I Watched **MULAN 2** For The First Time and I HAVE QUESTIONS... (Movie Reaction)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Mulan 2 Movie Reaction and Commentary
today we're watching Mulan 2 for the first time!
who asked for this lol
hope you'll enjoy this reaction to Mulan 2!
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This sequel has always been a guilty pleasure of mine
Not gonna lie, I did not expect you to react to this particular Disney sequel. I also really love Mushu as a character (he's of my favorite Disney characters of all time), but I fully get how fans can see him as a full on antagonistic douche in this movie as his ego and selfishness was more exaggerated for the plot. It also hurts that Eddie Murphy didn't voice the character, his replacement did.
I didn't like the fact Eddie Murphy wasn't involved in this one plus shang was kind of a prick in this
Of all the Disney direct-to-dvd sequels, this is one of the worst. Mushu becomes such an unlikable villain here, with no real punishment or redemption. The drama with Mulan and Chang's relationship is so bad. And they don't even resolve the big conflict at the end, no alience against the Mongols are formed because no one got married. China is doomed. And yet, this is still 100× better than the Mulan live-action remake.
Yes, of the worst I feel that there are some redeemable ones such as:
Bambi 2 is a very nice sequel that shows the grief of loss and how both Bambi and his father form a nice bond, and the animation is very beautiful.
TLK2, here despite the low quality of the animation at least I try to tell a new story that wasn't bad at all.
Cinderella 3, the sequel is bad but this one is pretty good, good animation, Cinderella fights for her love and the prince has personality.
then we have this, The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2, Pocahontas 2, The Fox and the Hound 2...
Still better than the remake though.
Low bar though it is.
Somebody jealous ✨
@@cristalmagic8664Cinderella was never “submissive.”
@@bunsmasterbunny I meant that she was "empowered" but without needing to be super strong or tough.
Fun fact: Ting-Ting's voice actress, Sandra Oh, is the _same voice_ of Ming from *Turning Red (2022)* !
And four years later, Lucy Liu would go on to voice Viper from the Kung Fu Panda movies
@@diegodubber2140 Yep. And plus, the voice of Silvermist from the _Tinkerbell_ film series too!
Mulan is a young adult. So maybe 75+ years. I think she would be an ancestor. If Mushu is also immortal, they would probably be friends in the afterlife, but Mushu would probably serve the future bloodline of Mulan’s family
I think there being soulmates for the three is cute. It somewhat works up until the 3rd act. There were definetely better ways that a simple attraction between the secondary characters finding a love interest could have been framed. Mulan, Shang, and Mushu are more plot devices in the sequel. Which is the disappointment. They are there because you couldn't call it "Mulan II" otherwise. If they wanted to make the secondary characters primary characters they could have just focused on them getting into hyginx and finding love along the way. The arranged marriage to save China part complicates the decision a lot. And doesn't really get a proper resolution.
For me, this movie was OK
7/10
Underrated Cheesy flick!
Mulan was personally one of my all time favourite Disney movies and movies in general and so when the moment i saw this movie around I was puzzled as to why I have not heard of it, then I realized ... It was direct to DVD. I gave this movie a chance though despite my opinion on some of the other Disney straight to video sequels and boy am I glad I did as this movie is a ball to watch. The movie's plot is simple but perfectly functioning it is the story about Shang and Mulan being engaged to marry but before the wedding having to transport three princesses to another country for an arranged marriage that will end the war, all the time Mushu trying to destroy Mulan's wedding and the three princesses falling in love with three warriors from the first film. The movies scenery and animation are ace almost living up to the ridiculously high bar of the first. Now while the characters are flat and generic, with only the characters from the first standing out, they are funny and provide some cool character arcs. The direction lends this picture an amazing sense of pace despite the movie curiously lacking laid out acts. It makes for some funny jokes cute animation and fast paced even with a generic and schmaltzy plot.
I don’t think I’ve seen Mulan II before. But I’ve been looking forward to this reaction!
I have, and it’s not as good as the first one
Ok I need to defend this movie because it's kind of my thing XD.
Mushu's character arc didn't get resolved in the first film, as he said, he was a fraud who lied to Mulan and put her in grave danger because he wanted status. His motivations were never answered for aside from him acknowledging them as he never did anything against said goal and he gets what he wanted in the end with no consequences. With that premise, this movie is set in stage as he continues said plot arc to stay there, regardless of Mulan's feelings. This arc is only completed when he gets what he wants, Shang being gone, and sees how miserable he's made Mulan in the process - finally realizing it's not worth it. That's also why we get his whole "I'd give up a thousand pedestals to stop this". With that completed, he's able to use his antics he's been up to to finally do the right thing FOR her, even though its against his own interests - which is making sure she marries Shang like she wanted.
Mulan and Shang's yin-yang arc honestly works really well for me. I like how they're portrayed as very incompatible when conflict arises, it's refreshing to see and a sort of testament to the first film where they both take different routes to work for their fathers. Shang emmulating his and going forward with his blessing while Mulan went behind hers' back. This is actually a sort of bond for them as Shang in the first film softens toward her following her reveal when she says she did it to save her father. This carries over to how both of them want to do the right thing but are very different in how they approach it. Shang - who's said by his father to be extremely tactical and booksmart - approaches it objectively so he views the right thing as the execution of well laid out missions and statistics while not thinking about the human side. (Sort of example: when being told their army is hopelessly outnumbered, his response is to say he'll make each of his men fight like 10 Mongols). Mulan on the other hand is on the human side and emphasizes empathy. She disagrees with the law when it comes to things like a draft because, in her mind, it's wrong to draft her father who is crippled and already served.
We get some glimpses of this throughout the start of the film. Mulan is great at interacting with little kids because of her ability to understand where they're struggling and get through to them - Shang can hardly talk around them. That same Shang says he wants "as many kids as possible" while Mulan, who interacts with them, only wants one or two. Mulan wants a big wedding because we saw how excited her family is about the whole affair. Shang doesn't - sort of what difference does it make? The whole general good vs individual empathy then gets to become a real conflict in relation to the princesses because it's already primed. Shang is stonefaced at the notion of an arranged marriage despite having just proposed to Mulan while she's already thinking about how they must feel - and this goes on with their duty and heart debate.
A really good example of how this really comes into play is right after the carriage crashes. The first thing Mulan says is "I've seen happier princesses" while Shang immediately shuts her down with "that's the least of our worries".
And Mulan isn't being oblivious when she suggests following the river instead of the map. She says that out of concern when Shang suggests the fastest way to get to Qui Gong now is a route through bandit country - because she's thinking about them as people and not objectively about the time limit. She's trying to keep them safe.
And the fact that they do reach a compromise of finding a path in the village instead of going that way was a win and would've worked. It's the escalation with the princesses that throws them over the edge again. Mulan tells him she feels like he doesn't have a heart and they break up, and Shang DOESN'T TAKE A SECOND to acknowledge it. He jumps right back on his horse and just declares that they have a mission to complete, reasserting himself as the leader and they all need to follow him regardless of what they think. Him being mad at Mulan drives him to lead them away from the village and into bandit country against what they had talked about. - His actions are what caused Mei to get kidnapped and them to end up on the bridge in the first place - which is why I feel everything culminated together fr him and he apologized before letting go.
Losing him makes Mulan wake up and she becomes mission oriented, but still not at the expense of her own established morality, so she decides to go complete the mission herself whereas when Shang comes back, he's realized where he went wrong and goes to try and fix it.
I won't deny that the resolution of the movie has problems that they could've just fixed by having Mushu unite the two kingdoms when he was pretending to be The Golden Dragon of Unity --- but at the same time, China DID fall to the Mongol empire at one point so there's that - AND writing a fanfic taking off from the ending of this movie with the impending war they caused has been awesome!
2:31 That little girl is voiced by Mary Gibbs Who voiced boo in Monsters Inc.🩷 2:42 Well Yeah.
I was obsessed with this movie as a kid.
I think we can all agree that the sequel is way better than the live action remake
I would say the first Mulan movie is better than both the sequel and the live action remake.
@@rachelkelly2293 oh yeah! Absolutely! I agree. I love the first movie. It’s better than both the sequel and the remake
@@rachelkelly2293 no it's not
@@kristianbanks6450no it is NOT!
Mulan 2 is better then the first 😠
I never knew there was a part 2 😮 & Musha is hilarious 🤣
This used to be my favorite Disney sequel when I was younger. But as I got older and rewatched it, what was I thinking? The first movie was a war epic. They turned the sequel into a romantic comedy. Also, just the irony of the "I wanna be like other girls" song, both because they're princesses, but also girls in the time period this is set in, probably weren't allowed or couldn't do all the things the song says they do.
For many, Mulan 2 is a Movida which denigrates the values of the first, especially on morality. But... I really liked this movie when I was young😅.
Yes there are flaws but there are positives that I liked. There is a lot of humor, the love stories set up are good, and the animation, without matching its predecessor, remains successful (it's not like Aladdin 2 or Beauty and the Beast 3 at least...) . I also like the fact that Mulan and Shang argue, it shows that a couple can be in conflict and that everything is not a fairy tale. Even Mushu acting selfishly makes him laugh, that I can't really hate him.
Well of course there are the flaws: Songs not as good as the first, no action and if the moral is very laudable, it gets lost a little throughout the film.
Anyway, if Mulan 2 isn't the best Disney sequel, it's a guilty pleasure for me. I understand those who don't like it and I don't force them to like it, but I think it's good entertainment and in reality, we've seen worse as a result...
According to this film, the same woman who saved China ended up dooming it.
Because her heart told her so xD
I wasn’t huge on this movie. And apparently everyone feels this way
I didn't even know Mulan 2 even existed. Never heard of it until today
I have surprisingly only seen this movie once and i remember nothing apart from when Mulan was talking to some young girls who was interested in her battle she went in And i don't even remember what they were saying
Edit: Oh and I remember Mushu beginning and end at the temple thing
Movie Recommendation: Leo (2023). It has good writing, a great story, all the characters have a personality, some funny jokes, and other things that make the movie great
I've never been so annoyed with a character I actually agree with so much. I mean I get it, I get Mulan's feelings over arranged marriage and following your heart, but how they portray it in this film, it's like Mulan was a normal modern woman plucked out of the 21 century and dropped into ancient China where she is completely unaware of the customs and expectations of the time and is completely aghast that this culture that has been this way for thousands of years is not automatically adapt to the ideals of a time that won't exist for another thousands of years.
Truly a girl ahead of her time.
Thanks for finally reacting to it, thought there'd be more blushing around Shang but I think you've outgrown him now long enough. I could recommend you watch George of the Jungle next
I actually love this song 3:37
It’s interesting how the creation of the Disney Princess franchise in 2000 and Mulan’s unique inclusion within the lineup affected her character design in the 2004 sequel. They really feminize her here. She’s overall more slender, appears taller, and her features are daintier, with a smaller head and mouth. Depending on the shot her eyes are also larger and rounder. Perhaps on top of now being a Disney Princess, her design was modified because she presents femininely the whole movie and is now a romantic lead
Omg, Sohie, you were sooo done by the end of the video, i feel so sorry you've watched this movie, it's a mess, lol
Hi Sophie hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
I love your makeup! Matches the shirt :)
Also, I prefer the first Mulan movie than the sequel.
Everyone does
Thanks for the video Sophie! :)
I love this sequel
I disagree with the 3 princesses, they have so many responsibilities and purity they have to protray to the people. Not just being well fed. Having that amount of your actions being basically controlled so you dont tarnish the familys royal status would be stressful, making all three of the sisters want to be like other normal girls. Not to be in the spotlight all the time and live the lifes they want to pursue instead of being driven down a path they dont have much control over.
I saw this once, and didnt even remember how it went. All i remembered was mulan and chang were together, and the other 3 dudes were in it.
People are being exceptionally rude in these early comments. Thank you for reacting to this, Soph! This movie brings up interesting historical inaccuracies, though. For example, if an emperor wanted to make a political marriage, he would take a random woman, say "you're my daughter now" and present her as his daughter to the neighbouring kingdom- not send his three blood daughters. But they had a great dynamic, especially compared to the soldier trio, so I hardly mind.
Oh, I wasn't being rude. I just didn't expect her to react to the movie since people typically skip that sequel. I have nothing but love for Sophie.
@@augustinensang3109If I wasn't talking about you then you shouldn't feel the need to respond in your defence.
I mean, the "follow your heart" message isn't even a good message, you heart could guide you to what you want, but that doesn't mean what you want its what you need or even if really good for you or others around you, think about toxic relationships, many times the abused one thinks is in love and they heart told them to stay on the relationship because they feel they would be nothing without the abuser
you were right about how that message was used on the movie, they had a duty that if it wasn't accomplished it would lead China to another war and bring more deaths, it was a very delicate issue and it was addressed poorly and even the solution was weak
It's implied that the Qui Gong emperor was so surprised by the whole Golden Dragon of Unity thing that he eventually sealed the alliance without the combined marriage thing. I wish they showed us on-screen what became of the alliance, tho. Or that they made another movie that showed that. You can tell they were going for a trilogy, since part two's ending felt good but not very complete.
@@diegodubber2140 imagine if this movie was a two parter, the movie ended when Shang fell from the bridge
@@ivanelugo
It would've been very suspenseful
Still better than the live action. 💀 (to be fair some of the songs arent tooooooo bad) i liked the side plot with the princesses as a kid. But the rest of it doesn't hold up when you're an adult. 🤷♀️
The live-action one:
Brought dishonor to us all
Wasn't a good reflection of the original
Didn't make a man out of us
It wasn't a movie worth fighting for
And most of all, it wasn't true to the heart of the original
You know what they say.. fake it till you make it.
Please react to The Taking of Pelham 123 from 2009?
Yeeeeah. This movie has decent moments at best. But really doesn’t engage with the viewer or have a strong emotional impact. And it’s one of the better Disney sequels.
Buuuut. If you’re going to continue with this, I would suggest Lion king 2. It far exceeds this one and many of the other early Disney sequels.
The Lion King 2 is one of the absolute best Disney sequels along with Peter Pan 2: Return to Neverland or Lady and the Tramp 2. As for Mulan 2, well, it's always been something of a guilty pleasure, to me. I saw Mushu's not-so-noble motives in this as the last piece in his character developement, since he eventually comes clean to Mulan, she of course gets upset, and then he shows genuine repentance and eventually makes it up to her.
Can you next react to Tarzan 2.
I like that sequal it’s actually pretty good. MUCH better than mulan 2. Worth checking it out I liked it when I first saw it and I love the first Tarzan
And not to mention it had the greatest characters in any movie or show I saw . . . Zugor. Zugor for some reason is not the only the best character in Tarzan 2, but the best character in any sort of media. His voice actor, George Carlin perfectly suits him. Even though this is the only movie he appears in, Zugor is just such an enjoyable characters who deserves to be in more movies, shows, and even a spin-off.
Mulan Live Action
I'm not pushing you, but you should watch shreck 3. It was enjoyable woth iconic characters
I want you to react to mr Peabody and shermen
Expected, and not surprising reaction. 😂
Truth be told I don’t blame Mushu. I blame the guardians they’re part of the reason for him becoming the most unlikable villain.
I would like to suggest you watch Godzilla 1954.
This movie is good
I don't know why people never liked part 2, loved mulan 2, lesson number 1 song was my favorite, I WANT TO BE LIKE OTHER GIRLS JUST TO BE FREE LIKE OTHER GIRLS YEAH ! 😂 ha ha
This sequel doesn’t look like a Disney toon animation because it just doesn’t (I know it is I’m just saying)
Sorry but I was not a fan of this movie I didn't like Eddie Murphy wasn't the voice of mushu and the story wasn't the best either
It wasn’t even Eddie Murphy who voiced him
@@nisarojas2869 Eddie Murphy voiced mushu in the first Mulan but due to his contract he was also voicing donkey from Shrek so he stayed voicing donkey cause it was more successful
I think people wanted for you to watch this movie because you watched finding dory last time and it was one of your first reactions and so was mulan so I think that is the reason even tough this movie sucks
Do you think you could react to The Others? ( assuming that you've never seen it)
And also there's a new despicable me 4
35 carrots for an emerald?
Hey Sophie I have a movie for descendants they are four movies and great song and amazing actors and it's on Disney plus trust me you gonna like it
First Mulan is the best movie. Second... lame and ripoff
Here let me recommend to you some good Disney sequels
Lion King 2 Simba’s Pride
Lion King 1 1/2
Tarzan 2
Kronk’s New Groove
Jungle Book 2
Peter Pan Return to Neverland
Little Mermaid 2 Return to the Sea (don’t @ me)
Bambi 2 and Extremely Goofy Movie also fall under the good category imo
❤
Why sophie ..just why
#proudSOPHIELENTSaddict
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To be honest I loved the first movie of Disney's Mulan (1998) better, because the first movie was the masterpiece, but the second movie... is the worst movie and worst Disney sequel ever because they've butchered and completely ruined Mushu; my favorite character in the first movie; by making him as the villain in the second movie.
But the live-action remake movies of Mulan,... oh, boy,... that movie is so boring and even the most worser than the second movie of Mulan, because there is NO Mushu in my opinion, but thank goodness I didn't see the live-action of Disney's Mulan in theaters and on Disney Plus, but thank goodness they skipped or banned that live-action remake movie from the theaters, and I love the classic movie version of Disney's Mulan (1998) WAY much better than that live-action remake movie version, because Disney's Mulan Live-action remake (2020) is the morst worst Disney live-action remake I ever heard in my life.
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"I Watched **MULAN 2**" why? You decided it was a good idea at what point in your life? 🙃
WATCH MISSING!!!
I don't like the second Mulan movie.
Yeah MOST (not all) of these direct to video sequels stink
I didn't even know that this movie existed... now that I know, I wish I didn't...
Omg noooo why would you do this to yourself. Liking & commenting for algorithm but girl whyyyy
Just watch the Live action Mulan movie instead
Nobody wants that trash
Oh god, what have you done? Why would you subject yourself to a Disney sequel like this that's so horrible and pointless? I don't even recommend people watch Mulan 2 as a bad movie.
Please. React. To. The. Move. Liar. Liar. Lord. Voldemort. Of. TH-cam. Is. Telling. You. It’s. Hilarious. 🛠️🇺🇸
I wasn’t huge on this movie. And apparently everyone feels this way