The costumes, hair, make-up and sets are all beautiful, demonstrating real crafting excellence.

A vibrantly designed, lavish production which is rich in colour and construction. One thing the film has going for it, is that it can be undeniably pretty at times. By comparison, this remake is remarkably dull, sterile and disappointingly generic, taking twenty minutes to convey what the animated version got across more effectively in three. Mulan remains a fantastic piece of Disney animation history and a strong step forward in female led representation, outside of the damsel in distress role, as well as a point of note for the LGBTQ+ community. To save her father, Zhou’s eldest daughter Mulan steals his armour and sword before making her way to the frontline, posing as a man: Hua Jun. Having two daughters, ageing veteran Hua Zhou is expected to sign up but will likely perish in the fighting. To battle the invading Rouran force, led by the warrior Bori Khan along with a shapeshifting witch (Xian Lang played by Gong Li), the Emperor of China issues a decree that each household must send one man to enlist in the army.

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