Mulan II (Video 2004)

Preparing for their wedding Shang and Mulan are suddenly sent off on a secret mission Mushu starts to meddle and a surprise attack by Mongolians doesn't help either.

Directors:

Darrell Rooney, Lynne Southerland

Writers:

Michael Lucker (screenplay), Chris Parker (screenplay),

Stars:

Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong, Mark Moseley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ming-Na Wen	...	Mulan (voice) (as Ming-Na)
BD Wong	...	Shang (voice)
Mark Moseley	...	Mushu (voice)
Lucy Liu	...	Mei (voice)
Harvey Fierstein	...	Yao (voice)
Sandra Oh	...	Ting Ting (voice)
Gedde Watanabe	...	Ling (voice)
Lauren Tom	...	Su (voice)
Jerry Tondo	...	Chien-Po (voice)
Pat Morita	...	The Emperor (voice)
George Takei	...	First Ancestor (voice)
June Foray	...	Grandmother Fa (voice)
Freda Foh Shen	...	Fa Li (voice)
Soon-Tek Oh	...	Fa Zhou (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Cri-Kee (voice)

Storyline

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain (now General) Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Qui Gong, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family. After the princesses unexpectedly fall in love with the Gang of Three, Mulan decides to help them escape the fate of marrying men they do not love. This contradicts the Emperor's orders and forces him to put Mulan's relationship with Shang into question. They are attacked by Mongolians, and the fate of China hangs in the balance.

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Plot Keywords:

china | 5th century | feud | sequel | falling into water | 

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Taglines:

Saving China was just The Beginning

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mulan 2

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A clause in Eddie Murphy's contract for doing Shrek 2 forbade him from reprising the role of Mushu in this film.

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Goofs

Shang's shirt changes from white with a tie at the waist to brown, back to white, then finally back to brown during the night at the campsite.

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Quotes

Captain Li Shang: [to Mulan, surrounded by little girls] Is there someplace private we can talk?
Sha-Ron: [shaking his arm] We can go to my house!

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Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.133 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Here Beside Me"
Music by Joel McNeely
Lyrics by Kate Light
Performed by Hayley Westenra
Hayley Westenra appears courtesy of Decca Records/Universal Classics Group

User Reviews

My duty is to my heart, and my heart loved this movie

Mulan 2 picks up a month after part 1 closes, with Mulan and General Shang receiving special orders to escort 3 princesses to be wed and thus create a joined alliance that protects China.

Mulan, the hero of China, and General Shang's love is threatened when Mushu, Mulan's guardian immaturely tries to break them up to save his Guardianship pedestal. The story entreats us with a theme of following your heart, which the princesses find is to be like ordinary girls, and not lose their lives even if to save the kingdom.

I really enjoyed Mulan 1, the soundtrack is beautiful, and though I was worried Mulan 2 would not be as good a story, with close attention to detail due to a few changes to cast and so forth, I was pleasantly surprised. Mulan 2 treats us to a sequel that is both touching, fun, and endearing. I didn't find the soundtrack themes as good as part 1, but was enjoyable, and sequence music was fine as well. The animation is very good, and the story has good pacing, and care of plot. A movie to be enjoyed by parents and kids alike.

8/10