27. There’s Another Inconsistency – The Real Mulan Could Use A Sword
In the Disney version, Mulan is hopelessly inept when she attempts to use a sword. The first time she attempts to use it, she can’t even get it out of the sheath! She must spend her first few weeks in the army in training.
But the real Mulan had been well-trained in all martial arts, including swordsmanship. She was as well-trained as most men. She would not have been clumsy with a sword or have to prove her worth by retrieving an arrow from on top of the pole. If the Chinese legends are based on a real person, she would not have struggled at all to find her way into the army.