Favorite Disney Movies-Mulan

[Ebony Elizabeth Thomas]

One of the main reasons why I liked the Disney version of *Mulan* is because 
I'm a sucker for *good* father-daughter stories, which are rare.  I loved 
the way the narrative was framed by Mulan's relationship with her father.

I first saw Mulan the year my dad died.  And at the end, when he says 
something to the effect of "the greatest honor is having you for a 
daughter", I think I cried my eyes out.  I still get misty-eyed over it.

My eyes also get misty as Mulan watched her father "remember" his former 
battle moves... and then saw him double over in pain.  Every time I see it, 
I feel this jolt in my chest, and get a lump in my throat.  Hits close to 
home, I guess.

On a lighter note, I think the song "A Girl Worth Fighting For" is funny.  
Poor Mulan.

Amber wrote:

>"Be A Man" is one of my
>favorite songs from that movie. I don't care that I'm not a man, when
>the lyrics come about to "You must be swift as the coursing river, with
>all the force of a great typhoon, with all the strength of a raging
>fire, mysterious as the dark side of the moon", I feel great pride
>welling in my chest. Completely unexplainable, but there you go. It
>just taps into something unknown in me.
>

YES!  I love this song too... I think the music and the words are sort of 
like one of those battle anthems that is supposed to make you feel that way.

>Although, on second thought, I could see how the song might give young
>boys the wrong impression on what a "man" is. The emphasis in the song
>is on physical strength and prowess, not on mental capacity or
>emotional feeling.

Yes... I see gender stereotyping there as well.  The movie's storyline 
contrasts Li Shang's values with Mulan's, though, and I think most viewer 
sympathies are with Mulan... or should I say, "Ping"?

>I also highly empathize with the song "Reflections". Especially the
>part that goes "Who is that girl I see, Staring straight back at me?
>Why is my reflection someone I don't know?" I think most people have
>felt this way at some point in their lives.

Did you know that there are a thousand "Reflections" Harry Potter filks over 
at ff.net?  That song was my introduction to Christina Aguilera's voice.  
She isn't even in the same class as Britney Spears and co. IMO.  If she 
plays her cards right, I think Christina can last and last.

--Ebony

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