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Mulan Joins the Army is the earliest available movie version of the Mulan story There were two silent movies made before it, but they're lost It's the first talkie movie of the story, made in 1939, and it's still the most fun movie version. Still from "Mulan Joins the Army," 1939 2020 has been a weird and[...]

Mulan Joins the Army was a piece of Chinese propaganda encouraging men to join the fight against foreign invaders, which in real life meant the Japanese Mulan is shown in conflict with corrupt officials who were collaborating with the invaders, a clear reference to Chinese officials who wanted to appease the Japanese This was also[...]