@@man.7162 it's not a stupid comment, as long as you are contemplating what it means to be courageous you're more likely to not only act bravely but to refrain from acting callously! The truest form of bravery is not to act in the absence of fear, but to act whilst riddled with fear but in the knowledge that you fight for a just cause ... even if your weapons are words and your tactics are the kindness of giving smiles to those that need caring for!
Brunette From Cali nope...I would also picture Katara or Suki singing this to little waterbenders/warriors as well. In addition I can also see Chun Li singing this to young martial artists learning karate.
Mulan II is not the worst Disney sequel ever. In fact I'm fond of it. As someone of Asian descent, as a kid I was excited that my best friend growing up (full blooded Taiwanese) and I had more characters to play as w/o complete cultural appropriation with the introduction of the 3 princesses.
Grandma: comes home from war and brings a sword. Shouldve brought a man. *shang arrives* Shang: does Fa Mulan live here? Mom and grandma: *point* Shang: *leaves* Grandma: sign me up for the next war!
I remember when I was a little kid, I used to have a DVD that had a ton of Disney princess songs. Of all of those songs, this was one of my favorites. It'll always have a place in my heart. ❤
Mulan: are you a real warrior? Children: well technically, nah Mulan: have you ever caught a dragon like Mushu? Children: nah nah nah nah Mulan: alright I can see that I will have to teach you how to be warrior LESSON NUMBER ONE!
its about balance and strength, you must be strong and firm to protect and stand for what you love.. but you also must be soft and roll with the punches so you can remain loving and go with the flow
That's the point. If you can be soft and gentle while being hard and rough, then you can balance the opposites easily. It's not that hard, we pretty much do something like that everyday without knowing it. Everyone is a contradiction in some point in their life, some sooner than others.
In the very beginning when Mulan was naming opposites, I just noticed she was also naming differences between Yin & Yang which, her parents soon have her and Shang their Yin Yang necklaces.
Love this song! It shows that women/girls don't have to be masculine in order to be courageous and strong. Femininity and feminine traits are not weak.
I agree! The songs and story were just wonderful and entertaining! People like to trash it because its a sequel but they never give it the chance it deserves!
I do love this song, and the movie itself wasn't bad to me, but as a sequel to Mulan, it wasn't that great. I think if they had made this movie as a stand alone with different characters instead of a sequel, I think it would have been a lot better somehow... But yeah, this song is really awesome! :D
I completely agree. I loved Mulan's awkward side in the first film, but in the second it was just gone. It was like she was perfect. And Shang lost his respectable power he had before. He was turned in to...an idiot, to be frank
I agree! It was a pretty good movie but it was an extremely weak sequel. People would have liked it more if, like you said, it had been a standalone. There was enough material in it that didn't link to the first movie that they could have done it easily with new characters...
I agree! It was a pretty good movie but it was an extremely weak sequel. People would have liked it more if, like you said, it had been a standalone. There was enough material in it that didn't link to the first movie that they could have done it easily with new characters...
I also always dance along with this song like when they fold their hands in the like a cloud thing! I just love this song its soft and hard at the same time!
he didn't teached her exactly this in the first movie and if you look back at the lyrics of "i'll make a man outta you" he says something like "Tranquil as a forest but on fire within, once you find your center you are sure to win". It's basically the same principal
I think Mulan got it from her own experience when training; when she learned so much to balance her masculine traits with her feminine traits, when to be rough and gentle
Earth, sky Day, night Sound and silence Dark and light One, alone is not enough You need both together Winter, summer Moon and sun Lesson number one Like a rock, huh huh You must be hard, huh huh Like an oak, mah You must be stand firm, huh huh Cut quick (whoosh), like my blade Think fast, huh huh Unafraid Like a rock, huh huh I must be hard, huh huh Like an oak, mah I must be stand firm, huh huh Cut quick (whoosh), like my blade Think fast, huh huh Unafraid Like a cloud You are soft Like bamboo You'll bend in the wind Creeping slow You're at peace because you know It's OK to be afraid Like a cloud I am soft Like bamboo I'll bend in the wind Creeping slow I'm at peace because I know It's OK to be afraid One, alone is not enough (one, alone is not enough) We need both together (we need both together) Winter, summer, moon and sun (winter, summer, moon and sun) Lesson number one Like a cloud (like a rock, huh huh) You are soft (I must be hard huh huh) Like bamboo (like an oak, mmmah) You'll bend in the wind (I must be stand firm, huh huh) Creeping slow (cut quick (whoosh), like my blade) You're at peace because you know (think fast, huh huh) You have began Lesson number one (lesson number one) Lesson number one (lesson number one) Lesson number one (lesson number one
Yep. Like, Mulan saved all of China and proved that women could be just as powerful as men, but yet Elsa and Anna are the Disney "feminists." It just makes me laugh so much.
