Review of Mulan II (2004) by Manu G — 28 May 2012

Saving China was just The Beginning.

Not a good sequel! In Mulan II, Disney completely disregards all of the things that made Mulan appealing. The story is pointless and takes a cheap way out of every remotely deep question. The main problem of the Hun invasion is also never solved. The main message of being selfish with disregard to the well being of others is also troubling. This is another example of Disney ruining a good film with an unnecessary ugly sequel. I would recommend it maybe for kids but for the adults is a clear NO to watching this boring animated movie.

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain (now General) Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family. After the princesses unexpectedly fall in love with the Gang of Three, Mulan decides to help them escape the fate of marrying men they do not love. This contradicts the Emperor's orders and forces him to put Mulan's relationship with Shang into question. They are attacked by Mongolians, and the fate of China hangs in the balance.