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Mulan (1998)

Bias Rating
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Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.0
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Overview

To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes

Overview

To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Disney Plus logoDisney Plus
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Mulan is Left-Leaning due to its central narrative championing female empowerment and individual merit by challenging rigid traditional gender roles, demonstrating that capability transcends societal expectations, which aligns with progressive values.

The film accurately represents its Chinese cultural setting with an entirely East Asian cast. Its central narrative explicitly challenges traditional gender roles, portraying a protagonist who defies societal expectations to achieve greatness, thereby offering a strong message of female empowerment.

Secondary

The film features Mulan, who, disguised as a male soldier, demonstrates superior physical and strategic abilities. In the climax, she directly engages and defeats the male antagonist, Shan Yu, in close-quarters combat.

Mulan primarily explores themes of gender roles and identity through a woman disguising herself as a man for military service. However, this cross-dressing is a plot device rather than an exploration of queer identity. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or explicit themes, resulting in no direct portrayal.

The film Mulan does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Mulan's cross-dressing as a male soldier is a plot device for a cisgender woman to join the army, not an exploration of gender identity, resulting in an N/A rating for transsexual portrayal.

The film adapts the legend of Hua Mulan, where the protagonist is a woman who disguises herself as a man. This in-plot gender disguise does not alter her canonical gender, which remains female. No other established characters undergo a gender change.

The 1998 animated film "Mulan" adapts a Chinese legend, portraying all its main characters, including Mulan, as East Asian. This is consistent with the source material and historical context, with no characters established as one race being depicted as another.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.7
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7.9

Critic Ratings

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9.2
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7.2

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