Mulan (1998) - My First Classic Disney Princess - Movie Reaction 

The great thing about Mulan is that she has no fighting experience and knows there's a huge likelihood she could be hurt or killed, yet she goes anyway to save her father's life. That's some real inner strength.

In the live action, they really messed up by giving her special powers from birth. One of the aspects of this movie that makes Mulan so incredibly brave and amazing is that she takes her father's place NOT KNOWING how to fight. She puts her life on the line with no skills, and still turns into a great war hero. That's true strength, not being born with special abilities.

One of my favourite things about this is when Mulan reveals herself as the one that caused the avalanche Shanu says “the solider from the mountain” not the something along the lines of: you’re women. Because to him it was normal to see female warriors as the the women would fight along side the men

I love the writing and symbolism in this movie. Like the fact that the first half of the movie is your typical Disney musical, but then, in the BIGGEST, MOST ABRUPT mood change in Disney movies, A Girl Worth Fighting For cuts off mid-sentence to the destroyed village and the horrors of war, and from that point on there's no more songs.

So this era is the Disney Renaissance, an era from The Little Mermaid (1989) to Tarzan (1999), that was The GOLDEN Age of Disney, including classic like Mulan that you watched, Aladdin, Beauty and The Beast, and the ever popular Lion King, aswell as a few more movies. Enjoy yourself while you are in here.

14:44 My mom is a Buddhist nun. So when she heard Chien-Po calming Yao down with actual Buddhist chanting, she was digging this movie for the reference to Buddhism.

My favorite theory to do with this movie: The reason the eyes of the dragon above the ancestor’s shrine glowed after Mulan left, and the Great Stone Dragon didn’t wake up, was because it already had been awakened: The spirit of the dragon, the most powerful guardian of the family, lives inside Mulan. And left with her to fight.

A detail I love: the Emperor will never bow to Shan Yu, but he bows right away for Mulan. She's worthy of it.

The majority of people will tell you they prefer hand drawn over CG.

recommendation would be Hunchback of Notre Dame, underrated classic BUT fair warning, it's one of the darkest disney films. Also, fun thing to point out about Mulan, the reason the great stone dragon didn't awake was because when Mulan sat beneath the statue and had that moment in the storm where she made her decision, Mulan became the great protector of the family. She's the great dragon. And yes she killed over a thousand people, she actually has the highest kill count of any disney character. Also they were fighting the Huns not the Mongols. Huns from the west, Mongols from the east. They mentioned it in the beginning. Mulan is based off a Chinese legend and folk tale/song and varies pretty significantly.

17:01 "I thought Mulan would do something smart, like... wrap it around or something... outsmart it." Mulan: "Give me one Disney song and I gotchu bro."

When you watch The Little Mermaid, keep close attention to the relationship between her and her dad. People frequently miss the real message of that movie and it makes me sad. Also for this one, when you said "Mulan got me at the end," out loud, I went, "Just you wait." That moment with her dad always gets me, even more than the moment with the emporer.

Fun Fact: Lea Salonga is the one who sang all of the songs Mulan sang despite not being the actual voice actress. She also did all of princess Jasmine's songs in Aladdin and that is why Mulan and Aladdin is both in my Favorite Classic Disney movies.

5:05 In Chinese culture, along with most cultures that sought out matchmakers; arranged marriages to find the best or most compatible spouses for your sons or daughters was pretty common.. Asian families are totally into finding puns, good luck charms, and refining the skills needed to impress the matchmakers. Think of the whole process as online dating but before there was internet essentially. Matchmakers were tasked with judging sons and daughters to try and find compatibility with other people. People actually had jobs where they were pairing kids, or young adults with others to ensure prosperity to families. Here's an example test that they used to have the girls do. My mom, when she was younger, was taught to peel apples. Peeling apples is easy, peeling it so that the peel remains in one long piece without tearing it is slightly harder. Basically, if you could peel an apple without tearing or breaking it, it showed that you were a much better match for someone than someone who had broken apple peels if that makes sense.

i remember there was a theory that the stone dragon crumbled because when Mulan left, she took the spirit of the great dragon with her which is pretty sweet i think

When your daughters grow up and see you crying over the father daughter connection here in MuLan, they'll appreciate you so much more. Make sure you show them this then in their teen years 😀

In terms of what Mulan wants and her motivations, what I really loved and connected with her with (besides finally seeing an Asian in a Disney movie) is how what she wants in life is centered around family. Even in the beginning, it wasn't like she didn't want to get married per se, she even had a line about hoping she doesn't mess up because she knows that's the way to make her family proud and keep the family honor. Marriage is how honor is defined for her so she goes with it because what you do as an individual is a reflection of the family but sometimes those things were just not for you. And everything she did was with her family in mind - she didn't want to fight, she wanted to protect her father. As cool as individual self-empowerment through breaking tradition stories are, Mulan doesn't do that, she still sticks to the core tradition even though she's breaking what are considered norms. Culture and tradition are still on the core of your identity even if you end up navigating though it differently.

The greatest thing about Mulan is the fact she did it for love. A lot of fans fail to see that they see it as some feminist it statement but it wasn’t at all she never wanted to be a warrior she just wanted to protect her family.🥰❤️😭😭😭

My first favorite princess ever as a child also a good one to show your daughters.

Mulan's voice is Ming-Na Wen. We know her as Agent May from Agents of Shield, and Fennec Shand on The Mandalorian. Her singing voice is the legendary Lea Salonga who has provided the singing vocals for Mulan and Jasmine from Aladdin.

The names of some character are actually meaningful: - Shan Yu: strictly saying, it's not a name, it's a title (similar to a chief) - Mushu means 'miracle' or 'magic' - Chi Fu (the emperor's counselor) means 'to scare'; - the name that Mulan used while pretending to be a man (Fa/Hua Ping) is a Chinese pun meaning 'silly beauty' (literally 'flower pot')

I love how you aren’t afraid to cry in your reactions, makes it more genuine!!

The part where he throws away the gifts and hugs Mulan always makes me tear up. And the part where the emperor bows and everyone else kowtows (gets on hands and knees) reminds me of 'the king and I' where the king has a rule that nobodies head can be higher than his, it's a great musical with Yul Brenner you should check it out if you've never seen it.

Please do "Beauty and the Beast" if you haven't already seen it as an adult. The chemistry between the main characters is so... 😍

My favorite princess movie is Beauty and the Beast, but Mulan is a close second. You should react to all the princess movies, they all have something to love!

19:08 This movie pulled no punches off-camera. This was the era when Disney wasn't afraid to do the most scariest and terrifying acts of violence downplayed but it was still enough to get our attention. 19:47 Especially since we cut from a happy upbeat song to instant death and the decimation of the village. It went from happy to serious in less than one frame.

The old princess movies were never about marrying a guy or a prince. That was just the bi-product of the actual story. Snow White wanted to be safe from her evil stepmother, got poisoned, and was saved by a true-loves kiss, that just so happened to have been from a prince. Cinderella wanted to go to the ball, not caring for the Prince at all. She just wanted to experience something fun, after having been abused and neglected by her stepmother and sisters for years. She didn't even know it was the prince when she danced with him. Bell, from Beauty and the Beast, got kidnapped by a beast, taught him to be more than a beast, and ended up loving him before she ever knew he was a cursed prince. Ariel, from the little Mermaid, was curious about humans, even more do after that statue of Erik fell down to the bottom of the ocean. She just wanted to see the human world, with her having to make the prince fall in love with, being a convenient way for the story to have some kind of pace and date-line. And here, we have Mulan, who decided to go into war, knowing she had no fighting experience, just to make sure her father wouldn't die in said war, saved an entire nation, and earned the respect and love of the general as a bi-product. A lot of people say that these movies are a stereotype of women having to be saved by a prince or marry one. But by narrowing the entire stories of these movies into that, they miss the broader picture. Yes, these women did end up marrying princes, and in Aurora's (sleeping beauty) and Snow White's case they did get saved by a prince. But that isn't what all their stories are about. Cinderella is about a woman who goes through abuse, but stays strong and keeps being an amazing and sweet person. Beauty and the Beast is about learning to love someone from what's on the inside, not the outside. The little Mermaid is about standing up for your dreams, even when someone your love, your family, is against it. Snow White is about found family. And Mulan is about going against tradition, being who you want to be, no matter what others say and fighting for what you believe in.

Mulan is the movie which helped me realize, as a child, what type of person I want to be in general. It had great impact on my life. I can't watch english dub because Eddie Murphy as a chinese dragon is just too distracting.

You HAVE to watch The Hunchback. I have a strong feeling you'll love it, appreciate its message and probably be shocked and cry.

Just found your channel yesterday and subscribed after watching several videos. I enjoyed watching you watch this and would love to see you do more classic Disney! It isn’t a princess movie but The Hunchback of Notre Dame is an underrated classic. It’s one of my favorites. Would love to see that one on your channel eventually!

This was the first movie that really made me feel understood. Growing up as a girl who really wasn't a stereotypical girl reflection identified my life and also when she is in the mountains and says when she looks in the mirror she sees nothing is another thing that I have felt alot in the past

Dude, you have got to watch Mulan II. Same cast, same characters, but a lot more action. It's one of my ultimate favorite movies!

Besides being so quotable this movie has a special place in my heart. We did Mulan as our middle school musical and I have so many good memories, from teaching one of my besties how to faint to forgetting to give the Emperor the medal during dress rehearsal (in front of Elementary kids), so to honor Mulan he gave her his mustache lol

Fun fact: Mulan has been said to have the most dead bodies in an animation in that battle field scene. I don’t think it’s likely you’ll find any animation with more. So I’ve heard.

Oh, it's one of my favorites... Interesting fact: CGI was used for the most part to animate the Mongol attack. That's because they had to animate a lot of movement of the horses and that was too tiresome, if you think about it: every single horse has to be animated individually because they are having a slightly different camera angle on them and have a bit different movement. The stone head of the Big Dragon got the same treatment as the Magic Carpet in Aladdin - they used CGI to create the movement of the object and then wrapped it up in the hand-drawn piece. Man, I BEG YOU, watch Treasure Planet. It's a beautiful and breathtaking inter-galactic steam-punk adaptation of Stevenson's classic. Animation there is a beast. It comprises 3 types of animation (3D map out for large objects - trick also used in Tarzan, CGI for particular pieces/characters, and classic hand-drawn animation). It's the absolute gem in terms of how it looks. The music bits are spot-on and the fiery action is guaranteed!

Just so you know that this animated version of mulan is far superior to the new film version sadly!! The new one is just awful👎 While this one is brilliant in every way literally hence why it is a true classic and masterpiece!!!!😊🥰😍👏🙌🙏👍

99% of Disney movies are musicals. You should do a reaction collaboration with Nick from Nickflix. He cries during his reactions as much as you do.🙂

Mulan has always been my favorite Disney movie, I'm so happy seeing other people appreciating it.

My favorite move in this entire movie is when Mulan does that fan thing, it apparently is an actual martial arts move. Although I have no idea which martial arts it comes from

Mulans' story was actually a famous old Chinese tale.It is nice to see stuff like Mulan and Kung Fu Panda, as a Chinese you know the crew did their homework and show people some of the Chinese culture. Other films made from Foreigners kinda made China really goofy. In 5000 years, we got so many great stroies, wish someone could make films or animes about them.

In general sense, Mulan is indeed a classic. Specifically, the classics typically refers to films Walt Disney himself did. Mulan is part of the Disney Renaissance era. The films made in those times were AMAZING and classic in a sense where everyone knows/grew up with them.

Mulan has always been my favorite Disney Princess since I was a kid she is an amazing role model and I adore this film so much 🥺

Mulan is one of my favourite "Disney princesses" because she wants so badly to make her family proud; she loves them, and is loved by them, but she doesn't excel at what her society expects from her, so she feels ashamed and frustrated. I find that personally something I could connect with more than if she had been very determined to be something against her family's wishes. I do think it's admirable when characters are independent, rebellious and know their own mind and what they want; but I think it's also rewarding to see someone who would love nothing more than to fulfill those expectations, who isn't setting out to rebel, find a path where they find a place to shine. What I especially love about the movie is that Mulan does what she does for love of her family, and when she returns hopeful that her accomplishments will earn her father's pride, we see that she never actually had to go do extraordinary feats to earn it. Her dad just needed to get his head out of his ass (or out of society's expectations), by fearing that he might have lost her, feeling her absence, and seeing just how deeply she loves him by leaving in his stead. The sword and the medallion doesn't mean anything compared to her and her love. That's why the ending always gets me.

You could try Sleeping Beauty (original) I seriously feel that the artistic style seriously holds up

As you make your way through princess territory, post reactions for the animated and live-action versions of Beauty and the Beast🥀 and Aladdin🧞‍♂️ Don’t bother with live-action Mulan ❌

This movie was the change I needed in my life when it came out. I love Disney movies but I was a tomboy in the early 1990s. Girls weren't allowed to play games, be into Role Playing Games, to like nerdy stuff, and while I loved the Little Mermaid and movies like it, Mulan hit me differently. Reflection perfectly encompassed what I felt about myself. How can I be myself when the world keeps telling me its wrong? The only person I had on my side was my Dad. He brought me VHS Godzilla movies to my surgeries, he bought me the anime that I showed interest in and he told me he was proud of me. When I came out, he was the first person on my side. So Mulan has a very special place in my heart. Fair warning though, Mulan II is...bad. Like character destroying bad.

I get chills whenever I see everyone bow down to Mulan b/c even tho everyone in the crowd may not know what she’s done seeing that the emperor bowed down to her they know she did something worth his respect

I knew you’d absolutely adore this film

You’re very empathetic which is the reason you cry. I tear up so much too. Teary 🥲 love this emoji to describe my feelings many a time.

Another oldie but goodie! 🔥 Watching you react to all these older Disney movies is giving me flashbacks to me watching the old VHS in my lounge room as a kid lol Lots of good memories are associated with this era of Disney for me. Mulan reminds me a lot of Moana, Brave and Frozen etc in the fact that even though there is a love interest (Shang), Mulan is a fighter who is fighting for what she believes is right and isn’t just doing it for the admiration of many or the pursuit of love but rather for the acceptance and approval of her dad who she clearly loves very much and who loves her equally. She didn’t set out to save all of China and bring down the Hun Army but she did that….and that’s why she’s a badass. Eddie Murphy as an animated character also is ALWAYS a win 😊❤️

Mulan is definitely my favorite Disney princess, just so much inner strength and love for her family. Plus she saved all of China❤️

34:14 and 35:45 always get me. No matter how many times I've rewatched it

Again I'm sure this has been said, but... the song _"A Girl Worth Fighting For"_ abruptly ends on them coming upon the destruction of that village because that moment - specifically finding the doll - was all of them finding a girl worth fighting for: the owner of that doll as a representation of all the innocent people being slaughtered by the Huns. God this movie is _brilliant._ I was 14 when it first released and I appreciate it more and more the older I get.

Such an interesting point about Mulan still not knowing what she wants. It's a unique take on a protagonist where the story isn't really about them, but something bigger, and Mulan was brave enough to face that. The Live-Action version commits a lot of sins character wise, and this is true here too. In the original, Mulan WANTED to fit in, and be the perfect daughter - that was her goal, and she was struggling with it. But when she saw that her father was probably going to die in war, she put aside absolutely all of her hopes to fit tradition and took his place. Such a selfless act. In the Live-Action she wanted to be a warrior from the start, was already good at it, and when she took her father's armor and sword it just didn't feel as heavy of a moment - instead it was sort of predictable and almost like she'd been waiting for the chance.

The Disney "Princess" movies are majorly misrepresented, honestly. And you'll realize that, as you continue to react to more of them. All of the golden age Disney princesses are strong characters that were designed to defy the tropey "damsel in distress" archetype. Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, Tiana, even Cinderella. (ESPECIALLY Cinderella) might have the - "only looking for a prince to save her" - rep, but it's not at all true. With the exception of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, all of the Disney princesses are their own heroes, with uniquely empowering and independent messages. If you keep doing the Disney animation route, I'd suggest "Princess and the Frog" , "Hercules" , or "Hunchback of Notre Dame" next. Those are the three most contemporary ones surrounding "Mulan". ((Also, all of 90's Disney "princess" classics are musicals. (With iconic bops.) Most were actually composed by the same team (Howard Ashman and Alan Menkin) who, starting with the Little Mermaid, created the trend of Disney being more "Broadway" and legit Musical Theatre in their formats. They really were the backbone of Disney's golden age.

acording to film theory ( who counted them) , the huns in the scene there were 11 on the mountian, 178 horsemen, and 1,078 foot soldiers. Only six of those Huns made it out of the mountians alive. Mulan is a badass, and my favorite disney princess. She's also the only disney princess who isn't offically royalty at the end of her story (even moana and pocahontas were daughters of the chief). She's a disney princerss because of her bravery and heroic acts.

BTW, if you like nature, you’ll love Pocahontas...Powerful overlooked message in a severely underrated movie..

i remember going to see this movie at the drive-in with my family and being completely astonished at the size of the hun army. it truly felt like mulan and her fellow soldiers were in real, actual danger, and i was so stunned thinking they would die, especially with li shang saying that if they die, they die with honor- how in the heck were they going to survive after that! i might not be a parent, but my mom said the same kind of thing about her kids. i love that there's something in these movies for everyone.

This is probably the best Disney movie, the humor and the message, and honestly I like this style of animation much more it really gives nostalgia to everyone’s childhoods and the characters have more emotion if that makes sense. the most iconic mushu quotes “you missed?!? How could you miss he was THREE FEET in front of you??” Or the “dishonor on you. Dishonor on your cow-“ But definitely there are many serious quotes that you get lessons from, everyone was teary eyed at the end, the father daughter moment was so insanely beautiful

This movie was so influential on me as a child. I think it would be awesome to see you react to all of the princess movies!

You should check out Princess and the Frog. Together with Mulan it's my favourite Disney Princess Movie. :) Also I love your reaction videos, thank you so much for making them :)

"I'm gunna put 'Li Shan... love interest' obviously. 😄 🤣 😂 😆

YES omg Mulan!! She's one of my absolute favorite Disney princesses, I'm so happy you watched this one! It's really a huge testament to her character and how beloved she is that she's grouped with the Disney princesses and considered one, despite not actually being a princess. Thanks for another great reaction/commentary! :D

Emperor's New Groove, if you're in the mood for an animated comedy. X3 A Disney movie that isn't a musical. They have a good mixture of musicals, and non musicals.

This is definitely my all time favorite disney movie ever!!!! I just love everything about it!!

The Hun and the Mongols were two nomadic steppe peoples, who people sometimes confuse. They lived almost a thousand years apart, but both played an important role in Eurasian history. They were both master archers and horsemen, like many of the steppe nomadic tribes were.

Honestly, “dishoner on YOU, dishoner on your COW . .” is somehow iconic. No idea why.

Found you through my recommendation page. And seeing how honest and genuine your emotions were and not being afraid to show yourself crying is amazing to see. I even teared up at end as well lol But great reaction and can't wait to watch more!

I love how emotional you get!!! I cry a lot as well and seeing this again made me shed a few tears 😭😭 you make me feel like I’m not the only one, so thank you for being so open about it

You don't need to explain the tears. I started crying before you did. It's kinda nice to have someone crying along with me for once.

You telling your tears “no no no go back in” killed me 😂😂

Maybe I'm fogetting something, but I think you're right. This was the first Disney movie with a princess that broke the rules and disputed gender norms. I remember this movie as a young boy and thought, "so girls can be awesome too." The cultural ideas about gender didn't hit me until years later, but I bet they found traction with some groups right away(but honor and dishonor was still most important). It's almost a period piece. Men are soldiers and/or workers and women are wives and/or homemakers. It was the _only_ idea for _many_ years across the world. Especially ancient Asia(if my education is correct). It wasn't until 1995 after all, that China declared gender equality as policy(but women are often seen as second class to this day).

You are one of my favorite reactors, just because of your wonderful emotions that you feel so deeply! Never hold back those tears!

My daughter got a stuffed blue waterdragon type toy at a theme park a couple of months ago - we named it "Blueshu" 😂 😂 she's always playing with it saying, "Dishonor on you! Dishonor in your cow! Dishonor on your whole family!" 😂 😂

I remember when I first saw this movie the dragon costume creeped me out and gave me a bad vibe and when the huns revealed themselves I than understood why the dragon costume creeped me out

It's Ming-Na Wen from Joy Luck Club who voices Mulan (though her singing was done by Lea Salonga who also did Jasmine's singing voice in Aladdin, and voices Sasuki and Mei's mom in the Disney dub of My Neighbor Totoro), one of her more recent roles is Fennec Shand in The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian. The Matchmaker is voiced by Miriam Magoyles who also voices Fly in Babe and plays Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter franchise. Grandma Fa is voiced the legendary voice actor June Foray who played Granny in many Looney Tunes cartoons as well as Witch Hazel in Donald Duck cartoon Trick or Treat and in Looney Tunes (though another withc by the same name), Lucifer the cat in Cinderella, Magica de Spell in DuckTales plus many others. She passed away in 2017 at the age of 99, just two months short from being 100.

When this movie was released in China, I just learned Ballad of Mulan in High school. It is fun for me to check how the story is re-telling by Disney. But sadly not like today, most people could not accept it.

The man playing the voice of the Emperor is Mr. Noriyuki "Pat" Morita who plays Mr Miyagi from the original The Karate Kid movies.

This is 100% my favorite Disney movie. And Mulan is definitely my favorite Disney princess ❤. Loved the reaction! Also.. Lee Shang or actor B.D. Wong... I know from Law and Order SVU, as Dr. George Huang. I obviously saw Mulan as a kid and it was my favorite Disney movie, but I had know clue it was him until like 2 years ago lol.

You should experience all the Disney classic animations like Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, etc., and of course, Snow White, the one that started it all. It'll blow your mind when you realize that these groundbreaking movies were achieved almost a hundred years ago.

I was so excited for this to come to yt! I knew that part at the end with Mulan and her dad would make you cry ☺ I love your videos! Definitely watch all the other Disney Renaissance movies ❤❤❤

you are so good at guessing voice actors, it baffled me you got this right

Spirited Away is a Hayao Miyazaki film which was picked up by Disney in 2001. Miyazaki is a famous Japanese animator who created Studio Ghibli. Most notable and popular animation includes: Howl’s Moving Castle Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Castle in the Sky Kiki’s Delivery Service Ponyo Princess Mononoke Miyazaki retired back in 2010 but got so bored with it he came back out and is Directing again “in order to live again.”

Here on RU-vid there's a guy called Jon Solo; He tells the stories what Grim's brother's tales of where Disney got their inspirations from but changed it to be kid friendly. The true stories of each Disney princess that's you've probably ever heard is mentioned along with Greek Gods and all. I learned a lot, so if your curious about knowing more information look it up.

To me Shan Yu and his Huns were one of the best enemies of all the Disney movies. They played it straight. They were serious about it. They were SCARY. Shan Yu was confident because he COULD. Nothing clownish about him.

I adore that in Mulan's fight scenes, they most usually show her using leverage and momentum to overpower opponents. Techniques women can easily employ in real life.

At the greatest gift in honor scene when you said you had 2 daughters, 3 tears rolled down your cheek...an omen, you may have a 3rd

One of my fave lines is when emperor offers her a job and that horrible guy in blue said "but there are no positions available your emperor" Then emperor says fine u can have his job

Fun fact : Miss Saigon Lea Salongga is the voice behind the song Reflection 🥰

What a wonderful masterpiece! This Mulan is superior to the live action due to the growth that she undergoes. One character that I really love is that grandma.

Ahh.. Perfect video to watch while drinking coffee in my Mushu mug :P I don't know if anyone already said this, but there is a theory out there about why Mushu couldn't wake the great stone dragon, and it's because it's already awaken. When Mulan decide to take her fathers place, she sits in front of it, and they show the dragon in many scenes there when the thunder is heard. Even the sword has the dragon on it and right before the grandmother wakes up after the scene they show the dragon with it's eyes light up. So Mulan is the great dragon, the protector of their family! :D

"is the live action a musical as well?" No, it's trash

I love your channel, keep doing what you're ding. Some movies I recommend are: Guardians of Ga'Hoole Finding Nemo and Brother bear

You know a Disney movie is good when the people watching it cry happy tears, because the message is on point. Unfortunately, many Disney movies lack a genuine, possitive message. They might be beautifully animated, nice songs and funny lines, but they lack a transcendent message... I wish for another "golden age" of Disney, where Disney takes their time to do research for years to create a movie with a powerful message instead of a new movie every year that's just... meh... 🤔🤷🏼‍♀️

Oh, I _love_ this movie. I always get choked up when everyone bows to Mulan T__T

Love how you recognized the voice right way for Chi-Fu! A few months back I finally got into ATLA and got all excited when I recognized David Lo Pan's voice because I LOOOVE Big Trouble in Little China and the actor was so excellent in it (can't recall his name rn lol I feel bad). Then I looked him up and that was when I realized he also acted Chi-Fu and loads of other familiar characters but somehow I'd never realized that even though he's so distinctive. Amazing talent, I'm so glad he's been part of so much kickass media

Fun fact: there's a list of criteria a character needs to pass to be considered a Disney princess, one of which is to either be born royal or marry into royalty. Mulan ended up adding an additional option - to commit an act of heroism - because she was the first of the lineup to not technically be a princess!

You gotta watch this with your daughters! Get them singing these songs!

I love how in the flow of your emotions you are. 🤩

Yao the short 1 of Mulan's friends is the older brother (uncle Frank) in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire. A classic Robin Williams movie