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Mulan | Year: 1998 Classification: Feature Film Family Directed: - Barry Cook - Tony Bancroft Actors/Actresses: - Eddie Murphy - Ming Na - B.D. Wong Truly post-modern animation based on an ancient tale! I saw this film in the theater with my family and it was truly a stunning combination of today's 3-D computer animation and the beautiful standard animation art typical of Disney. And an original plot as well. It was also a very daring break right out of the usual fairy-tale mold featuring a doe-eyed young princess and into the more "adult" aspects such as the coy scene where Mulan has to keep her unclothed body under the water not to be discovered she's really a girl and being roughly thrown at the feet of an angry general looking ready to kill her on the spot. A very sophisticated piece that would help contribute to the great animation revolution to make this kind of medium more universally appealing to everyone as Japanese anime. And my mother didn't even have to ask me if I like it in the very end. However, the part where Mulan falls right off the cliff on her horse and goes sailing into the air on a paper lantern is a bit impausible, but hey - this old Chinese legend still has quite a bit of fantasy in it as well. The best I've seen in years. I bought animated Disney movies long before I had a daughter to buy them for. This movie is a prime example of why I did. The money I spent on Mulan is the best investment I've made in several years. The music is strong and beautifully done. The characters while drawn in a simple and graceful style are detailed and very memorable. The voice talents were impressive, but it is the caliber of the co-starring and bit player parts that impressed me the most. James Shigeta as Shang's father, Pat Morita as the emperor, and George Takei as the first ancestor were as entertaining for me as Mulan and Mushu themselves. I write for a living and I only wish I had as talented and lucky a cricket to help ME. My daughter watches this movie constantly and I pop in whenever I hear a song coming up. This one will be watched over and over again in our house. One of My Favorite Disney's I love most of the Disney movies whether they are animated or acted. What impressed me most about this movie was not just the animation, voice acting, and music great, but the moral was super. Most good movies have a lesson to be learned. This one was incredibly simple and to the point. Value all people and learn what they have to offer no matter what their sex, believes, et cetera. I highly recommend this movie for the whole family. It is ashame Disney hasn't learned it shouldn't limit the sales of their movies yet. I think they are going to learn the hard way when someone buys them out and stops the stupid moratorium policy. I know if I could buy Disney the first thing I would do is fire the person or persons responsible for the moratorium and second I would immediately make all Disney movies available all the time. If you see negative votes here there is a good possibility they come from scalpers. They want to sell you used Disney movies for three or four times what they are worth. They don't want them to be available all the time. They want them to be unavailable for at least eight years. Buy Mulan at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Mulan Search with the Priority Search Engine on Mulan This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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