LilMeggs
San Jose, CA
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Honor & Responsibility
Once again, I watched this film during my Mulan adaptation movie weekend and this one was my second favorite.
I liked this one a lot because it was a very smooth plot with an obvious goal - an ode to the Chinese Military.
This movie was less about the story and more about the hardship that soldiers face when they are protecting their motherland, but the passion they have for their country.
This movie started up right away, minute 12, Mulan taking the place of her father in the military, but the new bit of information we have is that her father and mother are told, by a shaman, that she will reach greatness, but go through trouble beforehand. Mulan is a headstrong woman that is loved by the people in her village but also feared due to her impressive fighting skills. Due to this, she is found out right away by two village men who feared her, when they sign up for the military but decide to befriend her and help her out. This movie also focused on Mulan's "misfit" group of soldiers and how they advance in the ranks after saving PrinceTuoba Shuo from the "mongrels". There is 0-1% romance in this film, but it was more of a respectful relationship between Mulan and the Prince. Mulan has one goal, and one goal only - to fight till the very end. And due to the film mainly being about Mulan and her group of soldiers, it hurts when soldiers start to die one by one. They try to add some comedic relief through some characters, but Mulan is serious 100% of the time, except for the one time she got a little drunk and danced.
My favorite thing about this movie would have to be Mulan's dedication to her homeland. Originally, she joined to save her father, but in reality, she also joined because she knew her love for her country would help lead them to victory. Mulan never gave up or thought about giving up and it made her into a wonderful general and leader. Even if it was just her against an army of 100, she would still fight. Logically, reckless, but passionate, telling the viewer that she would rather die fighting for her country than run away.
But if there was going to be a romance in the film, def Mulan and my boy Li Liang. Even though friends from the same village, they would be literally, a power couple.
I liked this one a lot because it was a very smooth plot with an obvious goal - an ode to the Chinese Military.
This movie was less about the story and more about the hardship that soldiers face when they are protecting their motherland, but the passion they have for their country.
This movie started up right away, minute 12, Mulan taking the place of her father in the military, but the new bit of information we have is that her father and mother are told, by a shaman, that she will reach greatness, but go through trouble beforehand. Mulan is a headstrong woman that is loved by the people in her village but also feared due to her impressive fighting skills. Due to this, she is found out right away by two village men who feared her, when they sign up for the military but decide to befriend her and help her out. This movie also focused on Mulan's "misfit" group of soldiers and how they advance in the ranks after saving PrinceTuoba Shuo from the "mongrels". There is 0-1% romance in this film, but it was more of a respectful relationship between Mulan and the Prince. Mulan has one goal, and one goal only - to fight till the very end. And due to the film mainly being about Mulan and her group of soldiers, it hurts when soldiers start to die one by one. They try to add some comedic relief through some characters, but Mulan is serious 100% of the time, except for the one time she got a little drunk and danced.
My favorite thing about this movie would have to be Mulan's dedication to her homeland. Originally, she joined to save her father, but in reality, she also joined because she knew her love for her country would help lead them to victory. Mulan never gave up or thought about giving up and it made her into a wonderful general and leader. Even if it was just her against an army of 100, she would still fight. Logically, reckless, but passionate, telling the viewer that she would rather die fighting for her country than run away.
But if there was going to be a romance in the film, def Mulan and my boy Li Liang. Even though friends from the same village, they would be literally, a power couple.
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