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- Release date: June 19, 1998
- Directed by: Tony Bancroft, barry Cook
- Produced by: Pam Coats
- Written by: Robert D. San Souci, Rita Hsiao
- Starring: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, BD Wong
- Music by: Jerry Goldsmith
- Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures
- Running time: 90 min.
- Budget: $100 million
- Total earnings: $504.3 million
- The first full-length film primarily created at Disney's Florida-based studio
- Followed by straight-to-video sequel, Mulan II
- The film was strongly criticized by feminists for its gender themes
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Mulan is Disney's 36th animated feature film, released in 1998. it was based on the ancient Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, in which a soldier's daughter dresses as a man to take her father's place in the Chinese army. The movie stays true to the general structure of the legend, and follows Mulan as she trains in the Chinese army to fight off a Hun invasion. Critics reviewed the film very well, praising its stylistic, artistic, and narrative techniques.
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Inspired Artistic Style
The animators of the movie were praised for using an art style that emulated traditional Chinese watercolor paintings. Scene backgrounds noticeably favored soft shading and blurred details, in contrast to the typically bright and sharply detailed backgrounds in other contemporary Disney animated films.Technical Innovations
In order to produce Mulan, several animation tools were created:- Atilla is a crowd simulation program created to animate 2000 Hun soldiers in an attack sequence.
- Dynasty is a variant of Atilla that simulated a crowd in a slightly different way, and was used in the final battle sequence in the Forbidden City.
- Faux Plane is a program that enhances the depth of two-dimensional art, and was used in multiple scenes to bolster the background scenes, including a scenes in the Forbidden City and in front of the Great Wall
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Mulan Questions
In the movie mulan who sent mooshu to protect Mulan?Mooshu was never directly sent to protect Mulan. He was asked by the Fa family ancestors to awaken the Great Stone Dragon. Instead Mooshu ends up breaking the ... read more
What was wrong with Mulans father in the Disney classic Mulan? 1 AnswerI don't think it's clear what's wrong with him, other than his age and that he is slightly disabled. It could be arthritis or even a heart condition, it isn't c... read more
What fake guy name does mulan use in the Disney classic Mulan? How does she come up with it? 1 AnswerThe fake name she uses for her male persona is "Ping." According to IMDB: ""Fa" is the Cantonese pronunciation of Mulan's family name. "Hua" is the correct Ma... read more
Which movie do you prefer, Kungfu Panda or Mulan? 1 AnswerI would have to go with Mulan. Eddie Murphy as the dragon is hiarious. Kungfu Panda is also an a very good movie. Jack Black does a great job as the panda. ... read more




