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

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong,  Tallie Medel, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr, and Jaime Lee Curtis

This movie was not on my radar to see this year. Film twitter was buzzing about it. Thank you, twitterverse for the recommendation.

Evelyn (Yeoh), a seemingly ordinary woman is thrust into a world where there are multiple universe that have one common denominator, Evelyn. She doesn't believe that that there are other universes out there until the ultimate jumper, Joy (Hsu) tries to destroy her.

I didn't know what to expect with the movie. It was like being on an acid trip or watching a sequence of a Doctor Strange movie. I was strapped in and enjoyed the ride. What was happening with this movie? Sausage fingers, a black bagel, butt plugs and usual triggers for jumps. I laughed. I got emotional. I was creeped out. It was sensory overload.

The one thing that irked me was the exposition. The Waymond (Quan) character spouted A LOT of exposition about multiverses and jumps to Evelyn.

Rating: 9/10