Resident Robot-Loving Grandma

listening to the mulan soundtrack lately. I like this movie. the songs are fun and silly and then when they actually get to the battlefield they all stop. the country getting invaded is mostly a plot device for this funky musical about finding yourself, until the quirky band of protagonists actually get there and find out everyone who knew what they were doing is already dead. there's no quibbling about feelings or self actualization in the final fight because the villians are just here to kill people and do not actually care. there's minimal romance because they are busy being in combat. the horses look really cool

really important: when mulan first cuts her hair and puts on the armor she scares khan the horse and he does the angry backwards horsey ears. but when he recognizes her he turns his ears back around. horsey

How can you hate jocks when the ultimate jock, Fa Mulan, is possibly the coolest person in Disney canon

like the jacket? the repose? The Look? we stan

Y’all know when Mulan is sitting in the rain and watches her parents silhouette disappear as the candle is blown out and then her eyes squint in determination and the music that starts to play and you see her go into the family temple and light a match and bow in respect and then sneak into her parents room and switch the scroll for her hair brooch and then the way her reflection is shown as she pulls the sword and cuts her hair?? It’s literally more iconic than any marvel movie

disney: in this live action mulan remake we’re getting rid of general li shang and replacing him with this new dude who doesnt like mulan until he finds out that shes a girl :))) also no songs

me: GENERAL LI SHANG LOVED MULAN AND PING AND WAS VERY OBVIOUSLY BI

I wrote a college paper once about gender dynamics in Disney films, and part dealt with the emphasis of androgyny in this film. Mulan is an outsider and unsure of her position of the world when she is adhering to both a total feminine role (the matchmaking scene) and a total masculine role (disguised as a male soldier) and it’s only when she’s able to embrace both sides that she is able to fully showcase her abilities and ultimately save the day. 

The entire climax, from climbing the poles using sashes, counting on Shan Yu’s complete dismissal of women to get the Emperor to safety, to this scene where she literally uses a symbol of womanhood (within the movie at least) to disarm the villain of his symbol of masculinity and beat him at his own game, shows Mulan relying on the aspects of her femininity that she has grown up adhering to and adapting the tactical knowledge and fighting skills that she learned disguised as a male soldier to those aspects. The result is a unique and innovative view of the world and her course of action that leads her to save the day when the male soldiers failed and the women wouldn’t even have been allowed to try. 

You know, one thing i like about Mulan is how Yao, Ling and Chien Po don’t really seem to care about the fact that Mulan is a girl.

I mean, when they find out, they are visibly perplexed

But even so, they rush and try to help her when she’s about to get killed

After this, they all seem quite depressed about having to leave her behind (and when Shang ignores her)

And when she shows up and takes action, they gladly follow her lead

And they even rock some crossdressing, like she did

(btw they just missed a great opportunity to make Shang crossdress here, shame on you movie)

Honestly, i just think this needs more appreciation. Because to them, Mulan didn’t have to prove herself again, just because she is a girl. She already earned their friendship and respect when she was ‘Ping’, and that was enough.

The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.

Short Hair- Mulan Soundtrack

2016 first fan art!

So happy to get Mulan for the lovely snarkies’ Disney Ladies Collaboration on twitter! If I hadn’t been destined to love Ariel by default, Mulan would be my favorite Disney lady of all time.

i liked the page for my school’s lgbt* center on facebook and my mom just sent me a message that said

please deliver this reply to your mother:

“perfect”

she laughed so hard i think she exploded

I really want the new live action Mulan movie to have an entirely racially correct cast, except Eddie Murphy still plays Mushu.

No CGI.  I want Eddie Murphy to wear a dragon suit.

But not even like a realistic dragon suit. I want him to wear a discount dragon suit from party city, whereas everyone else in the cast has intricate, accurate costumes. No one acknowledges it. It is just an accepted fact of that universe.

I did a thing for a contest and I think it turned out pretty durn cute

During the scene when Mulan decides to go to war instead of her father, she decides to do it while sitting on the foot of the Great Stone Dragon. The image of the dragon looking over Mulan is repeated several times throughout the sequence, and the bolts of lightning strike at significant times whenever the dragon is in sight. When Mulan takes her father’s scroll and when she is praying to her ancestors, the Great Stone Dragon can be seen. It is also engraved on the sword Mulan uses to cut her hair and the handles of the wardrobe containing the armor are in the shape of the dragon’s head. The dragon’s eyes glowing in the temple symbolizes Mulan’s role as protector of her family awakening, instead of the actual dragon.

The reason Mushu couldn’t wake the dragon is because the dragon was no longer there. Mulan is implied to be the Great Dragon that protects her family.

I want to know who animated Ling because

THE BOOB

IT IS IN HIS ARMPIT

i know it’s not supposed to be accurate because it’s just an apple shoved down his shirt but I want to know what mad genius put that much thought into the mechanics of fake cleavage

I never noticed… such brilliant detail hahaha!

I NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE!

▣ Mulan (1998) storyboard vs. final frames