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In imperial China, Hua Mulan is an adventurous and active girl, to
the disappointment of her parents, who hope that one day she will be wed to a
good husband. As a young woman, Mulan is forced to meet with a matchmaker to
demonstrate her fitness as a future wife. Mulan, flustered, attempts to pour
tea in front of the matchmaker, but a spider causes her to knock over the
kettle and the matchmaker calls her a disgrace in front of her family.
To the north, an imperial outpost is invaded by Rouran warriors,
under the leadership of Böri Khan. They are assisted by the witch Xianniang,
who uses her magic to pose as a surviving soldier and report the attack to the
Emperor of China; he then issues a conscription decree ordering every family to
contribute one man to fight Khan's forces.
Imperial soldiers arrive in Mulan's village to enlist recruits and
her elderly and frail father Hua Zhou is forced to pledge his service as he has
no sons. Realizing that her father has no chance of survival, Mulan flees with
his armor, horse, and sword to join in his place. Mulan arrives at the training
camp, which is run by Commander Tung, an old comrade of Hua Zhou. Alongside
dozens of other inexperienced recruits, she ultimately becomes a trained
soldier under his tutelage without exposing her true identity.
The Khan's army continues to advance, forcing Tung to end training
early and send his battalion to fight. Mulan chases some troops on her own, but
is confronted by Xianniang, who mocks her for pretending to be a man. She
attempts to kill Mulan, but flees when her attacks are stopped by Mulan's
leather armor. Mulan removes her male disguise, returning to the battle just as
the Rourans begin attacking her fellow troops with a trebuchet. Mulan uses
discarded helmets and her archery skills to maneuver the trebuchet into firing
on a snowy mountain, triggering an avalanche that buries the Rourans.
Mulan rides back to camp and rescues Chen Honghui, a soldier she
befriended in camp. Unable to hide her true gender any longer, she is expelled
from the army and begins her return home. On her way, she is confronted by
Xianniang, who reveals that she was also shunned by her people and fights for
Böri Khan only because he treats her as an equal. Additionally, she reveals
that the attacks on the outposts have been a diversion, as Khan's true plan is
to capture and execute the Emperor for having his father killed. Risking
execution, Mulan returns to her battalion to warn them of the impending
capture. Tung decides to believe her, and allows her to accompany a unit to the
Emperor's palace.
Xianniang, posing as the Imperial Chancellor, persuades the
Emperor to accept Böri Khan's challenge to single combat, while removing the
city guard from their posts. The guards are murdered, and the Rourans prepare
to burn the Emperor alive. Mulan's unit distracts the Rourans while Mulan goes
to save the Emperor. Khan tries to snipe her with an arrow, but Xianniang,
sympathetic to Mulan and disenchanted with Khan, transforms into a bird and
sacrifices herself by catching the arrow. Mulan kills Khan, but not before he
disarms her and destroys her father's sword. She frees the Emperor, who offers
to let her join his personal guard. She declines the offer and returns to her
village.
Mulan is reunited with her family. An emissary from the Emperor,
under the leadership of Commander Tung, arrives to present Mulan with a new
sword, while making a personal request that she join the Emperor's Guard.
Starring(Mulan):Yifei Liu,Donnie yen,Tzi Ma,Jason Scott Lee,Yoson An,Ron
Yuan,gong Li,Jet li
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