Hua Mulan

The bedrock of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) carries the firm imprint of its architect, Mao Zedong. Revered to the extent of a semi-divine individual, he ruled with irrefutable authority and possessed an extraordinary cult of personality. The mark of the Great Helmsman, which was altogether political, cultural, and ideological, had dramatically defined the country. However, his tenure was contingent on his own mortality. Mao’s death in 1976 spurned a political crisis in which the question…

As one of the oldest civilizations with both a national and common cultural history that has lasted over 10,000 years and dynasties that span 4,000 years. China has a very long history that is very complex and its identity is not static, but ever changing. China can be identified as very protective of its people when it built the Great Wall of China in order to guard itself against nomads or isolationist when the country only traded selective commodities in limited exchanges with certain foreign…

Justin Sze Mr. Morgan/Mr. Coleman Period ½ 26 April 2016 Deng Xiaoping’s Reform Deng Xiaoping’s reform is prominent for one of China’s significant advancement by greatly improving China’s economy and improving individual’s lives. His reform was irreplaceable because of Deng’s previous ruler, Mao Zedong nullified China’s successful by starting the cultural revolution. The cultural revolution was made to overturn old customs and to persecute educated people. Despite all the consequence Deng…

in Bethulia and North Wei Dynasty (386-557 A.D.) in China. Therefore, both Judith and Mulan shared similar reasons of their “Call on Adventures”. Both of them were born in the time when some other empires wanted to overrun their homeland. In 2 B.C., the city of Bethulia, where Judith was born and lived, was assailed by Assyrian which was…

funny but serious movie Mulan talks about a specific Chinese belief. The character Hua Mulan shows us how the belief system takes place in Ancient China. In the movie Mulan joins the army in place of her father. There are many references to Confucianism. Confucianism will be explained through obedience and worshipping ancestors. One of the traits of Confucianism is obedience towards government. When china was under attack by the Huns the emperor sent out conscriptions. Mulan family must send a…

only animated Disney movie I truly learned from, as a child, was Mulan. The first time I watch a Disney movie as a child, I didn’t sit and decipher the true meaning behind the movie. Mulan is first described in a ballad of a woman that lived in the Southern and Northern Dynasties of Chinese history. The woman’s name was Hua Mulan and she was known for taking her elderly father’s place in the army. Although there is no actual proof Mulan was a real…

In 1998, Disney recreated the Ancient Chinese story of Mulan. While many scenes were accurately portrayed from a historical perspective, there were also a number of inaccuracies. Some of the major points that were wrongly depicted in the movie was when Mulan visited the Emperor in his palace. As the ballad of Hua Mulan clearly states, “The Son of Heaven sits in the Splendid Hall.” In the movie, the Emperor sits in the Forbidden City, which was “Built from 1406 to 1420.” ("History of the…

Disney World’s hit movie of 1998, Mulan, told the story of a young Chinese heroine. The tale is based off of the ancient Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and the written work of the Ballad of Mulan. The movie Mulan is not accurate, though it is more so than Disney’s other works such as Hunchback of Notre Dame and Pocahontas. Assuming that Mulan is a girl that truly lived, the film mispresents major parts of the true story. Disney completely distorts the skills that Mulan is equipped with going into…

After watching and analyzing the movie “Mulan” I have concluded that disney creates stereotypes of feminine beauty through the physical traits, of the main female character in the film and showing a misleading representation of females after finding out that she is capable of achieving what a man can do. I will include quotes and paragraphs from different people 's opinions and have my thoughts on it. This is setback when there was a war in china with the huns invading, and then the chinese…

Often times, people perceive women as weak - it's seen in the fairytales with the dainty damsel in distress, waiting for a man to save her, as seen even in modern takes of stories like Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty. This sort of submissive take on females has been told over and over since the beginning of our history when men hunted and left women to give birth and gather fruits. The weakness of women has been woven into story after story, until we believe it to be a universal truth and allow men…