Mulan (1998)

[Dementeleus]

Discuss.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

A classic. The start of Disney's second hold era from 1998 to 2000, Mulan brought laughs, great music, and an awesome avalanche scene. If only the sequel was nearly as great as this.

[iceroll]

This wasn't on here before??  Mulan is probably my 2nd favorite Disney movie, after Lion King.  So many great songs like "I'll Make a Man Out of You" and "Reflection". 

 

A

[BiffMan]

Doesn't seem to get the attention it deserves, but right up there in my top 5 Disney favorites.  The voice acting by Ming-Na and BD Wong (he's always awesome) is fantastic with great nuance that really sells their characters.  "Reflection" and "I'll Make a Man Out of You" are great additions to the Disney song library.  Great animation with CGI-assist that's no overbearing.  Quite a risk to try to bring this story to Western audiences and glad it paid off at the box office.

 

A+

[vc2002]

Probably love this a bit mor than The Lion King. My fav Disney hand drawn animation film.

[DAR]

A good film but on the decline of resurgence. B

[Omario]

an epic A

[eXtacy]

One of my favourite childhood films, as such a cant help but give a bias A

[Lordmandeep]

The scene of the Mongol Horde charging down the hill was epic.

[K1stpierre]

This is one of Disney's classics. A great movie, throughout the entire film I loved it. A great message for kids, and Christina's song for this (reflection) is one of my favs still. I really love this movie. A+++ for me, 10/10.

Edited December 26, 2013 by k1stpierre

[Dan9]

I just watched this and it's so incredibly underrated it hurts me. Considering it came out in '98 and how far animation has come since then (including 2D/hand-drawn), it's got some seriously breathtaking moments and easily stands up to modern CGI animation in the cinematic stakes. Soundtrack is spectacular too. 

[Blankments]

Mulan is the smartest of the 90s Disney movies. After a lackluster opening ten minutes, it quickly finds its footing as an stunningly animated war movie that tackles gender and imperialism fascinatingly. It's also really funny, with Mushu being one of Disney's best sidekicks. The slightly tweaked animation style is welcome, and one can easily see the influence Sanders and DeBlois had on the story and character design. A truly wacky sound design also adds a lot of flavor. The music is alright, but serves mostly as a distraction from the more interesting story being told. Mulan might have its issues, but honestly, it's one of the Disney Renaissance's finest achievements, merging the dramatic and comedic elements better than many of their other attempts. Very engaging and very fun. A

[Rorschach]

I remember liking this as a little kid. I think I need a rewatch because I honestly don't remember that much about what happened. 

[La Binoche]

Love it. A-