Learning from the Masters
Quotes from another historical leader next, across the world in China. We’re back with Mulan and another film that is steeped in the culture of its story. Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” has influenced countless generals, successful and otherwise, as well as being a source of inspiration and poetry for many.
In Mulan, the book’s cultural impact is highlighted when it is quoted in one of the film’s musical numbers “I’ll make a man out of you.” “We must be as swift as a coursing river…with all the force of a great typhoon…with all the strength of a raging fire.” Great advice for a princess trying to save her people.