Have you seen this scene in Mulan? 🐲  

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I can easily use my left hand if my right hand is messed up... Anyone can become ambidextrous if they practice.

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That's not what that line says, and it's not what happens in the movie... The line foreshadows the song, "girl worth fighting for," in which the entire song is about men wanting a woman to fight for, but ends on a somber image of a burned doll, showing that the REAL women men fight is for are the children... Mulan wins the war not because she wins over the group and leads them to victory, but because she uses her individuality and intellect, defies orders, and causes an avalanche, wiping out the enemy. This is ALSO foreshadowed in this song, when Mulan moves a piece to the side on the old men's board game, changing the flow of the game.

​@davidtucker9498 All of that is true, but the prev commenter was talking about after the avalanche and it is found that Mulan is a woman. In the end, her soldier buddies still come fight by her side when she was right about the Huns taking the Emperor hostage, showing that they will "go to war for" Mulan. It is their teamwork in the Palace that TRULY wins the war.

@@ClaireMakesVids they went to war beside Ping, they went to war for Mulan

@@rory8182yeah the person doesn’t know what they are talking about. Probably young. Going to ‘war’ doesn’t have to mean an ACTUAL war. She asked the guys to fight alongside her and they were like WE IN! Not bc she was a girl (maybe a little) but bc she was their friend and comrade.

And she went to war for a boy

Tbf, she told the northern kingdom that the princesses died.

Yep

@@brianaschmidt910 okk

That's not irony.

The Bible is truth. Please read at least Genesis Mathew and one you chose yourself. It’s important to truly understanding what’s at stake. There’s a ton that never gets talked about in church. You really don’t know until you’ve looked into it personally. Think of those three books as the bare minimum reading requirement. Please at least get though that much. But don’t just stop there. The real power lies in the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Genuinely looking inside, and forgiving is the key. To be forgiven we must forgive. Start with your parents, they should be easiest, they’ve loved you. I know how that sounds coming from a stranger, but it is an extremely important spiritual milestone to get through as an adult. Faith isn’t some abstract concept you have, it’s something you show though your actions. Not belief, actions based on belief. Genuinely putting Jesus Christ’s lessons into action in your own life is how you show God that mustard seed of faith he requires. It’s not going to church. It’s how you treat others, children, animals, yourself, and the planet. It all starts in the heart. Love and forgiveness are tied together. If you love, you forgive. Not just those you love, but those who’ve hurt you, those that aren’t sorry, those that you truly don’t want to forgive. Overcoming that and genuinely forgiving from within the heart is key. God loves everyone, not just you and yours, but your enemies, and strangers on the street too. Shining the light of God though your actions allows others to see what’s so special about a relationship with Christ. It’s not about being a bigger or better person. It’s about showing everyone the beauty Jesus Christ showed us all we were capable of. It all starts in the heart. That’s where Love is. That’s what God wants you to know. God doesn’t just love, he is love. Please trust me. Breaking down before Jesus Christ and asking for forgiveness heals your soul. But it’s not just words. Mean them inside by doing the inner work Jesus Christ taught. That’s what truly makes everything come together. Jesus Christ is lord. Just think about his life to understand why that is. This is a man who lived without sin, for the sake of others he spent his whole life happily healing, teaching, healing others to know the true path. Yet he was betrayed by his friend, crucified by his own people, and yet the love he had for them was so great he begged for forgiveness for them. This act of love, the life and death of Jesus Christ is how we know he is truly the son of God. God is love. Jesus Christ is truly the only begotten son of God, of Love. God loves you enough to sacrifice someone so great do you can receive this message. Please listen Jesus Christ is the way truth and life.

Back when people who worked for Disney knew how to write and create good movies.

​@@lovetobe6118people with a pulse.

They still do.

@@trevorpacelli8056 That’s funny.

@@oldfashionedstitches2378they could, but we might not know. Current Disney focuses on quantity over quality, giving their artists less time to refine their work.

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I mean for women? Yes, sure. Definitely scary especially if you don't know if he's a good guy or just a "good" guy. And especially at that time. So it is a nice detail.

Basically, yeah. In the start of the making of Mulan, they were going to have Mulan's family meet another to decide a 'Bride's Price' where in history, a girl HAS to make her family money by marrying a wealthy man, regardless if she likes the man or not. In the bonus features on my DVD, the familes do this weird trade off with their farm animals, which still makes no sense except for the fact that they're literally treating Mulan like a piece of livestock! The proposed son's mother literally pulled at Mulan's tongue and claimed she was 'too skinny', like the Matchmaker did in the final film because Mulan's only purpose was to breed and be a slave to her husband's family! Mulan wasn't even ALLOWED to see her future husband until their magical cricket 'said' it was okay and their ancestors won't be angry. Only then did Mulan realize what she was getting herself into when the guy FINALLY came out by landing on a runaway pig and said something REALLY stupid! 'You are worth FIVE pigs! And a cow!' Sure, he regretted it, but he already made the familie's point to Mulan, making it the reason she left to become a soldier. Disney downplayed this because they wanted Mulan to be selfless and go for her father who was already wounded from another war. However, this movie always stuck with me, because I learned later in life about how much women were literally TORTURED back then because of the 'ideal female figure'! Mothers would bind their child's feet, crushing their bones to keep their feet impossibly small (in another movie). It makes me sympathetic to the earlier version of Mulan, because who in their right mind would want to marry into a family like THAT?! Makes me glad I can choose to be single with my own way of living!

@@kaytlinjustis5643 The last bit was more for rich women. Poor women couldn't bind their feet because they needed to work and help the family. It goes the same for most child marriages. It's usually the wealthier families who did it (alongside arranged marriages to keep the status). Options are great but the industry did take advantage of it (women being able to work = more workers = higher prices). Although, also great for men. Equal rights, equal fights.

​@Kaytlin Justis only royalty bounded feet, at first. In many cultures, women or girls are treated as property. As for Mulan, it is based on a poem. Disney as usual takes liberties.

Rest.... in.... peeeeace!! ⚰ *DONG!*

not modern Disney.

Mine is hunchback of notre dame

Its the emperors groove

My favorite movie is Encanto

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Encanto

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Groom can have diff meaning

I’ll add them to the list ❤

Truuueee. Man you all are smart. I never thought of any of these I was just watching the movie only understanding the main plot of it😅😂.

​@@isabelayourboyfriendsheeee2791 but there's another symbol behind that : in asian culture, hair is very important (all the warriors have long hair) but cutting it means abandoning your old life

@@a.g.demada5263 Oh, wow. Thank you very much for the information I didn't know that!

@@isabelayourboyfriendsheeee2791 I was curious after seeing that in " Princess Mononoke " and " Avatar, the last airbender " so I did sole research. In fact, the hair is important in every culture

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Bro I never noticed that, that abrupt note is literally the last sang word in the movie

Well, there is the brief little reprise of "Make a Man Out of You" when they're getting in drag to save the emperor, but your comment is still the best of all the top comments here

@@bernardsoul5186 I don’t think that reprise is diegetic, I think it’s score and closer to a pop song over a montage

The Bible is truth. Please read at least Genesis Mathew and one you chose yourself. It’s important to truly understanding what’s at stake. There’s a ton that never gets talked about in church. You really don’t know until you’ve looked into it personally. Think of those three books as the bare minimum reading requirement. Please at least get though that much. But don’t just stop there. The real power lies in the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Genuinely looking inside, and forgiving is the key. To be forgiven we must forgive. Start with your parents, they should be easiest, they’ve loved you. I know how that sounds coming from a stranger, but it is an extremely important spiritual milestone to get through as an adult. Faith isn’t some abstract concept you have, it’s something you show though your actions. Not belief, actions based on belief. Genuinely putting Jesus Christ’s lessons into action in your own life is how you show God that mustard seed of faith he requires. It’s not going to church. It’s how you treat others, children, animals, yourself, and the planet. It all starts in the heart. Love and forgiveness are tied together. If you love, you forgive. Not just those you love, but those who’ve hurt you, those that aren’t sorry, those that you truly don’t want to forgive. Overcoming that and genuinely forgiving from within the heart is key. God loves everyone, not just you and yours, but your enemies, and strangers on the street too. Shining the light of God though your actions allows others to see what’s so special about a relationship with Christ. It’s not about being a bigger or better person. It’s about showing everyone the beauty Jesus Christ showed us all we were capable of. It all starts in the heart. That’s where Love is. That’s what God wants you to know. God doesn’t just love, he is love. Please trust me. Breaking down before Jesus Christ and asking for forgiveness heals your soul. But it’s not just words. Mean them inside by doing the inner work Jesus Christ taught. That’s what truly makes everything come together. Jesus Christ is lord. Just think about his life to understand why that is. This is a man who lived without sin, for the sake of others he spent his whole life happily healing, teaching, healing others to know the true path. Yet he was betrayed by his friend, crucified by his own people, and yet the love he had for them was so great he begged for forgiveness for them. This act of love, the life and death of Jesus Christ is how we know he is truly the son of God. God is love. Jesus Christ is truly the only begotten son of God, of Love. God loves you enough to sacrifice someone so great do you can receive this message. Please listen Jesus Christ is the way truth and life.

@@jamesmayle3787 F*ck off you grade school reject. No one wants to hear your cult's drivel.

She never strikes a match though. She uses a striker and the squeezes poor Mushu when that doesn't work

​@@paulfarr2795she tries to strike it

@Paul Farr they meant that Shang ends up being her match.

Actually he said 3 feet in front of you. Not 7.

Can confirm. Mushu said 3ft

I had disadvantage because it's a ranged attack in melee range.

@@tennagon3822 roll athletics to dodge the sword attack

@@spritemon98 he has to beat my AC. I shouldn't have to roll to Dodge

Like Zuko shows.

@@thisisnotmyrealchannellink6924 yeah but in zuko's case it was to bring honor back to the royal fire nation family that took him half a year, a date in the earth kingdom, a long hard look at reality that his father and his father and his father before him lead the fire nation into unheard of levels of slaughter and probably rape of the earth kingdom people living on the coastline and the coastline itself that became during the later years of avatar aang the republic and its capital republic city (actual name unknown as republic city is a draft name)

@@thisisnotmyrealchannellink6924 no… Zuko and Azula’s honor are different from Mulan’s. It has to do with marriage, how conservative Asian culture was/is and how important it is to find the most compatible person to spend the rest of your life with (that’s why there’s a matchmaker, part of Asian culture as well)

we always think about Zuko 😂

True. Like you can be miserable af but just don't dishonor your family 💀

The Chinese checkers is actually a game called Go or weiqi. Also, love your pfp the character looks adorable.

@@Abomnimations Thanks!

Try deciphering Hellfire, that's one heck of a song.

They are playing Go

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Yeah. I only watched Xiran Jay Zhao's video about the live action and she went: "Saying your chi is special is like saying "Your blood is special." It makes no sense and you wouldn't say this." She has a lot of fantastic points about both movies and other Asian inspired media. Plus, she did a video about how MSG isn't all that bad. It's just salt. I highly recommend watching her videos if you like Mulan, Avatar the Last Airbender and I think she did one or two Kung Fu Panda movies.

The reason we connected with her in the animated film was because she was portrayed more realistically. Yes, she was definitely smart and capable in the beginning, but she had to go through a lot of growth to get where she ended up. It showed that their presumptions of women not being able to be soldiers wasn't because of some spiritual, inevitable factor, because with the same regimen and tasks, she ended up flourishing in her environment. This is what made the live action Mulan feel so wooden, souless, and even somewhat disrespectful to the original's message

they basically make her a Mary Sue, what takes all the realism the character had originally

I think they're playing Go. Edit: I take it back. On closer inspection, that does look more like checkers or a weird hybrid.

Wouldn’t go so far to say that but it does show she’s quick on her feet. Like aiming mushu at the mountain instead of the Huns

@@BonaparteBardithion it is chinese chess

@@cocozheng1926 Is there a difference between sliding and skipping the pieces? Or is that just personal preference?

@@cocozheng1926 oh you mean shoguie

That hit hard

Interestingly enough, that scene at the end of "a girl worth fighting for" where they find the doll also marks something of a genre change in the movie itself, as up until that point the main focus is on Mulan trying to hide her gender and fit in with the rest of the men, with the huns being a present, but background plot. After the Doll, how ever, defeating the huns takes the main focus, and now Mulan hiding her gender becomes a footnote.

That doesn't harken back to this song in the same way though

WAAAIT! So that's why there was that doll, I never understood the meaning of it! God dammit it took me 19 years to realise

Oh gosh…. You’re right.

Her returning the doll to the little girl is a tragic foreshadow of when they find the doll in the destroyed village, and how Mulan leaves it behind, almost like spiritually returning it to its owner. This scene is full of details that lead back to the overarching story, and it’s quite brilliantly done.

⁠@@realafah…what? Where did this topic of divorce suddenly come from? (I’m trying to search my Chinese brain as to any Asian cultural reference you might be possibly making, and I’m still puzzled)

@@mechadoggy ?

@@realafah I’m just trying to figure out why you’re bringing up divorce

@@realafah “I just thought in passing it was relevant to the topic as a whole” So…. how is divorce relevant to the conversation topics of Mulan’s personality and examples of foreshadowing in the Mulan movie?

Mind blown.... 😮🤯

Wow

That's actually awesome! 😮😮

I do too. Usually in musicals the music is played through out the whole movie, but in Mulan it stops half way. Its unique for a musical and it does highlight the action.

Also convenient the story takes place in a moment in time where a presumably unified China fought an outside 'evil' faction, most of their bloody history has been fighting among the various chinese factions for control and power of their particular lord rather than some noble ideal

"A Girl Worth Fighting For" ends when they finally reached the Burned Village, The Doll that Mulan found was the Girl in village that died, they then goes on a Different Mission, to avenge the Girl, Hence, .A Girl Worth Fighting For.

it wasn't a village, but the army's camp, did you pay any attention?

@@PortaTerzo Actually The camp was settled in a Village, The Huns burned the Village and ambushed the Camp without the Men preparing, There's even a Storyboard that shows the Deleted Scene in Mulan, Its in the Wiki.