Mulan II
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Mulan II | |
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Directed by |
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Screenplay by |
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Produced by | Jennifer Blohm |
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Edited by | Pam Ziegenhagen |
Music by | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mulan II is a 2004 American
The film was released as a direct-to-video title in the United States on December 28, 2004. Unlike its predecessor, which gained critical acclaim, Mulan II was poorly received by critics.
Plot
One month after defeating the
Mulan and Shang, along with Yao, Ling and Chien-Po, set out with the princesses to Qui Gong. In order to protect his position as guardian, and believing that Mulan and Shang are incompatible due to their different behavior, Mushu tags along to sabotage their relationship, while Cri-Kee attempts to stop him. While desperately trying various ways to sabotage Mulan and Shang's relationship, Mushu accidentally destroys the princess's carriage. Now forced to travel on foot, Mulan and Shang briefly argue over what direction they should go, as well as their duties. Seeing this, Mushu manipulates Shang into believing that Mulan is fed up with him, escalating tensions between them.
Meanwhile, Mei, Ting Ting and Su fall in love with Yao, Ling and Chien-Po respectively, and the princesses decide to follow Mulan's advice of having a duty to their hearts. That night, Yao, Ling and Chien-Po take the princesses out to a nearby village, and they mutually declare their love. Mulan pursues them, becoming happy that the princesses have followed their hearts. Mushu wakes up Shang, who pursues the group and reprimands them for forgetting about their duties. Mulan and Shang erupt into a heated argument, and decide that they are too different for each other and break up.
The group begins travelling across bandit country, and Mushu realizes that Mulan's break-up with Shang has only made her miserable. Overwhelmed with guilt, Mushu confesses to his actions, losing Mulan's trust yet motivating her to fix things with Shang. The group is attacked by bandits that attempt to kidnap the princesses. Although the princesses are saved, Mulan and Shang are left dangling on a broken bridge; Shang allows himself to fall into the ravine so that Mulan can lift herself up. Heartbroken, Mulan declares that the princesses won't be forced into a loveless marriage and continues on to Qui Gong alone. Mulan presents herself to Qui Gong's ruler, Lord Qin, and lies that the princesses have been killed, offering herself in their place; Lord Qin agrees, and arranges a wedding between Mulan and his eldest son, Prince Jeeki.
Shang turns up alive and meets up with Yao, Ling, Chien-Po and the princesses, and heads to Qui Gong. Shang interrupts the wedding and admits that Mulan was right about following her heart. To save Mulan and Shang from Lord Qin's forces, Mushu impersonates the Great Golden Dragon of Unity, forcing Lord Qin to ally himself with the Emperor, while allowing Mulan and Shang to marry and freeing the princesses from their vows. Sometime later, Mulan and Shang officially marry in Mulan's village, and Mushu accepts the loss of his position. However, Shang combines the family temples, enabling Mushu to continue being a guardian spirit. While celebrating, Mushu accidentally reveals himself to Shang and Mulan, but Shang is not surprised as he was already aware of Mushu's existence, as Mulan had already told Shang about him. Afterwards, Shang and Mulan embrace while the thrilled Mushu is happy to have his role back.
Cast
- Ming-Na Wen as Fa Mulan
- Lea Salonga as Fa Mulan (singing voice)
- BD Wong as General Li Shang
- Lucy Liu as Princess Mei
- Beth Blankenship as Princess Mei (singing voice)
- Sandra Oh as Princess Ting-Ting
- Judy Kuhn as Princess Ting-Ting (singing voice)
- Lauren Tom as Princess Su
- Mandy Gonzalez as Princess Su (singing voice)
- Gedde Watanabe as Ling
- Harvey Fierstein as Yao
- Chien-Po
- Mark Moseley as Mushu
- Pat Morita as The Emperor of China
- George Takei as First Ancestor Fa
- June Foray as Grandmother Fa
- Freda Foh Shen as Fa Li
- Frank Welker as Cri-Kee/Little Brother
- Soon-Tek Oh as Fa Zhou
- April Winchell as The Matchmaker
- Jillian Henry as Sha-Ron
- Keone Young as Lord Qin
- Michelle Kwan as Shopkeeper
- Rob Paulsen as Prince Jeeki
Marketing
The trailer for the film was first released on January 27, 2004, with the 2-Disc Special Edition release of Alice in Wonderland. The trailer was also attached to other VHS and DVDs released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment in 2004. A behind-the-scenes sneak preview was also released on October 26, 2004 with the Special Edition release of its predecessor.
Soundtrack
Mulan II | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | January 25, 2005 |
Recorded | 2004 |
Length | 31:41 |
Label | Walt Disney |
Producer | Brian Rawling Graham Stack Brett Swain |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The soundtrack contains songs from the film performed by various artists, as well as portions of the film score composed by Joel McNeely. It was released on January 25, 2005, by Walt Disney Records.
All tracks are written by Jeanine Tesori and Scott Erickson
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lesson Number One" | Lea Salonga & Chorus | |
2. | "Main Title" | ||
3. | "Like Other Girls" | Judy Kuhn, Beth Blankenship & Mandy Gonzalez | |
4. | "A Girl Worth Fighting For (Redux)" | Gedde Watanabe, Harvey Fierstein & Jerry Tondo | |
5. | "Here Beside Me" | Hayley Westenra | |
6. | "(I Wanna Be) Like Other Girls" | Atomic Kitten | |
7. | "The Journey Begins" | ||
8. | "In Love and in Trouble" | ||
9. | "The Attack" | ||
10. | "Shang Lives!" | ||
11. | "Here Beside Me" |
Reception
Review aggregator
Canceled sequel
In early 2002, it was reported that Disney was working on Mulan III.[5] Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, writers of the first film, submitted two stories to Disney, in which they suggested a new character named Ana Ming.[6] Like this film, the second sequel would have been released direct-to-video, but it was canceled before the release of Mulan II.[7]
See also
- Roles of mothers in Disney media
- List of animated feature films
Notes
- Walt Disney Animation Japan, Wang Film Productions and SD Entertainment.
- ^ As depicted in Mulan (1998)
References
- AllMusic
- ^ "Mulan II (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
- ^ Gwin, Scott. "Mulan II DVD Review". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Mulan 2 | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ Hettrick, Scott (February 18, 2002). "Disney bets on Piglet's prospects". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ Hettrick, Scott. "Q&A with screenwriters Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer". Video Premiere Awards. Archived from the original on September 10, 2004. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Buena Vista DVD bash: "no Mulan 3"". Disney Animation Archive. August 22, 2004. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Mulan II at IMDb
- Mulan II at Rotten Tomatoes
- Mulan II Original Soundtrack at Allmusic