Mulan History, Disney China Princess
Mulan is a children’s animated film, adventure, fantasy and action produced by Walt Disney Pictures, which lasts 88 minutes, released on June 19, 1998 in the United States. Its directors, Tony Banroft, known for collaborating with Disney in films such as "La Bella y la Beast(1992), "La Bella y la Beast, like the Oscar’s.
The film is based on the Chinese legend "Hua Mulan" and the ancient culture of the Asian country, since some artistic supervisors who helped in the production of the film were in China three weeks to take photographs and make sketches of historical monuments and cultural areas and cultural areasto serve as motivation. In addition, it was inspired by a story of Robert D. San Souci, who was a writer of children’s stories. Also, it is translated into several languages and has a sequel, "Mulan 2".
The story is set in imperial China, from Han dynasty, around 500, when Shan Yu, and the Huns want to take over and control the entire Chinese territory that was possible. Fa Mulan, the protagonist, is a messy and uninfused girl who does not meet the role of a "perfect Chinese wife" and is seen as a dishonor by her mother and grandmother when she does not meet the standards to be an ideal woman chosen to marry.
Given the imminent danger that the huns attack the city, the emperor orders to recruit ancient and new soldiers. Fa Mulan, the only child of the FA family, frightens him that his father goes to war, although Fa Zhou, the protagonist’s father, had been a great soldier in the past, his age and an old war wound incapacitated him forsurvive in battle. It is then, when the young woman decides to cut her hair, hide her breasts with bandages and take her father’s old armor to disguise himself as a man and go to war taking the place of him.
In military training, Mulán develops skills as a warrior, within which intelligence and the ability to solve unforeseen problems stand out. Thus, in a first battle, imperial soldiers manage. Shortly after, Captain Li Shang discovers that his best soldier is a woman and expels her from the troops. However, Mulán’s skills then save the emperor and all China. Finally, praised by the emperor and the Chinese people, Mulan returns home and gives great honor to his family.
As for the story, I find that it is quite original, since it is aimed at all types of audiences, whether children or adults and comparing other stories of Disney princesses, then, Mulan is not of royalty by lineage or being for beingMarried to a prince, but due to the heroic feat that saved his nation. In addition, the young woman fought and faced the adversity of the former Chinese society, where culture was more macho and women were owners of the home and should be friendly, servicial and good, in general, be ideal wives. She was a warrior who accepted as she was and struggled to save the city and did not expect a "blue prince" to come to his rescue. Mulan is a story that takes women as the main protagonist and is one of the first animated films where the woman fights for the rest and is able to do the same as a man of honor must do, highlighting that for the year whenIt was released, it was a rare film, which came out of the standards of the typical Disney princesses and where feminism was not as deeply rooted as today.
Something that I did not like much of history is the fact that Shan Yu, leader of the Hunos, died without being able to appear in other sequelae of Mulan, but it is not a big problem, since there are or there can be better enemies.
The plot seemed appropriate to the film, since it begins contextualizing the story of the protagonist, who and how she is and the atmosphere in which the film develops, then we find the problem, which in this case is Mulan’s action when she went toThe war supplanting his father and the subsequent consequences that he entails, the discovery that he is not a man, but a woman and the attack of the Huns to the imperial city, resulting in a warrior woman who beats the evil villain and obtaining the honorthat his family wanted. It is a plot of principle, development and end, respectively.
As for the melody, music and songs of the film, they seemed phenomenal and according to the eastern theme on which it is based. The Oscar -nominated soundtrack is another strong point of the film and accompanies perfectly from life at Mulan’s house to battle and the end. It is worth mentioning the great work done by Jerry Goldsmith – a recognized composition in cinematography – and Matthew Wilder and David Zippel when composing most of Mulan’s music. A memorable song in the folded version of Latin Spanish is "Men in Action", that most fans of this film remember and know the memory lyrics. Personal taste, I found that there was a stronger suspense music in the scene where the avalanche takes to Li Shang or a softer melody when Mulan arrives back to his home.
In the field of animation, I think they go one step further using typical elements of Chinese culture, such as a brief moment of the song of the song "Sweet and beautiful flower" in which parchments, Chinese ink and Chinese are appreciated andwatercolors, which is something representative of culture. And I can’t finish without talking about the animation of the Army of the Huns by launching the Chinese Army in the snowy mountains, adding in the same way the scene of the avalanche, they seemed great to me. The scenes where the protagonist feels confused singing that "reflection" in her garden, reflecting in turn on the lake, tombs, etc., The arrival of the recruitment caravan, dinner and haircut, are some of Disney’s best scenes, since I manage to feel the anguish and fear that Mulan feels at the time. According to critic Kyle Suggs, from Christian Answers.Net, "the visual effects were impressive" and Dan Jardine, from Apollo Guide, described it as "magnificent animations" thus realizing that Mulan has extraordinary animations.
A point to consider would be the aspect of the finest details, such as trees and back.
The voices of the film folded to Latin Spanish seem mostly appropriate to the characters that were designated, for example, Mulan has a sweeter voice, while Shang has a more serious and strong voice, on the other hand, Mushu should haveA more scratchy voice -according to my criteria -, since I don’t think it represents the appropriate “voice” of a dragon. Also, I would have liked that the enemy, Shan Yu, had more dialogues and speak more, but his voice seems appropriate for the character, because he represents someone strong and evil.
The atmosphere throughout the film seems interesting and very striking, correctly recreating the oriental culture. The colors make me adequate, since they are warm, for example, in the scene where they comb and wears as geisha to Mulan are pink, purple and red colors. Visual images and funds are also appropriate, then, they are watercolor style, uniquely characterizing the scene of the different scenes.
Personally it seems to me one of the best animated films of Disney princesses, I would recommend it totally, because it leaves us a moral: accepting as is and as we are to society, although we have problems, we must never lose the true essence and identity and identity. In addition, I think it expands cultural and ethnic diversity presenting an oriental woman and showing certain characteristics of Chinese culture. It is also a rare story, which did not revolve around the love of a man or in love with a prince, but teaches us to fight for what we want and not give up.
Finally, it is a very complete and very good tape, according to the figures on the Rottenomatoes website, 86% of people positively valued the film, which demonstrates the good reception it had in people. He has good characters and good story, which is able to catch you and make you not take off from television and from which we can enjoy children and adults, it has good music and makes us know a little more about other cultures in ancient times and how thewoman was taking an important role little by little, evolving in society as a change agent that contributes, in the same way, that men.
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