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Looking closer to to the film it actually reveals that this Disney вЂњromance storyвЂќ emphasizes strength in femininity, not only by physical power, but becoming a strong female to defeat the enemy and save China.

In addition, Mulan has to get rid of her dresses, makeup and everything that could make her look вЂњweakвЂќ (female). For example, Mulan has to be physical strong and she has to prove how strong she is by fighting against men. The way women can achieve agency is by obligating themselves to behave and effectuate the traditional male characteristics. All this becomes an important element for her to achieve agency. Mulan basically has to demonstrate herself and others that she can be as strong as a traditional man.

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It is important to remark that Mulan had to dress like a man to be able to feel free and lose the feeling of control over certain actions in order to achieve agency during one part of the film. The way Mulan loses the feeling of control over actions and their consequences is by becoming a tough and strong woman. Consequently, Mulan takes a tough attitude which leads her to achieve all sense of agency and complexity. Women have no autonomy and sense of agency when it comes to their body.

In other words, women are seen as objects and for the same reason they are not allow to talk or take decisions without manвЂ™s permission. In the book, The Second Wave states: вЂњAll women live in objectification the way fish live in water.вЂќ (Mackinnon, 1997:171). Furthermore, most of the time women are many times use as objects not as people. Mulan demonstrates that women can be and do more than just look pretty and wait for a вЂњprinceвЂќ to come and rescue them. But Mulan breaks these stereotypes and provides a different idea of a powerful princess. The typical вЂњCinderella PrincessвЂќ inspire little girls to dress pretty, to wear makeup, so they can be rescue and love by a prince, which relates to Bartky when he states that вЂњWomen are controlled by society more because they have to regulate their appearances with makeup, certain clothes, behaviorsвЂќ (Bartky, 1997:26). The typical Disney princesses are often dressed with big dresses, use makeup to look better or do chores like Cinderella who waits for a price to love and and rescue her. The film Mulan introduces a totally different women perspective and it breaks stereotypes and objectification among women. This critical analysis is persuasive and successful at bringing awareness to its readers because of the real life examples stereotypes and objectification among women, sexuallity and gender favoritism and finally the strength in femininity, over physical power.

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Mulan has been one of the most exceptional movie for its analysis of gender and sexuality. Nowadays, it is important to provide our new generation with the courage and motivation to success in life and overcome stereotypes that oppress women. It also presents non traditional families, people of color in top roles and it breaks the usual norms of Disney princess storytelling, which it is something important for our new generation. Mulan brought many critics among different cultures, but specially Chinese culture because the movie confused Chinese traditions with Japan traditions which are not the same. This is why Mulan is one of my favorite animation movies, because it breaks stereotypes and typical women cultural perspectives. Despite, what people may think about the movie Mulan, it is such a movie that can make women feel powerful and capable of doing anything.