Wednesday, January 14, 2009

MooShoo (Mulan).

Mulan, a newer Disney movie, tells the tale of a young girl that chops her hair off to join the Chinese military in place of her ill father during a war against the Huns. Mulan, known for her flaky, clumsy and irresponsible personality, is granted help from her loving and watchful ancestors on her journey to war. When the head-honcho of the ancestors awakens, he summons MooShoo, a tiny red dragon, whose purpose is to ring the gong and awaken another dragon in order to accompany Mulan to war. However, when MooShoo breaks the statue of the other dragon and cannot wake him, he himself joins Mulan, along with Mulan's lucky cricket, off in pursuit of defeat over the Huns. Mooshoo, clumsy and not so intelligent, often gets Mulan into trouble with her commanding officer, Ling, by doing things such as spilling bags of rice, or cheating on simple tasks sucks as catching fish from the river. Mooshoo also gets Mulan into a great deal of trouble when he accidentally shoots off a rocket and gives away the location of their army. When Mulan becomes injured in the battle that follows from MooShoo's mistake, her identity as a woman is discovered. Mulan is luckily spared her life but is left on her own, and MooShoo, a faithful companion, is by her side. Although causing a great deal of trouble (which is always comical and well-hearted), MooShoo always proves to be a good friend to Mulan. Although not a hero, MooShoo is always by Mulan's side, allowing her to reach her goals. Another aspect of MooShoo that makes him such an appealing character is the way in which he speaks. His use of language and tone of voice are fun and entertaining. His language is much like the way that kids today speak (he states stuff like "dang girl"), which makes him relatable. Also, his tone of voice which is very loud and excited, draws in viewers and makes him one of the most appealing characters of the movie.

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