Accented Cinema

Mulan: A Case of Failed Empowerment | Video Essay (3x16)

Air date: Sep 10, 2020

Accented Cinema - Episode 44 To most people, the live action Mulan film is just a boring, soulless war movie. But to me, it is an insulting experience. I can forgive it for all the inaccuracies in depicting Chinese culture. But I cannot forgive this film for what it did to the character of Mulan: Turning her into a symbol of submission.