Williams‚ Mulan was Disney’s first animated film with a Chinese lead character with its first film produced in 1998 (156). Mulan was produced by Pam Coats and directed by Barry Cook and Tony Brancroft . According to Frus and Williams‚ Mulan tells a tale of a strong and smart young Chinese woman who is bored with life and in need of an adventure. She pretended to be a boy in order to be able to fight in the war in place of Fa Zhou‚ Mulan’s disabled veteran father and bring honour to her family. Mulan goes
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Gaby Blasko April 22‚ 2013 WGS 212/Kane Option 1 MLA Citation System From the minute babies are pushed out of a mother’s womb‚ or even an embryo in the third trimester‚ gender is a predominate factor in the way they are treated. Whether it’s with gifts (pink for a baby girl and blue for a baby boy‚) or hypothesis about what this baby will grow up to be‚ oh this little one will be a nurse (referring to the delicate‚ nurturing three-day old female‚) emphasis is greatly placed on the gender
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The Ode of Heroine: Mulan Many ladies have ever imaged a different life they would have if they were men. Some of them would like to do some real men’s things‚ challenging the task which they impossibly accomplished as a lady. But there is a young maiden called Mulan whose surname is unknown in the history of Ancient China‚ who disguised herself as a man to attend fight in an army replacing for her father. Frankly‚ Mulan was a brave maiden and her romantic life was written in a ballad named as
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Disney’s animation adaptation of Mulan was released during the company’s rebranding phase called: the Disney Renaissance (1989-1999). During those years we saw movies drifting from the classic princess stories‚ minorities playing larger roles and non-traditional families. The changes Disney made from the original poem The Ballad of Mulan expresses evidence that the movie was created during the renaissance. However‚ it still has enough of the famous‚ dreamy love stories we all find ourselves fantasizing
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Thousands of years ago in ancient China‚ there lived a beautiful and smart young woman named Mulan. She lived with her parents‚ her grandparents‚ and her dog named little brother. Mulan’s father had once been a great warrior‚ but his leg had been injured in battle. As an only child‚ Mulan felt responsible for keeping the family honor.One day‚ a man arrived with terrible news from the Emperor. The Huns‚ China’s enemy‚ had attacked. The Emperor had ordered that one member from each family‚ man or
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Mulan “There is room enough for everyone” “You will never bring your family honor!” Mulan receives this comment from the matchmaker when she goes into town. Not a lot of people have faith in Mulan. She is different from all of the other woman in her country. She just likes to have fun and not care what anyone says about her. She is not your typical girly-girl‚ she likes to get down and dirty when she needs to be. None of the women or men agrees with this and it becomes a bigger problem than
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Orientalism Stereotypes found in Mulan Orientalism stereotypes have influenced us in believing that it is true. In the movie Mulan that we had watched in class‚ we had found quite a few stereotypes that were exaggerated in the movie. The songs they had played were catchy and memorable but they provided some examples of stereotypes in the film. Also another part of the film mentioned another stereotype where women in China were looked down upon by the men. Another major stereotype was when the movie
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and television illustrations. Mulan is a brave‚ resourceful female role model. Director‚ Tony Bancroft told Christian Post that "Mulan is different; it cuts the mould. It tells the story of a girl who can ’t help who she is but exists in a society that tells her who she is supposed to be… She changes the world around her‚ instead of changing herself (Martin‚ 2013)”. Disney effectively presents a visual contrast between modern society and traditional cultures in Mulan. Illustrated through a historical
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The name of Xin-hua translates to New China and it was her powerful belief for a new China that made her determination so strong. Throughout Forbidden City her determination seemed to grow. It required a lot of guts and determination for the powerless ordinary people to take on the all-powerful government. Determination‚ though not her only characteristic‚ was certainly the strongest one‚ but through her determination she showed Alex a different world. To die for your country is not as heart
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Ethical Message of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ “A flower that blooms in adversity is the most beautiful and rare of them all” (Emperor of China from Disney’s ‘Mulan’). This film is set during the war between China and the Huns in Northern China during the Sui dynasty. Mulan goes to war in place of her father with good intentions and along the way teaches key lessons to the young viewers. There are multiple lessons implied within this picture‚ but one that really stuck out was the lesson of woman strength
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