Mulan (1998) Movie Cover

Mulan (1998)

G, 1998, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Director:

Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft

Starring:

Eddie Murphy, Ming-Na, Donny Osmond, B.D. Wong, Harvey Fierstein, Lea Salonga

Plot:

Full of daring action, the fun-filled ~Mulan~ celebrates honor, courage, and the importance of family. Clever Mulan proves her worth outside of her tradition-bound society when, disguised as a male soldier, ~Ping,~ she bravely takes her father's place in the Imperial Army.

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Captain trains inexperienced army to be MEN!

Themes: Determination, Discipline, Gender Roles, Overcoming Challenges, Perseverance, Practice, Training

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Mulan's quick thinking saves army

Themes: Bravery, Courage, Impossible Odds, Ingenuity, Self-Sacrifice, Thinking Fast

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Huns achieve surprise invasion of China

Themes: Attack, Danger, Surprise, Unexpected, Warning

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Wise emperor plans for battle

Themes: Leadership, Planning, Pride, Wisdom, Warning

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Women trust luck to meet their needs

Themes: God's Intervention, God's Plan, Grandparents, Luck, Prayer, Trusting God

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Mulan's meeting with matchmaker ends in disaster

Themes: Disappointment, Disaster, Embarrassment, Failure, Mistakes, Shame

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Mulan's concern leads to quarrel with father

Themes: Anger, Controlling the Tongue, Father-Daughter, Gender Roles, Honor

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Grandmother prays to dead ancestors

Themes: Afterlife, Belief, Death, Grandparents, Idolatry, Reunion, Spiritual Realm

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Alert men follow clues to enemy location

Themes: Alert, Evidence, Experience vs Inexperience, Observation

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Mulan's deception creates awkward situation

Themes: Awkwardness, Deception, Embarrassment, Gender Roles, Hiding

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Friends share comfort amidst failure

Themes: Comfort, Defeat, Discouraged, Failure, Friendship, Gender Roles, Regrets, Support

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Deceived man finds trusting difficult

Themes: Anger, Bitterness, Deception, Gender Roles, Trust, Warning

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Father's favorite gift is Mulan's return

Themes: Family, Father-Daughter, Honor, Love

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