The song is peerless in creating an atmosphere of burdening expectations, and just by listening to it you know that Mulan is on the verge of single-handedly chopping down ten generations' worth of family tree honor. "Honor To Us All" opens and recounts the massive struggle that girls in the Han Dynasty had to face due to the repressive cultural norms of that age. Now, as sweeping and majestic as Goldsmith's score undoubtedly is, the real strength of the soundtrack clearly rests in its six pop songs, one of which is the Christina Aguilera reprise of "Reflection". The soundtrack is essentially divided into two parts, the latter half of which is an unbroken medley of orchestral compositions by conductor Jerry Goldsmith.
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Indeed, it is virtually impossible to listen to any of the album without having stills from the movie flit through one's head. The movie also marks Disney's great stand against the evils of societal patriarchy, and its accompanying soundtrack furthers the cause by doing a phenomenal job at sustaining the movie's momentum. The story of young Fa Mulan, who selflessly takes up her father's sword to shield him from having to go to war at an old age, was recently ranked as the 17th best Disney flick of all time (which is no mean feat considering the company it's in). Without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best Disney animations to have a second viewing of is the company's 1998 featurette Mulan. God knows good character exposition or development cannot happen without them. Yet, above and beyond the uncovering of all these is the rediscovery of some amazingly catchy songs, for which a healthy serving of six or seven per movie is the Disney tradition. If the movie had some subliminal irony or a well-subsumed political overtone, then you were likely clueless about that too. For example, if the joke didn't involve a character getting decked clean in the face with a baseball bat, or if it had the subtlety of a well-staggered fart, then the you of a decade ago probably missed it. Revisiting a Walt Disney movie from one's childhood is always an incredibly amazing experience, mainly as the number of things that one misses at an early age is truly bewildering and often quite pathetic. Review Summary: A girl worth fighting for.
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