"You're not a real man" ok?? then explain why I'm swift as the coursing river and have all the force of the great typhoon and the strength of the raging fire and am mysterious as the dark side of the moon ??
I guess it's canon that Li Shang appreciated how Fa Ping did not give up despite him literally expelling the poor guy because he was unsuited to the task. I mean, he sang to him to pack up and go home and then Ping just tried and succeeded at what everyone had failed.
He didn't give up.
As a leader, Shang must have been really proud that he could finally make a man out of such a spineless, pale, pathetic lot.
Imagine his surprise at Ping, the guy who didn't give up and who saved his life, being a woman.
He was deceived (after all, a lie such as that was a kind of treason -- they made it pretty clear that the penalty was death), and still, he was a man of honour so he spared her and repaid his debt.
I just love it.
The irony in "I'll make a man out of you" (because he cannot make a man out of Mulan), how Shang had to overcome his own prejudices and the breaking of his trust by the end of the film, how he developed romantic feelings for Mulan after what they went through...
He knew Mulan way before realizing it was her. They had been fighting together, he saw her grow in strength and skill all because of her determination, and then he saw it once again at the final battle, where she was (also) finally being herself and bringing honor to her family by who she was.
Atlee...... Atlee yk that ily but i am sitting here vibing to Zinda Banda in film f*cking with all its double coded glory per prev scene context while also reading the lyrics and uh. babe did you just rewrite I'll Make A Man Out Of You for Shah Rukh yes or no bc idk 'a man must be feisty / ever strong / keep the thoughts alive / become a man among men / one full of hope / a burning heartbeat / with heart and soul as pure as the Ganges' is giving 'be a man / you must be swift as the coursing river / with all the force of a great typhoon / with all the strength of a raging fire / mysterious as the dark side of the moon' if you catch my drift
Why is "I'll Make a Man Out of You" from Mulan so...
Like the pure degradation of it all!! Like are you calling me spineless and pathetic sir?? Is it I who hasn't a clue?? I really may never catch my breath if its me you're talking to General Shang. Why must we be swift and have so much force and all the strength of a raging fire?! Oh sir... You can make a man outta me anytime you want!
I’ve been reading Art of War, and today came across this section:
Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest.
In raiding and plundering be like fire, in immovability like a mountain.
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
Now, Art of War was written before the Common Era, by Sun Tzu, who was Chinese. You know what Chinese story comes from Common Era, after Art of War was written, that, in one variation, contains some similar ideas? I’ll give you a hint:
You must be swift as the coursing river
With all the force of a great typhoon
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon
Obviously this isn’t a perfect one-to-one, but the concepts are similar enough and the time periods and the location work out, so while I can’t prove anything, it’s certainly interesting and I definitely did some flapping and shouting about it.