so what happens with the war....
Does Mulan's country now have to go to war because the princesses decided to do what they want? What does the emperor think of this? I could have used some better closure.
shareThey kind of make an agreement (Mushu plays a big dragon spirit again) that this king has to work with the emperor even without the princesses marring. But its all so glanced over that its easy to miss. I guess even if China was doomed this movie would still go like "But at least the princesses married out of love"
shareFirstly, what I seem to remember is that the king's son was just a kid and still very childish.
It is clear that this prince wasn't ready for a marriage to the princesses or to anybody else for that matter.
And even if he had been an adult and it would have made sense to find him a wife?
It would have been awful if his father had refused to work with the emperor because of a failed engagement.
Yes, you can argue that it would have been a great insult to this kingdom in a real historical setting.
And fair enough, I won't say that you're wrong about that.
Except for that this is not the real historical China, but a fictional version of it in a Disney movie.
Once you have a talking dragon in the story, you can also marry for love and not worry about your nation's safety.
And if the king had refused to work with the emperor out of spite, that would have made him look like a villain.
And wow, were the princesses all supposed to marry the same guy?
I don't believe that I ever heard about three sisters sharing a husband before!
Okay, I guess that such a thing might have happened somewhere at some point in world history.
But it wouldn't be something, that you expect a Disney movie to explore...