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Mulan's name is included in Yan Xiyuan's One Hundred Beauties, which describes a number of women from Chinese folklore. It is still unclear whether Mulan was a historical person or just a legend, as her name does not appear in Exemplary Women, a collection of biographies of women who lived during Northern Wei dynasty. [7]
Mushu is not mentioned in the Chinese legend about Hua Mulan or the Ballad of Hua Mulan, on which the film is based. [11] [12] [13] He was created specifically for the animated film, [14] [15] although most of its writers considered him to be obligatory and protested his inclusion. [16]
His signature color is blue in Mulan and green in Mulan II. Though calm, spiritual, and, good-natured, he is naïve and loves food. He also possesses great physical strength, being able to lift multiple people and a massive stone statue with ease. In Mulan II, he wants to marry a woman who is good at cooking and preparing food. He later falls ...
Re-watching “Mulan” through a modern-day lens and acknowledging this is a specifically American interpretation of a Chinese story actually left me feeling even more inspired as an adult than I ...
"I'll Make a Man Out of You" is performed by Captain Li Shang during Mulan ' s training montage, [11] which has also been identified as the film's "boot camp sequence." [12] The scene explores Shang's attempt to train his newly recruited squadron of incompetent soldiers in the hopes of ultimately transforming them into a skilled army. [13]
Tzi Ma likes to brag that, despite not having children of his own, he has an “all-star daughter team.” Hollywood’s go-to Asian dad has taken on a paternal role for a bevy of powerhouse ...
This Lunar New Year, read an excerpt of upcoming novel "The Night Ends with Fire" by K. X. Song, a retelling of "Mulan" with a sea dragon spirit, perfect for the Year of the Dragon.
According to songwriters David Zippel and Matthew Wilder, Disney and the production team were "very fond" of the song, [2] and called Porter's demo "phenomenal". [1] However, Murphy reportedly refused to sing, so the songwriters suggested he try a comedic "talk-sing" through the number similar to his work as James Brown on Saturday Night Live, however Murphy declined. [1]