Mul The American Comedy And Action Film Produced By Walt Disney

Mulan, a tale of adventure and honor, is not only an engaging film to watch, but it also contains an amazing amount of historical accuracy concerning religions in China. The film Mulan is historically accurate in its portrayal of Daoist ideas, the expected behavior of women according to Confucianism, and Confucian relationships.

To complete this sociological journey I used the concepts from chapters 3,4,5, and 8 of the textbook Sociology: A Brief Introduction, 11th ed. by Richard T. Schaefer. Mulan is a Disney movie character that has to face many sociological problems that threaten her physically and sociologically. Her social role is to become an obedient wife to her future husband, but Mulan just could not conform to the gender role that was expected of her, thus creating a role conflict. And as the movie progresses Mulan refuses to give into the norms of China and instead trusts in her values and takes on the duty of protecting her significant others from the war against the Huns. In the process of training. She isn’t given many life chances because of her being apart of the group known as women and men don’t respect or understand this group. Mulan meets Li Shang, who has the achieved status of captain, but some soldiers believe that the title of captain is an ascribed status because of the status of his father. This causes conflict and insubordination between the captain and the soldiers. Mulan takes on the personality of Ping to hide her identity and this action eventually has severe consequences due to the impersonation of a soldier being a very serious crime that could’ve brought on a fatal punishment, but she was spared due to her heroics later on. This is her journey from a girl to a soldier.

Mulan is a Disney animated film that takes place in ancient China during Han Dynasty War. Mulan is a young girl in China, the only child of her honored family who struggles to find her identity and meaning in society. While Mulan is a lovable, spirited girl who doesn’t fit in with Chinese tradition because she speaks her mind and follow her heart. Being a girl who experience culture, gender role, and self-image demonstrated what a non- tradition person will do to bring honor to her love one’s and the family.

Mulan’s character is a unique Disney heroin that had not yet been portrayed before 1990’s. Most characters had the damisel in distress storyline, such as Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella. The femininities movement was beginning to make its way in children 's literature and films. No longer were parents wanting the submissive, passive stereotypical female example for their young children. Mulan is a strong, powerful character that overcomes the gender stereotypes of young females. The actual telling of

In Mulan, there are a number of times where there is a constant enforcement of male and female stereotypes. The first song, “Honor To Us All” reads “A girl can bring her family great honor in one way...and serve her emperor, by striking a good match” (6:09-9:06), and when Mulan’s true gender is revealed in front of the other soldiers and general, she is told that “there was something wrong with her, [because] she is a woman!” (1:00:26). In fact, when she arrives at the Imperial City to warn her friends of the enemy’s arrival, her own sidekick Mushu reminds her that nobody is going to listen to her because she is “a girl again” (1:08:28). Throughout the film, there is a hidden message that regardless of what Mulan has achieved, women are going

In the time that Mulan lived, estimated to be the Wei Dynasty women were not held to the same standards that they are now. The were to be silent unless spoken

In the song "A Girl Worth Fighting For", Mulan sings “Uh...How 'bout a girl who's got a brain, Who always...speaks her mind?” to which the men of the army reply “Nah”. Mulan learns that women are expected to fit this traditional role when the prime minister came to summon her father Fa Zhou. When she insists to the prime minister that her should not be required to enlist, he scolds and humiliates Mulan father by responding, “You would do well to teach your daughter to hold her tongue in a man’s presence.” Once again she is reprimanded for “speaking without permission” during the scene when the matchmaker introduces herself outside and calls for Mulan. Besides being subservient to their male counterparts, females are labeled as graceful, innocent, dependent and weak.

The original version of Mulan and the disney version have many things in common, In both original and disney, Mulan is a girl who fought in battles for her father because he was unable to fight and she survived the battle then returned home safely.

Mulan, not knowing how to act as a man, is dumbfounded by the actions that these men take. Compared to Mulan, the men are much larger in size, more buff and fat. Men are shown clipping their toenails with chopsticks, picking their own boogers, and also fighting amongst each other. This portrays how men were depicted at this time, very unrefined compared to the women. Mushu, being a male dragon, explains to Mulan about what it takes to be man, how hitting each other is another form of greeting to men. Mushu defines men as rowdy, disgusting, and uncivilized and Mulan very much agrees due to the disgusting aspect she sees of men. Here, she then meets Yao, Ling, and Chien Po, who all are depicted to show stupidity in men. Mushu’s teachings on how to be a man causes conflict between Mulan and these three men. At the camp, Mulan outwits these three stooges many times when she is in harm's way. Here, not only does she meet Yao, Ling, and Chien Po, but also Captain Shang, who gives off a feeling of duty and pride. Shang trains Mulan and everyone else in the training camp on what it is like to be a

Culture has defined countries in several forms throughout history. One of its prominent features has regarded gender expectations. These have dominated the concept of individuality and forced citizens to abide by regulation and conformity. The imposition of these norms has been detrimental in several instances, placing social constraint on female empowerment. The Disney film Mulan explored this inequality through the story of a young Chinese woman on the path of understanding her self-identity.

The legend of Mulan, the Chinese woman warrior, was first presented in an annonomous poem called “the Ballad of Mulan” which dated back the 6th sentury Tang Dynansty. The poem was written in five segments; each one represents Mulan’s origin, experience in the battlefield, and also sense of obedience to her family. The legend lives on as it is passed from one generation to other generation through diverse versions such as storytelling, poem, and movies. Ultimately, the ballad takes on a new form when it was adapted into a 1998 Disney animated feature. This is the first time Disney has drawn on an Asian

To construct a portrait of a rebellious, independent Mulan, two characteristics that are preferred by Western audiences, Disney chooses to keep only a few of the functions from the source tale. In order to set the stage for her climatic moment of redemption, Mulan must have a villain to struggle against. She is not just in a war, but is locked in a battle with the leader of the opposing army, Shan-Yu, almost singlehandedly saving the emperor. She defeats not only Shan-Yu but the gender restrictions of China that kept her hidden as a male in the army. Outwardly, Disney presents China’s ideology, including what is required of a woman as gender performance, as a given fact, creating a specific narrative gaze that influences how the global

Say you wanted to explain to a young girl how she can be way more than just one of the average disney princesses, tune into this film and it will prove all of the other stereotypical princess movies wrong. Not only can Mulan outsmart everyone on the war field, but she can also keep up. In the movie it shows her going through the steps of war with all the “powerful” men and she stands there right there with them, even doing better than the men in some cases. The world is set to believe that only a man can fight for a country because a woman cannot kept up with the physical and emotional affects of war. In numerous movies, for an example, war movies you see the guy going to war and the woman staying at home with the children; awaiting the males return. This is not the case in Mulan. This movies changes all social norms and makes the girl go off to war and actually ends up being super successful in the process. It gives girls the reassurance that not just guys can help in something so big

When Disney Studios created Mulan, the original was changed to make it more exciting for movie audiences. Disney begins by showing that there is only one way a woman can

Another way to analyze gender in Mulan is to examine society 's expectations of female versus male roles. In Mulan, it is apparent that society has different expectations for each gender and the roles they should play. Before she meets with the matchmaker, Mulan recites the characteristics the Chinese society believes makes a perfect woman, "quiet and demure, graceful, polite, delicate, refined, poised"(Mulan). Mulan is accused of bringing dishonor to her