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In the story, after prolonged and distinguished military service against nomadic hordes beyond the northern frontier, Mulan is honored by the emperor but declines a position of high office. She retires to her hometown, where she is reunited with her family and, much to the astonishment of her comrades, reveals herself as a woman.
Barbarian hordes had invaded and the border towns were overrun. The call went out for able-bodied men to join the army. Hua Mulan returned home from her hunting to find that her frail father had been summoned.
Mulan Joins the Army (simplified Chinese: 木兰从军; traditional Chinese: 木蘭從軍; pinyin: Mùlán cóngjūn), is a 1939 Chinese historical war film and is one of several film adaptations of the Hua Mulan (花木兰) legend, a story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to take her father's place in the army.
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.
In an earlier story draft for Mulan II written by Barry Cook, Shan Yu was originally intended to return with his army and haunt Northern China, prompting the Emperor to send Mulan and Shang there to deal with the Huns. The finale would have involved Shan Yu's ghost army fighting against Mulan and her allies, including the Fa family ancestors.
[2] [3] She provided additional story material for Mulan, released in 1998, and co-wrote the book of the stage musical Aida, which opened on Broadway in 2000 to critical acclaim. In 2007, she completed a screenplay where an older Alice , from Lewis Carroll 's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , returns to Wonderland , from an idea she had in her ...
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Mushu is not mentioned in the Chinese legend about Hua Mulan or the Ballad of Hua Mulan, on which the film is based. [12] [13] [14] He was created specifically for the animated film, [15] [16] although most of its writers considered him to be obligatory and protested his inclusion. [17]