Is Mulan one of the special Disney classic princesses? I still remember how my grandmother said beside my bed‚ "When I was listening to your great grand mother’s bedtime story‚ I learned that I had to be a good wife otherwise I would be swept out my future husband’s home and was abandoned by my parents". The story about Fa Mulan has always inspired my grandmother to be an excellent woman in society. Mulan is a legend in Chinese history‚ because she represents the bravest women who dared to go
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Traditional Western and Disney Ideals as Seen in Mulan Fairy tales have been a long tradition in almost all cultures‚ starting as oral traditions to and gradually evolving into written texts intended for future generations to enjoy. Today‚ a common medium for relaying these ancient stories is through animation. The Walt Disney Company is probably the most well known for its animated portrayals of many classic fairy tales. These fairy tales are considered‚ by fairy tale researcher Justyna Deszcz
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Confucianism Virtues in Disney’s Mulan Mulan is a 1998 Disney film based on a two-thousand year old Chinese legend of a young girl‚ Fa Mulan‚ who secretly joins the Chinese army to bring back honor to her family. In China‚ one of the main religions practiced is Confucianism. Throughout the movie underlying themes of Confucianism virtues can be seen such as; honor for family and ancestors‚ duty to one’s self and devotion to order in society.(SpiritualityPractice). There are many examples of
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Racism in Disney During the last several decades‚ the media has become a strong agent in directing and controlling social beliefs and behaviors. Children‚ by nature‚ can be particularly susceptible to the influencing powers of the media‚ opening an avenue where media created especially for children can indoctrinate entire generations. Disney movies‚ like all other media “are powerful vehicles for certain notions about our culture‚” such as racism. (Giroux 32). Racist scenes in Disney movies
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annotated bibliograph Racism in Children’s Movie (Especially on Disney Movies) 1. The Mouse that Roared: Disney and the End of Innocence (Culture and Education Series) + The Mouse that Roared Student Edition: Disney and the End of Innocence [Kindle Edition]; Henri A.Giroux (Author) Giroux tackles Disney’s theme parks‚ its recent forays into education and its movies in an attempt to expose how Uncle Walt’s legacy is eroding democracy and endangering our nation’s youth. He disparages Disneyland
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Gianna Esposito 12/26/12 Mrs. Ventuleth WHAP Fa Mulan is the daughter of the honorable Fa Zhou‚ a strong and proud man‚ loyal to his country. Despite his efforts to raise his daughter by the traditions which has shaped his country for centuries‚ Mulan is a headstrong and adventurous individual with a will of her own. She tries hard to please her family and uphold the family honor‚ but‚ to her disappointment‚ ends up letting them‚ and herself‚ down. Looking
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The film Mulan opens up with Mulan meeting the matchmaker. (At this point‚ the audience starts to get a feel for Mulan’s headstrong‚ tomboy personality.) After she accidentally catches the matchmaker on fire‚ Mulan brings dishonor to her family. While she is sitting under the Cherry Blossom Tree in shame‚ her ill father gets a notice that he must report to the army training camp because the emperor needs his service for war. When Mulan cannot persuade her father not to go‚ she takes matters into
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1.The film Mulan taught us‚ that the family relationship grows stronger or weaker depending on the honour that is given by the child. When Mulan‚ got turned down by the matchmaker‚ her bond with her father and mother got weak‚ but when Mulan returned from the war‚ and brought the home the Emperor’s pendant and the Hun’s sword ‚ the bond between her parents and her got stronger. In Ancient China‚ they believed‚ that if you worshipped‚ the families ancestors‚ that would bring good luck upon them.
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Animated Movie Analysis (Mulan) For: Mr. Gray Due Date: November 20th 2014 By: Jordan Utsalo Analyzing the Messages Mulan is Disney film unlike most others of its kind. “Right off the bat‚ Mulan encourages the idea that a woman can do all the work that a man can. Even the idea that a woman is entitled to do all the work a man does” (Cholvin‚ 2013). Mulan does a great job of portraying the idea that women can be as capable as men if they are only given a chance
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Disney’s early work has always had a hint of racism in them‚ I recently watched Disney’s Fantasia released in 1942 was edited and remade because of a very racist scene. I watched a scene where there are many colorful centaurs‚ male and female; they are frolicking through like a forest. When the lady centaurs notice the males there are little baby cupids that come down and are getting them all dolled up for the male centaurs. Every male is matched up with their matching color centaurs the scene ends
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