Mulan (1998)
Ok, so I just finished up my Romeo and Juliet performances, and I am trying to avoid being hit too hard by the post-show funk. So, the only theme for the time being is that I am choosing movies that I find awesome. That brings us to Mulan. The Movie: Mulan is the 36th movie in the Disney Animated Canon and part of the period of the Disney Renaissance. The movie was well-received and performed well at the box office, but like the other later Renaissance movies did not earn as much as the earlier films. Mulan won several Annie Awards, including Best Animated Film. It is also slated to have a live-action remake in the near future. The movie begins with the Huns, led by Shan Yu, invading China. In response, the emperor conscripts one member of every household into the army to add numbers. Mulan's father, the legendary Fa Zhou, has no sons or other male relatives, and he is old and in poor health. To save her father, Mulan steals his a...