MULAN

Hi partners, I am going to write my last post and it will be about the movie Mulan! We have seen this film for two class sessions in order to analyze different aspects of the film.

First of all, Mulan is a movie that tells the story of a young girl who must pass herself off a man to save her elder father of going to war, so she decides to take on the characteristics of a soldier: be brave and masculine. This is where is introduced the male behavior based on being rude, rudeness, adventures, dirt, wars, etc. With this the film pretend to highlight the sexist stereotype, the male represents force and the defense of the country, while the female represents beauty, delicacy and submission to men.

To continue, it is very important to refer to the personality of Mulan, which is passed by man because, as a woman it would have been impossible to do what she does in the film. And however, at the end is showed that a girl can do the same as a man, turning out to be a heroine, but at the same time, she is a revolutionary who is denounced for betraying to her family and to the social norms of that time in China. 

Finally, the movie criticizes the sexist behavior where the woman is in a subordinate position, showing the characteristics that distinguish the typical Disney princess films. I strongly think that using this kind of movies with primary students could be positive, because apart from having a good time, then you can perform very dynamic and fun activities analyzing these topics related with human awareness and with education for citizenship.

Regards :)