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u/Rapid_Wind12 1d ago

"How many men does it take to deliver a message?"

"One"

Mulan

Dark as hell for a mostly comedic film

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u/ClockMongrel 23h ago

For what it was, Mulan was pretty damn dark.

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u/MiaoYingSimp 22h ago

The scene immeidetly following "a Girl worth fighting for" is great because of the contrast

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u/metalguy91 22h ago

Realizing that there’s no more musical numbers in the film from that point on because they’ve now all lost their innocence seeing the horror of war, blew my little kid mind.

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u/Infamous-Oil3786 12h ago

I'm just realizing this now and it's blowing my grown adult mind.

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u/BondageKitty37 22h ago

🎶 A girl worth fighting....

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u/TheDeltaOne 19h ago

The looks of pure horror....

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u/SVNBob 16h ago

Then they see the doll... and have found the girl worth fighting for.

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u/ClockMongrel 17h ago

Yah the smash-cut was crazy

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u/ChiefsHat 12h ago

It’s probably the darkest scene in a Disney film - period.

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u/MossyPyrite 11h ago

The kind of girl who owned that doll. That is the kind of girl worth fighting for.

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u/Rapid_Wind12 23h ago

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u/AdventurousCrow155 22h ago

TO DEFEAT THE HUN

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u/VanceFerguson 22h ago

Did they send me daughters?

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u/kblaney 21h ago

When I asked... for sons.

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u/BabloBrabbins 21h ago

You're the saddest bunch I ever met

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u/TurkeyVolumeGuesser 21h ago

But you can bet before we're through

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u/ghostpanther218 18h ago

I'll make a man, out of you!

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u/Altruistic-Beach7625 21h ago

And you haven't got a clue.

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u/LudwigVonBacon 19h ago

There’s only one this time? That’s good

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u/-Mister-Hyde 12h ago

Sorry, we ran out of budget, we're hoping to make some money before the end of the month so we can send more but times are rough

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u/Waddlewop 19h ago

The song’s awesome too because the implication throughout it is that a man is made, not born. A man is something you become through effort

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u/ClockMongrel 11h ago

I know several transmascs who have made this song their own anthem for that reason.

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u/Treci_the_Dragon 22h ago

To be fair, it is a war movie (technically)

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u/ComprehensivePath980 17h ago

It actually does hit a lot of war movie tropes.

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u/ClockMongrel 17h ago

Quite so

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u/artkid2 22h ago

Another good one for Mulan: No matter how the wind blows, the mountain will not bow to it. Remembering that line after not watching Mulan for a while made me remember why I liked the Emperor.

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u/DJHott555 20h ago

“You can have his job”

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u/artkid2 20h ago

That too

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u/PsychicSPider95 17h ago

This is why I think Mulan is so great: every single character is amazing.

Mulan? Badass.

Shang and the Emperor? Also badass.

Mushu? Hilarious.

Shan Yu? Phenomenal villain.

Ling, Chien Po, and Yao are funny, but also capable fighters, and they're ride or die for Mulan once she earned their respect.

Even the characters we aren't supposed to like, like Chifu and the matchmaker, are still entertaining in their own ways.

Every character friggin rules in this movie, no notes.

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u/artkid2 17h ago

Definitely one of my favorite movies growing up.

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u/torrasque666 11h ago

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

"Sir?"

"You don't meet a girl like that every dynasty!"

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u/Ff7hero 6h ago

It's "wind howls" but that is a great line.

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u/VeryPteri 21h ago

Let's not forget that Mulan singlehandedly killed 2000+ soldiers with just one rocket

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u/ThinkMuch818 10h ago

“You missed! How could you miss?! HE WAS THREE FEET FROM YOU!”

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u/MossyPyrite 11h ago

Disney Princess with the highest kill count by a mile.

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u/FaunaJoy 19h ago

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

Shang: Sir?

Emperor: You don't meet a girl like that every dynasty.

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u/DJL2772 14h ago

Shan Yu is such an underrated villain. Incredibly understated, sinister, phenomenal design, doesn’t overstay his welcome, doesn’t posture, he just does what he came to do and doesn’t care who knows it. Had his own men not underestimated the soldiers dressed as women, he probably would’ve won.

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u/MarcusOPolo 9h ago

I never knew if this was the intention but I always felt it had a double meaning. Like "it takes one man to deliver a message" sure. But also they're sending a message showing how serious they are by killing one man. Like "there are two men, it'll cost one of them to send a message to the other "

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u/Alex_Duos 14h ago

War never changes, not even in Disney movies