Thursday, June 23, 2022

Pride Month Movie - Day Twenty Three: Mulan

Mulan (1998)

Directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook

Story by Robert D. San Souci

Screenplay by Rita Hsiao & Chris Sanders & Philip LaZebnik & Raymond Singer & Eugenia Bostwick-Singer 

Based on "Ballad of Mulan" by Guo Maoqian

Stars: Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong, Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, Freda Foh Shen, June Foray, James Hong, and Pat Morita

I was going to review Dog Day Afternoon, but I wasn't feeling the vibe of that movie. I was thinking that I didn't review an animated film so I chose this one.

Based on an old fable, Mulan (Wen) disguises herself as her father in order to fight in the Chinese army against Shan-Yu (Ferrer).

I didn't know that much about this movie unless you count Christina Aguilera singing "Reflection". The beginning what about honor, you dishonor me, you dishonor the family a lot. It was getting old. When Mulan leaves her village, that's when the movie got better.





I was expecting for Mulan, now as Ping and Shang (Wong) to have a moment. The surprising part is that Shang was respectful to Mulan. I appreciate that.





Rating: 7/10

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