Review Of Disneys Movie Mulan
Submitted by kellywu on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Review Of Disneys Movie Mulan
ORIGINAL STORY£º
*The story of Hua (Fa) Mulan comes from a ballad written between 5th and 6th century A.D.. When Mulan's ailing father was called into the army, Mulan decides to disguise herself as a man and serve in the place of her father. Details of her military exploits are sketchy in the poem, but apparently she must be quite sucessful. At the end of the war, the emperor offered Mulan a minister's post, which she declined in favor of a steed to take her swiftly home. Later, she surprises her comrades by reappearing in her feminine clothing.
£ºGENERAL PLOTS£º
*The setting for this latest adventure is feudal China. An army of Huns under the command of the ruthless Shan-Yu (voice of Miguel Ferrer), has invaded the country, spreading death and disaster far and wide. The Chinese Emperor (Pat Morita) commands that one able-bodied male from every family must serve in an emergency army. Meanwhile, in a remote village, an independent-minded young woman named Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) has been rejected by a local matchmaker on the grounds that she is too willful. "You will never bring your family honor," decrees the matchmaker, causing Mulan to begin a period of soul-searching. When the Emperor's decree arrives, Mulan cuts her hair, dresses like a man, and enters the army in her father's place. With the help of her inept mythical guardian, the tiny dragon Mushu (Eddie Murphy), she seeks to win the confidence of her captain, Li Shang (B.D. Wong), and the acceptance of her fellow peasant-turned-warriors, while keeping her sex concealed from everyone.
*She dressed as a man and became a soldier in order to protect her ailing father who had been drafted into the army. She fought in a great war against invaders from beyond the Great Wall, became a highly honored general, and has inspired people for centuries.
CHANGES MADE BY DISNEY IN ORDER TO MEET THE TASTE OF THE GLOBAL AUDIENCES£º
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