22. Disney’s Princess Mulan Takes A Sharp Turn From Other Princess Movies
Disney movies like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty are the exact opposite of Mulan. Sleeping Beauty and Snow White are both princesses who fall into a deathlike sleep and can only be re-awakened by true love’s kiss. They are passive characters who need a man to rescue them.
Mulan is completely different. The heroine doesn’t only save herself, her family, and all of her soldiers in arms; she saves all of China from certain annihilation by the Huns. One can easily imagine Disney taking some artistic license and making Mulan in need of rescue, but even in her darkest moments, she has the strength and fortitude to rescue herself.