Mulan

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Summary: Great movie, awful DVD
Review: I love this movie, but like the other Di$ney DVDs released - the quality of the picutre and sound (not to mention the complete lack of extra features) is awful. If you want to see the way animation SHOULD look on DVD, check out the Prince of Egypt or The Iron Giant, Di$ney's DVD quality is shameful.

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Summary: one of Disney's best
Review: Our family loves this movie. The animation and music are wonderful. I'm glad we added this one to our growing Disney collection.

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Summary: I don't collect any movies, but I got this one! on DVD too!
Review: the color is beautiful.. it's funny.. you should definitely get it too.

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Summary: Mulans strength moved me.It was wonderful,strong,woman,movie
Review: I TRULLY LOVED THIS MOVIE. IT HAD ALOT OF STRONG CHARACTERSESPECIALLY MULAN. TO SEE A WOMAN IN ANIMATION SHOW SUCH STRENGTH WAS AMAZING. I WAS MOVED TO TEARS WHEN EVERY ONE BOWED TO HER. AT THE SAME TIME SHE SHOWED THAT A WOMAN CAN ALSO BE HUMBLE WHILE BEING STRONG. 5 STARS TO MULAN.

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Summary: way boring
Review: way boring chinese tale with eddie murphy inexplicably doing the dragon's voice. plot is slow and only the occasionally amazing animation saves this from putting you to sleep after 5 minutes.

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Summary: I don't know how this movie got rated "G".
Review: This is a war movie. At one point soldiers punch each other in the mouth. One knocks another's teeth out. In another scene, the bad man knocks down Mulan (a girl). Maybe Disney got the all-important "G" rating because the characters are cartoons, but they represent people!

As usual, there are good guys and bad guys in this film, and the good guys destroy the bad guys. When our children go out into the world, they will undoubtedly consider themselves good guys. When they see people they consider bad, they will feel that these "bad guys" should be destroyed. That's what happens in all the movies they were brought up on.

And we wonder why we have problems.

Because of movies like this, we must teach our children that, in the real world, there are no such things as "good" guys and "bad guys" -- just people that behave well sometimes and poorly at other times (like all of us).

As usual, however, Disney has produced another great movie. I just don't know how it could have been rated "G".

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Summary: One of the Best Disney Films Ever
Review: This is a great film. But I was disappointed that Disney couldn't often tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese. The film is very Japanese-ish in colour, costume, and style, and the appearance of a Panda, tea (a teapot with a handle! Unheard of!), and the Great Wall try to carry it off with mere icons. This is the only disappointing part of the movie. THe rest is spectacular, funny and exciting.

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Summary: Best Disney Animated Effort since "Beauty and the Beast"
Review: I'm ethnically Chinese and while I was concerned with how they were going to portray this beloved ancient legend we all learn in school as little kids, Disney came through and delivered with stunning animation, clever dialogues, an inventive overall plot that strengthened the story without losing its core spirit. I am proud of what Disney has done to introduce this story to the world. Definitely a must-have DVD.

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Summary: They're getting there
Review: I work for Disney. That's that out of the way. I have to say that, though I did NOT contribute towards the making, I'm very proud of 'Mulan'. Like everyone else here, I am also capable of constructive criticism. I thought the characters, music and the design were superb. It was a little unfortunate that Mulan's speaking voice had to sound so all-American white bread, despite the Chinese-American voice actress, in contrast to the noble, gentle, more authentic voice of her father. It is also great to see them beginning to break away from the 'musical' format, further demonstrated by the use of music in Tarzan. People seem very divided on whether Disney should stay 'Disney' - all clean fun, albeit very dull sometimes, family entertainment; or to strive to create films that have much wider, more sophisticated appeal. I am definitely for the latter scenario. Disney has the best artists in the industry..and it's great to see their material starting to reflect a more sophisticated, intelligent audience. And what are these 'adult' jokes people keep mentioning...seems like some people have a rather wafer-thin sense of humour.

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Summary: FINALLY, A FEMALE DISNEY CHARACTER I'M NOT ASHAMED OF!
Review: Perhaps Disney has finally BEGUN to drag itself out of the dark ages of portraying their female film characters as weak, flawlessly beautiful young "princesses" who swoon and wait for Prince Charming to come save the day.

I am sick of having the old "females are weak and only good for one thing" stereotype crammed down my throat by the film industry. Especially the children's film industry.

This is the story of a young woman who unintentionally but through necessity faces prejudice and danger head on, and wins.

Like many of us young women, Mulan feels false and out of place when trying to be graceful, beautiful, and obedient in order to attract a husband, and her high-strung spirit obviously makes her ill-suited for the traditional domestic role that society demands her to fill.

She is a gentle and sensitive person who respects her parent's wishes, but, though she tries hard, is unable to properly fulfill her duty to bring "honor" to her family by attracting a prosperous husband. She becomes depressed and feels "useless".

When War suddenly breaks out, each family is called upon to send a male family member to join the army and help protect the Emperor and China from the attacking Huns. The only available male member of Mulan's family is her father, a former military man, but due to an old injury he walks with a cane and obviously won't stand a chance in battle.

Mulan cannot accept the possible loss of her beloved father, so secretly steals his orders, cuts her hair, dons his old armor, and rides away in the night to take his place in the Chinese army, disguised as a boy.

Beautiful landscapes and detail of traditional Chinese armor and clothing, several humorous situations [though Disney really should decide whether they are making a family movie or an adult one. None of the comments were really damaging, but many of the innuendos and jokes were really unsuitable for young children! What's the matter Disney, trying to creep in on South Park's market? What's the matter with you?!!!!].

Though the "Asian" art style is different than Disney's norm, the realisticly flowing movement that is Disney's signature is still there. The scene where the TIDALWAVE of mounted Huns pours down the entire hillside toward the "camera" in one battle is AWESOME and rivals similar battle scenes in BRAVEHEART and HEAVEN AND EARTH [Japanese]. Many other Mulan scenes are equally exciting, but this is the one that most comes to my mind.

Wonderful "cinematography", and great use of scenary colors to convey different moods. Not TOO much singing, but enough to make it "Disney".

Though the story slows down a little in the middle, it's an exciting adventure, with a wide range of "colorful" supporting characters [including the strong and extremely handsome young man who ends up falling in love with her, for those "hopeless romantics" out there], and a real mean [but not TOO mean] bad guy.

My husband and I really enjoyed it and are purchasing the DVD for our "future" children.

All in all, MY favorite Disney movie.