History TearJerker / Mulan

* In ''Mulan II'', there's [[spoiler:Shang's HeroicSacrifice and Mulan subsequently breaking down afterwards.]]
** Following this, [[spoiler:Mulan offering herself to marry the eldest prince of Qi-Gong in place of the princesses. During the marriage, [[DisneyDeath Shang reveals himself to be alive]], and Mushu, disguising himself as the "Golden Dragon of Unity" marries Mulan and Shang right then and there.]]

* The scene following [[spoiler: Mulan's reveal. After her monologue about reflections, Mushu tries to shine her helmet in an attempt to cheer her up. He then looks into his own reflection... and admits to her that he too is a fraud. A brilliant use of the movie's ArcSymbol to highlight the similarities between Mushu and Mulan.]]

* The look on Shang's face when [[spoiler:he finds out his father was killed in battle and not only him the leader, it was that ''every single soldier and innocent civilian'' in that village had been killed along with him. You realize that all of those dead men lying down there were someone's husband, someone's brother, someone's father/son/cousin/uncle/nephew, and now they're never going home, which was why Mulan stole her father's war things and took his place to begin with, so she didn't lose him like that. Mulan finding the abandoned doll amongst the burned wreckage is one of the most cruel implied aversions of InfantImmortality ever shown -- it only drives the point home even harder: Shan Yu and the Huns are merciless, bloodthirsty, and evil, and must be stopped.]]
** Not only has Shang just stumbled upon the remains of his father, his father's battalion and the village they were meant to be guarding, but he's there because of Mushu's fake letter. He believes that his father sent to him for help and he's arrived too late.

* The scene following [[spoiler: Mulan's reveal. After her monologue about reflections, Mushu tries to shine her helmet in an attempt to cheer her up. He then looks into his own reflection......and admits to her that he too is a fraud. A brilliant use of the movie's ArcSymbol to highlight the similarities between Mushu and Mulan.]]

* When Mulan's family wakes to find that Mulan has run away, her father dashes out into the rain and slips in the mud, looking up to see her dropped decorative comb lying forlornly on the ground and, a little further away, the open gate - which confirms his fear of what his daughter has done. Mulan's mother runs to him, saying they should go after her or else she could be killed. The father's reply: "If I reveal her...she will be." Their look of [[AdultFear parental despair]] is heart-rending.

* Also, when Mulan takes the little girl's doll, places it next to Shang's father's sword, and says a prayer. The inclusion of the doll just screams, "There were little kids in this village!"

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A_Rl8aQxII Reflection]]". Just...that. That horrible, horrible sense of being a disappointment, of feeling false and wrong and ill-fitted to what roles your family desperately needs you to fill? Uh, yeah, it hasn't gotten less familiar over time. Made even worse by this line in the movie: "If I were truly to be myself, I would break my family's heart". For many people, they feel they wouldn't have much problem with society knowing their secrets; it's allowing their family to see them for who they truly are that terrifies them. The fact that your family are the people who you should feel most comfortable with just makes this line heartbreaking.

--> [[spoiler: Fa Zhou: The greatest gift and honor... is having you for a daughter.]]

* In the very beginning of the movie, just after the disaster with the matchmaker, Mulan returns home. Her father comes out to greet her, and she is so ashamed of her failures she hides her face behind a horse so he can't look at her.

** The looks on Ling, Chien-Po, and Yao's faces while this is all going on. The moment Shang pulls out his sword they don't hesitate ro rush to Mulan's defense.

* The look on Shang's face when [[spoiler:he finds out his father was killed in battle and not only him the leader, it was that ''every single soldier and innocent civilian'' in that village had been killed along with him. You realize that all of those dead men lying down there were someone's husband, someone's brother, someone's father/son/cousin/uncle/nephew, and now they're never going home, which was why Mulan stole her father's war things and took his place to begin with, so she didn't lose him like that. Mulan finding the abandoned doll amongst the burned wreckage is one of the most cruel implied aversions of InfantImmortality ever shown -- it only drives the point home even harder: the Huns are merciless, bloodthirsty, and evil, and must be stopped.]]

* The [[spoiler:destroyed village]] scene. Everybody's dead, the houses are in ruins, [[spoiler: they find the remains of Shang's father's army, lying dead in the snow]]. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Chi Fu]] has the sense to act appropriately horrified.]].

* The [[spoiler:destroyed village]] scene. Everybody's dead, the houses are in ruins, [[spoiler: they find the remains of Shang's father's army, lying dead in the snow]]. Even [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Chi Fu]] has the sense to act appropriately horrified.

--> [[spoiler: Fa Zhou: The greatest gift and honor... is having you for a daughter.]]

* The final scene when [[spoiler: Mulan returns to her father]]. She gives him two of China's greatest treasures as an apology for disobeying him. His response? [[spoiler: ''Cast them aside like trash and hold his daughter as tightly as he can, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming because he is a dad, and she is all he wants]].]]

* The final scene when [[spoiler: Mulan returns to her father]]. She gives him two of China's greatest treasures as an apology for disobeying him. His response? [[spoiler: ''Cast them aside like trash and hold his daughter as tightly as he can]]. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Cause he's [[spoiler: he's a dad]], and she's all he wants]].

* The dinner scene early in the movie. When Mulan is trying to tell her father he'll be killed if he goes to war, and he, frustrated, shouts at her to learn her place, causing her to run outside and cry privately. What makes this even sadder is that, normally, Fa Zhou seems [[GoodParents really kind and caring]] towards his daughter, so it was very jarring to see him shout at her. Also, when you [[FridgeHorror think about it]], that was the last thing he said to Mulan before she ran away, so on top of worrying whether she'd die, there's also [[PartingWordsRegret quite a lot of guilt.]]

* When Mulan is [[spoiler:revealed as a woman]] and he has to make the decision to [[spoiler:kill her]], or let one of his best friends, [[spoiler:who also saved his life]], go free. Made worse when Mulan tells him she did it to save her father's life;[[spoiler:Shang just lost his own father to the war and knows exactly how she feels.]]

* The look on Shang's face when [[spoiler:he finds out his father was killed in battle and not only him the leader, it was that ''every single soldier and innocent civilian'' in that village had been killed along with him. You realize that all of those dead men lying down there were someone's husband, someone's brother, someone's father/son/cousin/uncle/nephew, and now they're never going home, which was why Mulan stole her father's war things and took his place to begin with, so she didn't lose him like that. Mulan finding the abandoned doll amongst the burned wreckage is one of the most cruel implied inversions of InfantImmortality ever shown -- it only drives the point home even harder: the Huns are merciless, bloodthirsty, and evil, and must be stopped.]]

* the dinner scene early in the movie. When Mulan is trying to tell her father he'll be killed if he goes to war, and he, frustrated, shouts at her to learn her place, causing her to run outside and cry privately. What makes this even sadder is that, normally, Fa Zhou seems [[GoodParents really kind and caring]] towards his daughter, so it was very jarring to see him shout at her. Also, when you [[FridgeHorror think about it]], that was the last thing he said to Mulan before she ran away, so on top of worrying whether she'd die, there's also [[PartingWordsRegret quite a lot of guilt.]]

* [[spoiler:The emperor, then ''everybody'', [[KneelBeforeFrodo bowing to Mulan]]]] can be this.
* At the very end of the film where [[spoiler:Mulan brings the sword and medal to her father, and he proceeds to throw them aside, get down on his knees, and tell her that the greatest honor in life is having her as a daughter.]]
* The [[spoiler:destroyed village]] scene.
** Adding to that, when they see [[spoiler: the remains of Shang's father's army, lying dead in the snow]]. Even [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Chi Fu]] has the sense to act appropriately horrified.

* Whenever Mulan hugs the emperor, his reaction to this surprise is enough to get me a little teary-eyed.
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A_Rl8aQxII Reflection]]". Just...that. That horrible, horrible sense of being a disappointment, of feeling false and wrong and ill-fitted to what roles your family desperately needs you to fill? Uh, yeah, it hasn't gotten less familiar over time.
** Made even worse by this line in the movie: "If I were truly to be myself, I would break my family's heart". For many people, they feel they wouldn't have much problem with society knowing their secrets; it's allowing their family to see them for who they truly are that terrifies them. The fact that your family are the people who you should feel most comfortable with just makes this line heartbreaking.

* In ''Mulan II'', there's [[spoiler:Shang's HeroicSacrifice and Mulan subsequently breaking down afterwards. He gets better, though.]]
** There's also [[spoiler:Mulan offering herself to marry the eldest prince of Qi-Gong in place of the princesses. During the marriage, [[DisneyDeath Shang reveals himself to be alive]], and Mushu, disguising himself as the "Golden Dragon of Unity" marries Mulan and Shang right then and there.]]
* The look on Shang's face when [[spoiler:he finds out his father was killed in battle]].
** Even sadder is when Mulan is [[spoiler:revealed as a woman]] and he has to make the decision to [[spoiler:kill her]], or let one of his best friends, [[spoiler:who also saved his life]], go free. Made worse when Mulan tells him she did it to save her father's life, especially when you realize [[spoiler:Shang just lost his own father to the war and knows exactly how she feels.]]
** It wasn't just the fact that [[spoiler:Shang's father, the leader, had been killed, it was that ''every single soldier and innocent civilian'' in that village had been killed along with him. You realize that all of those dead men lying down there were someone's husband, someone's brother, someone's father/son/cousin/uncle/nephew, and now they're never going home, which was why Mulan stole her father's war things and took his place to begin with, so she didn't lose him like that. Mulan finding the abandoned doll amongst the burned wreckage is one of the most cruel implied inversions of InfantImmortality ever shown -- only drives the point home even harder: the Huns are merciless, bloodthirsty, and evil, and must be stopped.]]
** ''Forget that!'' The looks on Ling, Chien-Po, and Yao's faces while this is all going on. The moment Shang pulls out his sword they don't hesitate in trying to rush to Mulan's defense.
* For some reason, the dinner scene early in the movie always makes me tear up... When Mulan is trying to tell her father he'll be killed if he goes to war, and he, frustrated, shouts at her to learn her place, causing her to run outside and cry privately.
** What makes this even sadder is that, normally, Fa Zhou seems [[GoodParents really kind and caring]] towards his daughter, so it was very jarring to see him shout at her. Also, when you [[FridgeHorror think about it]], that was the last thing he said to Mulan before she ran away, so on top of worrying whether she'd get killed, there's also [[PartingWordsRegret quite a lot of guilt.]]

* At the very end of ''Mulan'' where [[spoiler:Mulan brings the sword and medal to her father, and he proceeds to throw them aside, get down on his knees, and tell her that the greatest honor in life is having her as a daughter.]]
* The [[spoiler:destroyed village]] scene?
* The scene when they see remains of the army.
* When Mulan's family wakes to find that Mulan has run away, her father dashes out into the rain and slips in the mud, looking up to see her decorative comb laying abandoned on the ground. Mulan's mother runs to him, saying they should go after her or else she could be killed. The father's reply: "If I reveal her...she will be." Their look of parental despair is heart-rending.

** ''Forget that!'' The looks on Ling, Chien-Po, and Yao's faces while this is all going on. The moment Shang pulls out his sword they don't hesitate in trying to rush to Mulan's defence.

** What makes this even sadder is that, normally, Fa Zhou seems [[GoodParents really kind and caring]] towards his daughter, so it was very jarring to see him shout at her. Also, when you [[FridgeHorror think about it]], that was the last thing he said to Mulan before she ran away, so he probably felt guilty about it on top of worrying whether she'd get killed.

** ''Forget that!'' The looks on Ling, Chien-Po, and Yao's faces while this is all going on. The moment Shen pulls out his sword they don't hesitate in trying to rush to Mulan's defence.

* For some reason, the dinner scene early in the movie always makes me tear up... When Mulan is trying to tell her father he'll be killed if he goes to war, and he, frustrated, shouts at her to learn her place, causing her to run outside and cry privately.

** It wasn't just the fact that [[spoiler:Shang's father, the leader, had been killed, it was that ''every single soldier and innocent civilian'' in that village had been killed along with him. You realize that all of those dead men lying down there were someone's husband, someone's brother, someone's father/son/cousin/uncle/nephew, and now they're never going home, which was why Mulan stole her father's war things and took his place to begin with, so she didn't lose him like that. Mulan finding the abandoned doll amongst the burned wreckage is one of the most cruel implied inversions of InfantImmortality ever shown -- only drives the point home even harder: the Huns are merciless, bloodthirsty, and evil, and must be stopped.

* [[spoiler:The emperor, then ''everybody'', [[KneelBeforeFrodo bowing to Mulan]]]] gets me every single time.

* How about the [[spoiler:destroyed village]] scene?
** What about when they see the remains of the army? Their faces...

** ''I will never pass for a perfect bride, or a perfect daughter''... ''Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me?/Why is my reflection someone I don't know?''

** It wasn't just the fact that [[spoiler:Shang's father, the leader, had been killed, it was that ''every single soldier and innocent civilian'' in that village had been killed along with him. You realize that all of those dead men lying down there were someone's husband, someone's brother, someone's father/son/cousin/uncle/nephew, and now they're never going home, which was why Mulan stole her father's war things and took his place to begin with, so she didn't lose him like that. Mulan finding the abandoned doll amongst the burned wreckage -- one of the most cruel implied inversions of InfantImmortality I've ever seen -- only drives the point home even harder: the Huns are merciless, bloodthirsty, '''''evil''''' bastards, [[FridgeHorror and if they aren't stopped]]...]] Brrr.

* ManlyTears will be shed at the climax of "I'll Make a Man Out Of You".