#hua mulan

[artist-issues]

Look I know Rapunzel paints and Tiana cooks, but if you guys don't think Mulan is the Most Creative Disney Princess, you're wrong.

She's literally introduced in this perfect scene that highlights her whole character, flaws and strengths:

The first time you see her she's:

Cheating, which is totally the opposite of what honor-code General Shang would do.

Undisciplined, which is what going to the army fixes.

Problem-solving—by writing the recitation she can't remember on her wrist—

BUT LISTEN. That last one is the first hint you have that she's the Most Creative Disney Princess. Because guess what? She's not the first young woman to cheat at the matchmaker test. The Matchmaker specifically checks to see if she's cheating when the test begins. But the rest of them wrote their cheat sheet on their fans.

The Matchmaker was prepared for the usual kind of tricks. But Mulan's full of her own ideas, not everyone else's.

You guys know the rest. She dresses up like a soldier—nobody suspects her because the idea that someone would do that never occurs to everyone else. She climbs the pole by tying the medallions around each other when none of the other recruits can figure it out. She lights the cannon by grabbing Mushu instead of searching for flints. She creates an avalanche instead of just taking Shan Yu out. She tricks the Huns by dressing her friends up as concubines. She defeats Shan Yu with his own sword and a bunch of fireworks.

But even beyond problem-solving, Mulan never does things like other people do. She doesn't even do things like other women do.

She doesn't just walk across a bridge, she jumps from pillar to pillar. She doesn't just bring her father tea, she puts a spare teacup in her sleeve because she knows she's clumsy.

Mulan is creative. But you know what that moment proves? That she's not just a representation of all women-versus-men. Mulan is representative of a human, who sees where she has strengths, and sees where she has weaknesses. She uses her strengths to her advantage and works to improve or make up for her weaknesses. She doesn't try to be exactly like a man. She just tries to use what she's got to do the right thing. And finding ways to use what you've got, even if it's not like what everyone else has, is creativity.

#Mulan #Mulan meta #hua Mulan #fa Mulan #General Shang #Shang #china #Disney #real Disney #Tom Bancroft #Disney's Mulan #animated Mulan #mulan 1998 #meta #character analysis #Rapunzel #Tiana #Disney Princess #Disney princesses

[misespinas]

I feel like the thing Mulan (1998) accomplished better than any other Disney ‘princess’ film was how her society valued women based off 1. their attractiveness and 2. their ability to be submissive.

Other Disney movies (ex. Beauty and the Beast) make references to the misogyny women face for being unable to fulfill traditional female roles, but the disgusting standards aren't explored nearly as much as they are in Mulan. The entire song “You'll Bring Honor to Us All” focuses on all these horrible beauty standards she is expected to uphold:

“With good breeding/ And a tiny waist”

“Like a lotus blossom/ Soft and pale”

“a perfect porcelain doll”

But the song also reflects the social status of women and their roles in society:

“Boys will gladly go to war for you”

“A girl can bring her family/ Great honor in one way/ By striking a good match”

“Men want girls with good taste/ Calm/ Obedient/ Who work fast-paced”

“A man by bearing arms/ A girl by bearing sons”

Mulan’s reflection of this caricature she is meant to become is so much more powerful and sticks out even compared to other more recent Disney movies (Frozen, The Princess and the Frog, etc.)

I personally feel like Mulan is the only ‘princess’ who does not fall into the society's expectations of feminity in come category. She does not seek to become an object, and she defies the roles her society wants her to uphold. Mulan is the only Disney film that shows the impossible standards women are given. The only film that comes close to this would be Brave.

#Disney films #disney princess #mulan #hua mulan #mulan (1998) #feminism #feminist #feminist theory #gender roles #gender theory #oppression of women #radical feminism #radical feminist #radfem #libfem #liberal feminist #liberal feminism #intersectionality #intersectional feminist #intersectional feminism #beauty standards #asian feminism #chinese feminism #asian beauty standards

[sharksandjays]

Mulan doodles from today. The last pic is my first digital piece from 7 years ago :) I wanted to redraw mulan to see how ive improved. Anyways. The woman the goddess.

#not ninjago #sorry guys #but i thought i could share #mulan #fa mulan #hua mulan #disney #disney fanart #mulan fanart #mulan 1998 #disney mulan #art #my art

[fantastical-and-magical]

from ultimateprincesscelebration on instagram in celebration of world princess week

#disney #disney animation #disney princess #disney princesses #cinderella #ariel disney #disney ariel #the little mermaid #princess tiana #princess and the frog #princess belle #beauty and the beast #princess jasmine #aladdin #hua mulan #disney mulan #moana waialiki #disney moana #moana of motunui #moana #walt disney animated pictures

[womeninfictionandirl]

Mulan by Seda

#Seda #art of Seda #mulan #fa mulan #Disney #fa ping #art #artwork #disney’s mulan #mulan 1998 #hua mulan #mulan art #mulan (1998) #Disney art

[marthaskane]

For twelve years, every day I wake up in the battlefield, my first thought is of you. Knowing you are there gives me the courage to open my eyes. Forever after, it will still be the same every day.

MULAN: RISE OF A WARRIOR (2009) dir. Jingle Ma

#mulan rise of a warrior #mulan: rise of a warrior #mulan 2009 #hua mulan #mulan x wentai #dailyworldcinema #dailyflicks #bigscreensource #filmtvcentral #filmtvdaily #filmedit #moviegifs #fyeahmovies #mine #mine: gifs #mine: misc #movies #AAAAAAHHHHH

[miriasuu]

Fate/ fanservants , Ada Lovelace & Hua Mulan!

Ada looks like ice cream...yummy

#miriart #art #digital art #digital sketch #sketch #artists on tumblr #oc #oc art #oc artwork #fgo #fate #fate series #fate oc #fanservant #ada lovelace #hua mulan

[kadiekins]

Happy 25th anniversary to Mulan!

#mulan 1998 #hua mulan #mulan 2 #mulan and shang #bring honor to us all #disney #disney mulan #disney fanart #artists on tumblr #kawaii art #illustrator #fanart #2000s nostalgia #aesthetic #pastel #pastel aesthetic #art #digital art

[happypeachsludgeflower]

Avatar Mulan crossover where Suki is Mulan

#mulan #fa mulan #hua mulan #avatar #avatar the last airbender #avatar suki #atla #atla suki #atla fanfic #atla fic

[lovelyllamasblog]

Servants I Want to see in FGO

Catherine the Great (Rider/ Ruler)

Saint Olga of Kiev (Ruler/ Avenger)

Tomyris (Lancer/ Rider)

Hua Mulan (Archer/ Lancer)

George Washington (Rider)

John Henry (Lancer)

Molly Pitcher (Archer)

Harriet Tubman (Rider/ Archer)

Mary Seacole (Caster)

Harry Houdini (Caster)

Judith (Book of Judith) (Assassin)

Abhimanyu and Vrishaketu (maybe Archer for both ?)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Caster)

Sybil Ludington (Rider)

Deborah Sampson (Archer)

BONUS

Yudhishthira (Saber) - but as a Lily version of himself so that he can be the pampered little brother for once and not have to put up with his younger brothers’ BS. Duryodhana tries to make fun of him for it and Yudhi goes running to Karna, crying. While Karna chastises Dury for making fun of him, Yudhi evilly smirks at Dury from behind Karna, who faithfully plays into the Big Brother role. EVERYBODY is aware that Yudhi is basically playing Karna besides Karna!

Inspo links: (1) @krishna-premi (2) @fanfictionroxs

#my posts #fate grand order #fate series #fate grand/order #fgo #fate go #catherine the great #saint olga of kiev #tomyris #hua mulan #george washington #john henry #molly pitcher #harriet tubman #mary seacole #mother seacole #harry houdini #abhimanyu #vrishaketu #yudhishthir #Yudhishthira #just a silly thought i had #fgo servants i want #judith #book of judith #oc servants #fgo ocs #ocs fgo #fan servant #fate oc

[darlenchanted-art]

This Barbie is a fighter

Mulan (just because)

#disney princess #mulan #disney mulan #fa mulan #hua mulan

[heyprincesses]

🎣 Mermay 2023 🎣

#princess mulan #Mulan #fa mulan #hua mulan #mulan 1998 #disney princess #disney fanart #Heyhopperart

[artist-ellen]

Modern Mulan process video! I’m still a little unsure about the color palette… but it was the best of the options I was working with? 😅

I am the artist!!! Don’t repost without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic

#mulan 1998 #hua mulan #mulan #character design #the great princess redesign #redesigning heroines #modern disney princess #modern costuming #costume design #lnart #ellenart #digital illustration #process on procreate

[not-xpr-art]

reflection reflection reflection reflection (a mulan themed artwork)

(04/2024)

been a while since i did an artwork inspired by mulan, so thought i'd remedy that by doing something expressive and abstract! this is based on the themes of identity, gender and conflict that is prominent in the mulan story btw!

#mulan #hua mulan #artists on tumblr #digital art #drawing #abstract art #expressive art #portrait #mulan fanart #this isnt specifically about the 98 film btw but it's also not NOT about the 98 film lol.... #why has a lot of my recent art been black and white with a big pop of red??? what's happening lol

[h3artf3ltint3nt]

//more edits cause I get bored easily and they're fun lol

This one ft: @adversitybloomed

#edits #made by me #manips #mdzs #mdzs oc #the untamed #the untamed oc #jiang cheng #jiang wanyin #nie Kexin #Jiang sect #nie sect #hua mulan #li qin #wang zhuocheng #zhao lusi

[womeninfictionandirl]

Mulan by Amanda Macfarlane

#Amanda MacFarlane #mulan #fa mulan #hua mulan #art #artwork #Disney #Disney art #Disney’s mulan #mulan art #casual mulan #comfy princesses #disney characters #ralph breaks the internet #wreck it Ralph 2