Mulan Plot

The movie starts out when she is visiting the matchmaking service. This part of life in China was true for the women. The families would pay the matchmaker money so that they could find a husband for their daughter. Messing this up, Mulan is forced to find herself. Her father is the ultimate ruler of the family. This part is true for the real life in China also. The father is the man of the house. He assures Mulan everything would be alright. However, in China, when a women is rejected, they may not be accepted by their family again. Soon, Mulan's father is drafted into the war to fight against the Huns. Originally in China, when an army was needed, they would send people out to gather men from different villages, so this particular part remains true. Afraid that her father is to old, Mulan poses as her fathers son and sets out to train for war. This is highly unlikely because coming from a wealthy family, she would have her ankles bound making it difficult to do anything with activity. However, her family send ancestors to take care of her and watch over her. In reality, the ancestors do influence the family greatly, and are often called upon to protect family members. When she gets discovered as a women, the army lets her go. It is highly unlikely that they would allowher to go unscathed. Also, when she saves the emperor, it is extremely unlikely that the emperor would bow down to her and give her the emperor's crest. Mulan contains the some truths of past life in China, but also adds a plot to the movie and hides some truths that wouldn't be appropriate for a kid's movie.