: the only Disney Princess with a bodycount. In the THOUSANDS.
lol the only Disney character really.
@@creatingpulsars9979 thanos would be upset
@@pokejourneys8919 I didn't really consider thanos Disney originally but when you're right, you're right. SPOILER FOR END GAME -- - - - - - - - Although, considering his was undone, can we really count those deaths?
to be fair while we have no clue how many she has killed kida from atlantis is confirmed by her father to have killed outsiders before. and later on in the movie she had no qualms to stab someone who was attacking her and would have done so had rourke not disarm her.
@@eXpriest to be fair how long did this crisis last. A few days at most.
I do kinda love that Shan-Yu never makes a point of her being a woman! He only ever refers to her as "the soldier"!
It's because in his country, women can be soldiers
The Huns were more egalitarian than China, women could be warriors and leaders, so Mulan being a female soldier would not be particularly shocking for Shan-Yu. It isn't talked about much but there were many cultures which treated women near equally to men.
@@wiseguy01 and then there’s hyenas which are female driven
He's an equal opportunity warmonger!
That's badass.
Lea Salonga did the singing for Mulan. She also sang for Jasmine in Aladdin. Such a classic that somehow is still underrated.
She was also the original Kim in Miss Saigon’s west end cast
oh, that's awesome!!! now i feel like i should rewatch aladdin to see the similarities!!
I love Ming and I also love Lea
I was JUST going to say all that. Lea Salonga is amazing!!!!
@@s.b49 For the Broadway cast as well. Also played Eponine in Les Miserables' 10th anniversary and Fantine in the 25th.
"Dragon. Dra-gon. Not lizard. I don't do that tongue thing."
In the french version he says, we don't speak the same language
hissssss
She beats the villain in a dress with a fan, both typical feminine things. I love it
What I seriously love about Shan Yu is that he's not the typical sing songy, quirky Disney villain. He's a serious, evil villain. THATS WHAT DISNEY LACKS THIS DAYS
And he hasn't green eyes like the others villains except Frollo
@@a.g.demada5263 I don't think ursula had green eyes either, or the guy from pocahontas
@@mikaaizawa8184 you're right but their eyes are not as visible than the others
@@a.g.demada5263 right my bad
When I was little, I didnt know the word "dynasty" so when the emperor says, "You dont meet a girl like that every dynasty," I thought he said, "You dont meet a girl like that every darndest day." XD
THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT TOO
For the rest of your life you’ll never hear the phrase “Let’s get down to business” without wanting to immediately sing “To Defeat the Huns!!”.
fun fact: the creators said that the fan move she uses at the end to disarm him is actually a real martial arts technique
Watching this movie, I think people sometimes forget that Mulan wasn't just an untrained soldier. She was starting in the negatives because she'd been groomed her whole life for marriage. She was soft. Probably no muscle mass really and no stamina. Mulan is my favorite Disney Princess ( she totally counts and I will die on this hill) and such a great power icon.
Watching this movie through the cultural lens really makes this movie even better.
Crying during an animated movie? Yeah, I have, too. For me it was the opening sequence of "Up"
EVERYONE teared up in that sequence. 😭
The end of "Coco."
16:15 I love that May/Ming Na Wen struck that pose in the Agents of Shield season 6 finale. It was great that the show found away to give a nod to Ming Na Wen's other iconic character.
oh, i definitely need to go rewatch that episode now!! that's awesome... i seriously need a compilation of all her characters' moves in unison 😅
Same girl. The ending always gives me chills. Mulan worked so hard and seeing it pay off with her country and her father always gets the water works going.
It has come to my attention that Jackie Chan played and sang as Captain Li Shang... in the chinese version. I still think its cool to know.
Yes!😄 I still listen to his version of I'll Make A Man Outta You when I need to feel strong.
@@ashleymclaughlin6901 Well, I discovered this cover not long ago, and I think it is worth a watch. ^^ kzhead.info/sun/hM2heLGmb19ojas/bejne.html
So when grandma gives her the apple and the cricket it’s actually so she has a better figure! The cricket gives her more hips and the apple gives her more bust
Mulan is a badass just like May. Who is that girl you see? A badass that’s who.
Ummmm, YES
May loves to kick butt and chew gum, but she’s always out of gum. 😁
Who is may?
@@julsdraws6769 Ming na wen, the woman who played Mulan, played a character named Melinda May in agents of shield
9:04 I get the feeling that being sent home wasn't a favor. Even in modern western wartime, you hear about men who were deemed "unfit to serve" being mercilessly persecuted by their community and family, and even hating themselves. There would be a lot of guild knowing that you are staying home while every man you know and respect is going off to fight and die in your place. You would feel like a burden and a fraud. Complicated stuff. :[
"And what are you A SHEEP?!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Mushu is the best
@@a.g.demada5263 💯
I just realized that Mulan is one of the few non-orphans of Disney. Lol
Oh wow she is
Just started watching, and fingers crossed David Zippel gets a mention. Poor guy writes the lyrics for this, Hercules,and "Star-Spangled Man" in Captain America and no one knows him. Serious case of Benie Taupin disease with that guy. Under rated is an understatement.
oh wow!! that is so cool!!! i would never have guessed the same man wrote lyrics to star-spangled man with a plan, but thank you for sharing!!! i love that!!
"She needs to copyright that, because she owned it." Damn straight she did!
Proof that Ming Na Wen owns the world. We just live in it
it's the MCU: the ming-na wen cinematic universe 😂
@@fictionaldarling Nah, Agent and Coulson and May run the MCU, everyone else are just secondary characters. 😁
YES MULAN IS A CLASSIC, ITS SUCH A FUN MOVIE. (I just come into your comments to yell about how great your vids are and how great the movies/shows are 💀)
LOL, i appreciate it always!!!! 😂 and YES omg, it's such a good movie!!!!
Mulan stroking her hair was put in because Ming stroked her hair.
i LOVE this so so much!!!! it's such a nice touch :')
I really appreciate that Mulan's trio of friends do grow to respect and follow her in big contrast to view of woemn in their "girl worth fighting for" song. Also love that's a song Shang doesn't participate in (despite leading "I'll make a man out of you"
Now this was the pinnacle of my disney childhood along with snow white, beauty and the beast, lion king, Aladdin, ECT.
Mulan is the CAVALRY
It's sad that the 2020 live action missed the point of this classic. Not to mention a portion of it was filmed a stone's throw away from a camp that's imprisoning a group of people for their beliefs. Enjoyed your reaction as usual. Cheers!
@@madnessarcade7447 oh I got it, doesn’t change that it was a horrible movie.
@@madnessarcade7447 It was also suppose to be historically accurate. Running up walls and kicking arrows plus the phoenix?
Yeah. Don’t let Disney fool you. They are not that shining beacon of righteousness/social righteousness that they want people to think that they are. Lol.
@@madnessarcade7447 It’s “just” a movie that sucked in multiple ways. “Realistic” doesn’t heavily lean on “main character pretty much has Force abilities and shape shifters exist” now does it?
@@madnessarcade7447 mulan 2020 wasnt just terrible because of its problematic messages, horrible pacing, dismal character development, and atrocious cgi, but because people like you thought it was great movie idea. whats so great about it that you have to tell people to get off their high horses for? whats your opinion on what is so great about this dumpster fire?
Don't worry... I watch Mulan at least once a year and I cry every single time! xD I also LOVE the Soundtrack.. such a perfect movie
Such a childhood classic for me.
"The greatest honor, is having you for a Daughter" makes me cry happy Tears every Time. He is one of my favorite Disney Dads❤
"Thats why he's taking over villages and I am not" 🤣🤣🤣
Mulan is easily one of, if not the best Disney movies from that era. I'm like, a grown ass man and it still makes me tear up when she reunites with her Dad. "I'll make a man out of you" is seriously the best song/montage ever, I love the imagery of her struggling then succeeding in that sequence.
Bonus fact - the voice of the Emperor is Mr Miyagi himself.
Mulan’s singing actress was Lea Salonga, who, fun fact, played Eponine in the original Broadway recording of Les Mis 💕
Not to be That Person, but there are about 7000 different cast recordings of Les Mis and Lea Salonga's on the 1995 concert one, not the original one. She was the first Asian to play Eponine on Broadway, though ☺️
@@SashaTekeian Two concerts, actually: 10th & 25th anniversaries. Different characters though.
and singing voice of jasmine
The pose mulan is in at 16:15 in the video is the same pose that May makes when she is about to fight Izel in season 6.
this is genuinely AMAZING
I am 31 years old and it took me until *just now* to realize that the doll Mulan finds at 11:01 at the destroyed village is the same doll that Shan Yu says "Yo we gotta go give this little girl her doll back, wink" They didn't give the little girl her doll back at all! T_T
It’s so sad 😢. Also the Huns only see the evidence of a village and the army nearby and not an innocent child’s toy.
I feel like that scene in Captain America where Steve gets the flag down using his mind when all the strong men failed, is somehow inspired by Mulan doing the same here.
My guess is that any downvoter is an ex-Imperial adviser?
LOL, i love this 😂
While you’re right ~ Ming-na Wen is insanely talented, the singer you hear is the Tony/Drama Desk/Lawrence Olivier Award-winning actress Lea Salonga, who, in addition to singing the roles of TWO Disney princesses (Mulan and Jasmine), is also the first actress of Asian descent to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in Les Misérables on Broadway.
God, you’re getting ME emotional!
That bureaucratic jerk is actually voiced by Melinda May's dad. And speaking of gargoyles, it might be a bit much to saddle you with another non-MCU series, but have you seen Disney's "Gargoyles"? Think you'd like it.
Fun fact: the singer for Shang is Donny Osmond (one of my mom's favorite singers :3)
Not a single soul.... DAMN the symbolism ☺😄
So many memories and memorable quotes from this movie, I can recall them all as if it were yesterday. And I'm pretty sure these quotes started the whole meme generator in the first place, don't you think? "Dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow, ..." "CHICKEN BOY?!?! Say that to my face, ya limp noodle!!!" "When will my reflection show who I am inside?" "No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it." "The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." Need I go on? 😊😊
Fun Fact: I’m not sure if you already know this but James Hong who plays Chi-Fu in this, also plays May’s dad in Agents of Shield. I just find this quite ironic hahaha
And Po's dad in Kung Fu Panda
YESSSSS! I've watched this movie like 500 times since I found out Ming-Na Wen is Mulan. It's honestly such a great movie.
it really is!!!! and i love that ming-na wen is literally a disney princess :')
Mulan is definitely my favorite Disney movie. It just hits perfectly on every level.
MING-NA IS MY IDOL! I used to be terrified of Mulan because of the zombie Huns (still kinda have trauma.) I would have to cover my eyes anytime Shan Yu came on screen and I have a distinct memory of crying in the hallway when watching this in 5th grade. I still don’t understand how they survived without the explanation of being zombies. I mean their eyes are yellow so that also proves my point. But yea back to Ming-Na. My friends have had to literally to cover my mouth to make me stop talking about how awesome she is... I think there wasn’t an age restriction but like there was a requirement of 1 man per family so that’s the issue. Little Brother reminds me of Pua from Moana and Mushu reminds me of Heihei. Tell me I’m wrong. The fact that hygiene is a “girly” habit explains so much about men... So the thing is, Mulan saved her dad because her dad was already in the army so he would’ve been with the people who were massacred in the village. WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER. Nothing else to say but YES!!! Even though Mulan isn’t a princess, we can see from the very beginning that she’s a Disney princess. Just look at how she interacts with her horse (I think the horses name is Khan). Either Khan is like a genius and super well trained horse that has peak physical condition or Mulan is a Disney princess and can speak to animals. Also I don’t know how in the world Mulan was able to survive in the cold like that. I can’t even walk outside in the snow without freezing my hands off. Also, are the soldiers technically in drag?? That’s awesome. When you said she’s in a dress I thought you were going to say they can all see up her dress into her pants... hopefully she had something underneath. 16:16 is literally the scene with May and Kara where it’s like “I know all your moves, I was SHIELD” and then May goes “Not all of them” and Ming has the same exact tone in her voice like, “I am unpredictable and I’m about to destroy you.” The blue hat dude is just awful. He should be fired and Mulan can just do it over zoom. Fun fact of the day, the voice actor for Chi-Fu, played May’s dad in AOS. Second fun fact of the day, in the descendants movies, the person who played Mulan’s daughter, Lonnie, was played by Dianne Doan, AKA Kora on AOS. What a coinkedink. Awesome reaction and hope you’re doing well!!
okay that was literally me as a kid watching the sharks in finding nemo though, so i feel that 😂 i still can't watch that movie; i've been scarred for life 😂 but i can totally see how they look like zombies!!! they straight up came back from the dead (i still really don't know how they survived the avalanche, lol) but omg, YES at all of the ming-na wen fangirling; i seriously love her so much!!! she's absolutely amazing & i feel like none of my friends see it, either (idk HOW though, look at how talented she is!!!!!) i LOVE all the parallels between may & mulan (& how randomly connected this is to shield?! that's so crazy about the voice actor being the same as may's dad!! and haha, that's making me want to rewatch the descendants now 😂 i loved lonnie's story!!) i hope you're doing well, too!! i think you commented on a past vid that your mental health hasn't been the best, so i hope things start to look up soon :) it's been a rough as all heck start to the year, lol. i hope everything's okay!! and i hope we all make it out a lil bit better than wanda seems to be doing 😅
Now that I think about it I have no clue how I was able to watch finding Nemo. I probably just blocked it out. I agree 100%. I have just pestered my friends and family enough so they understand how talented she is or they just say they understand so I stop talking. Descendants is great but I still haven’t been able to watch the third movie bc I grew up watching Cameron Boyce... just too many emotions. And thanks, I kinda just got thrown off the metaphorical rails but now I’m easing my way back on. I hope so too because she is kinda going insane at the moment... I’ve gotten my best friend hooked on WandaVision and now she’s watching all the marvel movies plus your reactions since I gave her your chronological order list which is probably the most precise one out there I haven’t watched the newest episode yet because my Disney+ suddenly broke since it thinks my dad is under the age of 18 somehow... but it’s hopefully getting fixed this weekend. Heard a lot about AOS easter eggs and I can’t wait!! :)
I'm so glad you noticed the "girl worth fighting for" how it's the little girl they are fighting for now
It's true that Mulan probably could've taken the job, but the fact that Emperor offered to her, and respected her wish to turn it down, is a huge thing in itself. He's basically allowing her to choose how she lives, but telling her that the option is open if she ever changes her mind. To top it off, the fact that the Emperor, the most powerful man in country, bowed in respect to her, a woman, in the time period this is set in, is the ultimate show of respect.
I am forever in awe of Jerry Goldsmith, the composer. He did not have to go that hard. The soundtrack during the battle in the snow? *chef kiss*
Easily one of the best animated movies of all time! I think the soundtrack is fantastic, and the storyline is insanely moving! Great reaction 😍
the way i have a crush on mulan and li-shang 😭😭
Wait and see mulan 2!!! Ming na wen! Is legendary
Chica go ahead and cry it out! I'm right there with ya! I got the same way with the end of Marvels Endgame and the last episode of The Big Bang Theory! lol but then again with those I had spent like a whole decade or more getting to know the characters so I got emotionally invested in them. Still, in a movie like this, I feel it shows you got heart and its in the right place. Here is a tissue. lol pat on the back. Here is a shot of tequila in honor of Mulan! lol
"I'll get that arrow, pretty boy. And I'll do it with my shirt ON." is one of my favorite lines. XD As soon as you said "A distinct lack of bodies." I said "OH GOD-" "Bro, she just saved your whole-ass ass, you need to sit down." XD
"Why's that man look so grumpy? Is he sad he's dead? Probably." LOL
I love Mulan so much because it came out the same year I was born.
I feel like not many people don't know about this but there is a Mulan 2 its really good and I recommend it to you and if you do decide on watching it there is some parts that you need to be prepared and I guess and have some tissues around? or at least that's for me 😅
i need to check it out, i didn't know there was a sequel!!! thank you for the tissue warning, haha, i'll probably need them too 😅
I saw this a few years ago
Hey, a trilogy of animated movies that came out recently that you should check out are the "How to Train Your Dragon" trilogy. Great movies that are fun, but also very heartwarming.
amazing commentary. you seem really kind and entertaining. really good content. ive always been interested in mulan. this made me want to see it.
One of my favourite animated movies😍😍😍. Great reaction as per usual👍
Thanks for the awesome reactions. You’re such a beautiful human being
Mulan's dad can't go to war because he already did and broke his leg that time. He can't walk without his cane because he broke his leg not because he is old. 😂😂 LOL
Girl, you have an incredible head of hair!!!
16:13 shout out to the reference to this moment in Agents of SHIELD when May is fighting Izel with the sword after she "dies"
The live action is so AMAZING!!
still one of the best and most inspirational movies ever ps. you're adorable
You’re reaction is sooo gen Z 😂 Im glad you enjoy the master piecd
i had to take a three days break to watch this reaction of yours bc i got 'i'll make a man out of you' stuck in my head and had to repeatedly listen to it for days and make up my own movies in my head while doing so x'D
I love how much you talk, I feel like I'm actually watching with a friend!
I love that effective communication is the branding for your channel 😂 "slap it on a tee shirt"
This is my FAVORITE Disney movie(Lion KIng is a close second!) - They are the only ones I remember going to see in theaters when they came out(when I was 8 & 4 respectively). So glad you liked it! Watching you watch it for the first time made me tear up too!
Even though this movie is a classic "girl power" movie, it also speaks volumes about masculinity, both toxic and wholesome. And how culture forces them to be something they are not. The father has his home demeanor where he clearly loves his daughter and is trying to do what is best as society dictates he should (he ends up being wrong and he grows from it!). Then the messenger comes and he drops the cane becoming the "macho" who is emotionless, strong, warrior. The same can be said of all the other males in the movie, they have their official "macho" persona that they drop as soon as they aren't being "men". Even the emperor drops the whole dignified persona to tell lover boy that he needs to follow his heart, not what society expects of him! Great reaction thank you!
I'm just gonna say it right now... THIS MOVIE IS 1MILLION TIMES BETTER THEN THE 2020 one
16:47 mood honestly ok edit, in case you didn't know, there's a sequel (Mulan 2) but critics say it didn't live up to the first one
I think my love for writing female characters stems from Mulan. the disney movie. It showed me at a very young age that I can look up to women and women can be as inspiring as men. Since then I've had so many amazing women in my life.
I didn't know i need it... My fav movie from childhood!!! 😊💕
Love your movie reviews and reactions. They’re one of my favorites. I really hope you get to watch and react to Jakob the Liar starting a Robin Williams 🍻🙌🏽
In the burnt down village scene I swear you talking about the lack of bodies about five seconds before that ENTIRE dead army was shown 😂 I was like OH UM
Lea Salonga did the singin voice, she was also supposed to be the voice of Mulan but they decided for Ming-na Wen because Lea couldn't do her voice deeper when Mulan tries to pass as a man. If you are interested in the cultural symbolism i recomend that you watch this video from a chinese author that break it down to the tea kzhead.info/sun/a7eBc5t7pZ97pYU/bejne.html
Funny thing is that Lea's very good at singing low notes.
@@jp3813 Singing yes, but i guess that speaking didn't work
@@nightnaughty She got to voice act as the mother in My Neighbor Totoro instead for the Disney dub.
@@jp3813 Good for her but i guess at that time they tried and she wasn't the voice they were looking for Mulan, it happens.
Dude make a man out of you still gets me so hyped and emotional
As much as I love the story of Mulan, I want to recommend that everyone reads Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett. It's the same basic premise, but with a wonderful twist.
When the bad guy told the Emperor to bow to him, the Emperor replied “no matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.” Yet the Emperor…bowed to Mulan. That was excellent 👍
3:20 I think that people forgetting about the war was intentional. It shows how you can be so sucked into your own life and problems while a freaking war is going on. Same thing with the “a girl worth fighting for” song ending. It’s easy to act like war isn’t that bad until you see the consequences. For them, it was a bombing/fire. For some people, it can be seeing someone they’ve known their whole life unable to do things because they went to war.
I love this movie even more now after seeing it through your eyes.
Love your singing!
0:56 in the german translation Shanyu says "um so besser" which translates to pretty much "even better" little difference but I just wanted to put that out there PS: *BEST* *ANIMATED* *DAD* *PERIOD*
Another beauty of this movie is that a lot of the underlying themes aren't just like "woo women empowerment" but a lot more relatable things beyond sex/ gender or socio economical status.. Like in the first parts you can see themes like never meeting the standards that society has set for you..Then with her parents...not knowing whether you would really be able to live up to the expectations they have for you... In training camp...changing how you look so that other people won't judge you for who you are.. The thought that you might not be the strongest or fastest but you damn hell will be the smartest. Thenafter, It ends with Acceptance, Respect and above all else Family
okay but i think you would totally love raya and the last dragon - its a story about trust and rebuilding trust after everyone turns their back on you, so its a super good message ( not to mention the visuals are absolutely stunning !! )
How Mulan would twist her hair is what Ming-Na would do when reading for this. ^_^
A fun revisit!!
I know you don’t do a lot of animated movies on your channel. But if you ever get the chance I would love to see you react to Tangled the Series. Yes it’s for kids and some things are silly BUT the main story is actually dark and things that happen in it are deep. Plus the songs are Broadway level good and the animation is beautiful! (Trying not to explain with out spoiling it) ☺️ love your videos!!
Raya and the Last Dragon looks to have a similar balance of high-action adventure and comedy, and it's coming out on Disney + in a little over a month. It is based in a fictional fantasy world based on southeast Asian (Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, etc) culture. You should do a quick trailer react!
Damn the symbolism is right. Also those men were a hit mess and became most improved and really I think thats a great thing to show kids. Sure, like all kids movies from this time there was some messed up stuff to it but it also provided some great inspiration to kids. 2:29 the cricket would be boiling! Lol how did I never think of that before 5:24 oh shit damn wow 😂 12:13 work smarter not harder, another great lesson 16:48 is it too late to kill one more character off? 😂
I LOVE MULAN. One of the best soundtracks also. On CD and Vinyl.