HUGE GIANT AMAZING NEWS

I HAVE VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT NEWS TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD.

DISNEY STUDIOS HAS ANNOUNCED THE PRODUCTION OF


A LIVE ACTION VERSION



OF


THE DISNEY CLASSIC, (and my personal favorite Disney Princess film),

MULAN

Let me explain why Mulan is my favorite Disney Princess of all time:

1. She was one of the sole princesses to represent the awkward, less than graceful girls in the Disney franchise. Unlike the others she wasn't romantically inclined, not an elegant dancer, and didn't wake up with fantastic hair and a song for the birds outside her window. Although she represented these shortcomings it presented a lot of strengths that the other female characters didn't have. Unlike the other princesses, she made real friends with those around her, (Rather than the sidekicks/ entourage's of Cinderella, Belle, Snow White). Additionally, she proved to be strong. Both mentally and physically. Rather than wailing about her problems and throwing herself onto an object with a dramatic sob, she chose strength and fought (literally) for success.

To this day, Mulan will be one of my favorite Disney characters because I relate to her on so many levels. We both have extremely close relationships with our Dad's, the type in which we strangely want to prove them wrong, yet please and make them proud simultaneously. And coming from the background of being a military kid, the idea of wanting to fill in your Dad's combat boots one day for him hits extremely close to home. I remember tears streaming down my face when I watched the movie for the first time, and her dad painfully accepts his orders to serve. Whether your orders are sending you off to fight the Huns in ancient China, or terrorists in present-day Iraq, this was a moment that all military families felt in a dark and cold place.

There is also the aspect that Mulan represented one of the very few Princesses to be "one of the guys", but still regarded with respect and admiration. Somehow Disney was able to portray a character that strongly defied typical Asian- Female- Submissive stereotypes in a way that didn't have to sacrifice her kindness and beauty.


Needless to say, the level of excitement that I feel for this movie is extremely high. Arguably higher than when I received my acceptance letter for college. I know, I know, dishonor on me, dishonor on my family, dishonor on my cow...