History Fridge / Mulan

*** she's a princess because of one the crest her country's emperor gave her and 2)everyone including the emperor bowed to her and being bowed to would probably be a big honour..espically if it came from the emperor himself

* FridgeHorror: Similarly, is hearing the matchmakers song at 21 where you suddenly understand "[[DistressedDamsel Scarier than the]] [[AFateWorseThanDeath undertaker]] [[DomesticAbuse we]] [[TheBluebeard are]] [[RapeIsLove meeting]] our matchmaker"

* FridgeHorror: So Mushu scares the firework men from the tower and they jump off... at least six stories...
* So, Mushu is sent to wake up the Great Stone Dragon guardian. Instead, he accidentally shatters him. Congrats, Mushu. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero ]]You just murdered a family friend.

*** "Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your campactness that of the forest.\\

Let your plans be dark and inpetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.\\"

** Mulan is considered as an official DisneyPrincess despite being neither royalty by birth nor marriage. Had she ended up marrying the wrong guy at the end of the sequel, she would have became a princess herself!
*** she's a princess because of one the crest her country's empoer gave her and 2)everyone including the empoer bowed to her and being bowed to would probably be a big honour..espically if it came from the empoerer himself

* FridgeHorror: Similarily, is hearing the matchmakers song at 21 where you suddenly understand "[[DistressedDamsel Scarier than the]] [[AFateWorseThanDeath undertaker]] [[DomesticAbuse we]] [[TheBluebeard are]] [[RapeIsLove meeting]] our matchmaker"

** Blink and you'll miss it, but Mushu agrees to go with Mulan to [[spoiler:stop the surviving Huns reaching China]] after Cri-Kee gives him a look and a nod. [[Disney/{{Pinocchio}} The cricket's acting as his conscience.]] Huh.

** [[DragonsUptheYinYang Take]] a look at Khan(Mulan's Horse) and Shang's Horse. The feminine Dark Yin and the Masculine light yang.

** When Mulan finally climbs the pillar and reaches the arrow, she does so by tangling the straps of each of the weights together. The weights represent Strength and Discipline respectively - and by tying them together, one can reach their goals.
*** ...which is exactly what Shang says when he sets the challenge.
** Also, the lucky cricket. Mulan's grandmother told her that it would help her find a good husband... and in the end the cricket's actions help her find Shang, even if it was in a roundabout way.

* FridgeHorror: Similarily, is hearing the matchmakkers song at 21 where you suddenly understand "[[DistressedDamsel Scarrier than the ]] [[AFateWorseThanDeath Undertaker]] [[DomesticAbuse we]] [[TheBluebeard are]] [[RapeIsLove meeting]] our matchmaker"

* The Emperor's statement, "Though the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it," (or something like that) may actually come directly from "The Taming of the Shrew", act II scene I's "As mountains are for winds/that shake not though they blow perpetually".

** Blink and you'll miss it, but Mushu agrees to go with Mulan to [[spoiler:stop the surviving Huns reaching China]] after Cri-Kee gives him a look and a nod. [[{{Pinocchio}} The cricket's acting as his conscience.]] Huh.

* Mulan uses a fan, an object that is a [[{{Irony}} symbol of femininity, to defeat Shan-Yu]].

* Mulan uses a fan, an object that is a symbol of femininity, to defeat Shan-Yu.

* Mulan uses a fan, an object that is typically used by women, to defeat Shan-Yu.

** Mulan's first three dresses (in order of appearance) are green, pink, and blue, respectively.

** Also, what if Mulan passed the Matchmaker's test?

* FridgeHorror: So Mushu scares the firework men from the tower and they jump off... at least six stories...

** Blink and you'll miss it, but Mushu agrees to go with Mulan to [[spoiler:stop the surviving Huns reaching China]] after Cri-Kee gives him a look and a nod. [[Disney/Pinocchio The cricket's acting as his conscience.]] Huh.

** As an AnalogyBackfire, the emperor doesn't seem to take wind erosion into account in the following exchange:
--->'''[[CompleteMonster Shan Yu]]:''' I grow tired of your arrogance, old man, BOW TO ME!\\
'''[[CoolOldGuy Emperor]]:''' No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.
*** He did bow to Mulan at the end. Shan Yu couldn't get the emperor to bow by trying to force him like a single windstorm can't erode a mountain. Mulan got him to bow by continuously proving herself[[hottip:*: Lampshaded by his summation of her adventures]] like a mountain is eroded by continuous winds.
*** Or maybe he just meant "[[BadassGrandpa Not in my lifetime]]."

* FridgeBrilliance: The whole "Strength and Discipline" trick has a very interesting discussion on [[Headscratchers/{{Mulan}} the movie's Headscratchers page]]. Essentially, not only are the weights Strength and Discipline needed to climb, but without actual strength and discipline, it'd be impossible to figure out the trick and reach the top.