Mulan is a classic movie that fans have adored since the moment it came out from Disney.
The heroic tale of one woman saving all of China, based on the legendary table, stayed with us for years. And now Disney dropped the trailer for the live-action film, and there are a few references to the original movie.
And while the movie isn't going to be a musical, or feature any of the things that made the original so fun, it has some references that we can look at.
References we can look at... right now!
There's a moment in the trailer where Mulan's father is praying to their ancestors to protect Mulan, and then this big bird shows up in the next shot.
Could this be an allusion...
We know that Mushu isn't going to be in the live-action version, so maybe this is his replacement?
Ah yes, while we may be losing the music, the funny comic relief dragon and a lot of fun, we still have that comb to look forward too... in like the first scene.
This is done in order to tell him that she has taken his place, and gone off to fight in the war.
The first of many references to the upbeat and jaunty music of the original, at one point in the trailer the commander states:
"I'm going to make a man out of every last one of you".
The song, of course, titled: "I'll make a man out of you".
Did I really have to put the title there? You knew the song.
Not talking about the song here (we'll get to that in a moment) but there's an iconic shot from the movie that is recreated for the live-action version.
Mulan looks at her reflection in the sword of her father.
You could say that together, they see "Reflections".
It's all a metaphor to Mulan's Disney song "Reflection", as she tries to figure out who she is.
Have you noticed what plays in the background of the trailer yet?
It's this grand, uplifting orchestral song that has a lot of booms and crashes to show how awesome the movie is going to be.
You remember, the moment where Mulan is trying to discover who she truly is.
Thank god that was cut!
It was when Mulan came to the final fight and was ready to prove herself to her family, her soldiers, and all of China.
Mulan's outfit has gone through a color swap and her sword isn't as curvy. Maybe it went on a diet.
Or maybe this is a much more practical sword.
See if you can spot anything that we here at Diply may have missed.
But our writers are pretty keen-eyed, so watch out.
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