<P> "Mulan has been hailed as a feminist Disney movie because it showcases a young woman who leads China to victory using her quick wit, pride, and a strong sense of family honor--all while masquerading as a man named Ping . Even though Mulan (as Ping) gains the respect of the army commander and her comrades, once they discover that she is a woman, her army commander and potential love - interest, Shang, loses respect for her and even hates her . "Ping" had been doing an even better job than Shang, but when Shang finds out Ping is a woman, his stupid male ego breaks on impact . Mulan is sentenced to death, and Shang, the macho man of the film, ultimately gets to decide her fate . The only reason she survives is because Shang decides he'd rather just send her home . Wow . To add insult to injury, at the end of the film, Shang fixes up his shattered ego by claiming Mulan as a suitor . Even as Mulan is being praised and cheered in the Forbidden City after she almost single - handedly saves China (this time, as a woman), at the end of the film, the audience is reminded that Mulan is really just another woman looking for a man . Mulan's real victory isn't saving her country from invasion . No, it's marrying Shang ." </P> <P> Betsy Wallace of Common Sense Media observed that Mulan "doesn't fit the princess mold, and most moviegoers had never heard of her ." Conclusively, Wallace wrote, "it's too bad that in the end she still needs to be married off to a' Prince Charming' who saves the day ." In contribution to the book Beyond Adaptation: Essays on Radical Transformations of Original Works, Lan Dong wrote, "Even though Mulan achieves success after she resumes her female self...it is compromised by Mulan and Li Shang's potential engagement at the end of the film ." </P> <P> Mulan is culturally recognized for her unique role in Mulan specifically in regards to the character's heroism, ethnicity and disinterest in romance, serving as a departure from traditional Disney heroines and princesses because she "challenged gender stereotypes and offered up an animated Disney experience that isn't princess - centric" as "one of the few strong, self - propelled female characters that Disney has ." Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times observed the way in which Mulan's role in the film as "an independent, not completely boy - crazy heroine is somewhat new for Disney ." According to Sara Veal of The Jakarta Post, Mulan "promotes self - reliance, determination and is uninterested in marriage or romance...the film ends on her saving her country, rather than a romantic resolution ." Succeeding non-white Disney Princesses Jasmine and Pocahontas, Mulan's characterization as Disney's first East Asian princess assisted in the diversification of the Disney Princess franchise, introducing "Disney princesses...portrayed as women of color ." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone commented, "Mulan...makes a feisty prefeminist," continuing, "She doesn't swoon over Captain Shang, the hunky officer...which leaves Shang...frustrated...Mulan, let the record show, does not put out ." PopMatters' Jesse Hassenger wrote that unlike other Disney films, "Mulan holds the advantage of a smart, strong heroine--not just a superhot princess figure ." Ryan Mazie of Box Office Prophets felt that Mulan "might be the most important and forward - thinking Disney Princess movie made up until that point where the female character solely takes control over her own destiny without the aid of a mighty Prince ." </P> <P> In 2012, CNN's Stephanie Goldberg recognized Mulan as one of Disney's bravest and most heroic animated heroines to - date in her article "Brave's Merida and other animated heroines," writing, "Mulan bent traditional gender roles when she took her father's place in the Chinese army ." The Georgia Institute of Technology ranked Mulan the fourteenth greatest Disney character of all - time . Similarly, in 2013, Mulan was ranked the greatest animated Disney heroine according to a poll conducted by Jim Vejvoda of IGN . </P>

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