It is not difficult to find throughout the whole film that this is a journey of Mulan to find herself.
From the failure of Mulan's blind date at the beginning of the film, to being rejected by her teammates when she first arrived in the military camp, and then being driven away by General Li when her daughter was exposed, Mulan kept questioning herself, reflecting on herself, and looking forward to seeing it in the mirror. to the true self, but what is the result? What she saw was a stranger, someone wearing makeup, someone disguised as a man who was out of place, a complete stranger.
why? Did Mulan do something wrong? Mulan has always been a filial, kind, and smart girl. Why should you treat her like this? We got the answer at the end of the film—Be true to your heart.
When Mulan rescued the emperor with her daughter, she was rewarded by the emperor, loved by the people, admired by the generals, and became the honor of the family. As a daughter, she realized her self-worth and gained love. She doesn't need to put on makeup or powder, she doesn't need to dress up as a man, she just needs to be that refreshing, optimistic, sunny, and generous girl, she doesn't need to use the worldly three principles, five constants, three obediences and four virtues to hide her true heart, she Just face the heart.
In the film, Mulan finally found herself. She found a valuable and familiar self in the mirror. This is exactly the value that the film conveys to the audience - follow your heart, don't doubt it, follow it.
Back to reality, how many of us are acting with masks? How many people dare to face their hearts and stick to their hearts? When we put on masks in our work and life, we are not only deceiving others, but also deceiving ourselves. Just like the song at the end of the film, "When will we be able to reflect the true self in our hearts", this is exactly what the film brings to my thinking.
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