The movie Mulan shows Confucian values in Chinese society. In the movie we can see scenes that represent the 5 relationships in confucianism and also see taoism and veneration of ancestors.
The main key relationship from the five will be the parent and child, because it shows the significant bond between a father and a daughter. When Mulan’s father is wanted to go to war after the Huns invaded China, Mulan could not face the fact of losing her father by having him fight so she ran away from home and pretended to be a man.
Another relationship shown throughout the movie is subject and ruler. Even though Mulan’s father, Fu Zhou is in no shape to go to war when China needs him he’s ready to fight “it is an honor to protect my country”. We can