Cri-Kee, the lucky cricket, escapes his cage and causes a chain reaction causing Mulan's expulsion from the studio. Despite his father's death, Shang is motivated by his duty as a soldier and announces that they must travel through the mountains to the Imperial City to protect the Emperor. His falcon delivers to him a doll from a local village that contains bits of horse hair and the smell of sulfur.

However, her father gives encouraging words, stating that a cherry blossom yet to bloom may become the rarest and most beautiful of all. Meanwhile, young farm girl Fa Mulan Ming-Na Wen, is seen in her room writing cheat notes on her arm in preparation for her visit to the matchmaker Miriam Margolyes that morning, where she may be assigned a suitable husband. Shan Yu, ever closer to his goal, discovers a pass in the mountains which is the most direct route to the Imperial City.Mulan has by now reached the outskirts of the army recruitment camp and is deliberating with her horse, Khan, how to act once she arrives. DISC(S) ONLY***Various DVD as shown in the title and picture No longer played Other DVDs and combined postage for multiple DVDs available Thanks for looking!

Extras: DVD 9, Language(s): English, Spanish, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Subtitles: Spanish, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:2. Compared to other Disney animated movies of the time like Toy Story, Lion King, Aladdin etc, for whatever reason I just never go into Mulan. The rest of Shang's army hides behind a large rock at the edge of a cliff as the avalanche flows past. It is well-written, engrossing, entertaining, rather touching, and with some nicely amusing moments, most particularly when Mulan is at home in her village. When Mulan is wounded in battle however, the secret of her gender is discovered and she faces exposure and disgrace.Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.

Mulan is confronted by Captain Li Shang BD Wong, and Chi Fu and introduces herself as Fa Zhou's long-lost son, Ping. These are largely period dramas, usually presented in a very traditional style, and are epitomised by Ang Lee’s OSCAR-winning Mandarin language spectacular, ’Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’(2000). Passing herself off as the son of an honored warrior, she attends training and dives into the battlefield as the Huns invade her country. The enraged matchmaker yells that Mulan may look like a bride but she will never bring her family honor.However, when Mulan faces the matchmaker, who has nothing but disapproving comments, everything seems to go wrong. Knowing that he would never survive the rigours of war in his state, she decides to disguise herself and join in his place. Within the city, Shang and his army are welcomed as heroes and march in a parade towards the palace.

He tells her that the family is counting on her to uphold family tradition and prays for her success as she leaves. Mulan sympathizes with Shang and tells him that she thinks hes a great captain, to which Mushu accuses her of having feelings towards him. However, I found the live action "remake" very enjoyable, with some great performances and action scenes/special effects and will watch many times in the future. As he strikes at her with his sword, she uses a fan to disarm him and shouts a command to Mushu at the far end of the roof who reveals to be carrying a large rocket on his back.The screenplay is based on a fairly accurate telling of a genuine, and amazingly early, Chinese folk story. Mulan shouts to Shan Yu that it was she who took his victory and pulls her hair back, revealing her identity as the soldier from the mountains. Clever Mulan proves her worth outside of her tradition-bound society when, disguised as a male soldier, "Ping," she bravely takes her father's place in the Imperial Army. She finally gains confidence and the respect of her fellow soldiers when she is able to scale a tall wooden pole to reach an arrow embedded at the top using two weighted discs slung together. The director was New Zealander Niki Caro, who gave us another empowered young woman, in her 2002 drama ‘Whale Rider’.