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By Amy Benz

"A whole new world" - that's the best phrase to describe Tony Bancroft's animation film, Mulan. The film has already won kudos and awards all over. It has managed to win the Golden Globe award for Best Original Score. A big accomplishment already!

Mulan is bunglesome young girl who defends her homeland, China by cross dressing. The story is that Huns have attacked China and one member of the Chinese family must go to war to fight for his motherland. Mulan's father decides to go to war to protect his family's respect. But he is too old and death is imminent if he takes part in the battle. Sensing this Mulan, his daughter, cuts off her hair and sneaks out in the middle of the night to join the Chinese army. In order to protect his little daughter, her father prays to the ancestors to protect her in the journey and to provide her with some luck. The ancestors sent Mushu, a small dragon for her protection in the war.

When the war started Mulans' inexperience comes to the forefront but she continues to fight valiantly in order to win the trust of her fellow soldiers. There is a big showdown with the head Hun in the end but you need to watch the film to know the outcome of his hard battle.

Eddie Murphy as the voice of Mushu is definitely the show stealer. His dialogue delivery and the very presence of Mushu in the screen makes you sit up and enjoy. The scene where Mushu calls the Huns "a bunch of dirty ass motherf******" is really funny and probably the best scene in the movie.

There is very little scope to crib about in this movie. The only sore point is the songs which are not irritating but at the same time not heart warming too. The character of head Hun is surprisingly underutilized and should have been given more screen time. There are some scenes and dialogues which might be unsuitable for very young kids but will be gleefully accepted by the young adults and teenagers.

Though the film falls below expectations yet there is one area where it scores good brownie points and that is - design. There is a large influence of traditional Chinese art in the movie and is evident in almost every frame. The colors are used intelligently in the film and never does it feel that it is either too strong or too subtle. In fact, the horses in the film look brilliant and life-like. Good work really!

Mulan is a strange kind of film and there are reports that people actually like it though most of the reviews have nearly dissected the film into pieces. The film can be called progressive considering the gender-equality issues that it portrays through its characters. However you can give your own opinion about the film as you watch Mulan online free right here, right now. - 30302

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