The central message in Mulan is [[filial piety]], but with a feminist twist. The film frequently takes aim at the custom in her society that women are unfit to fight. This was most famously pointed out in Mike Pence's editorial regarding Mulan, in which he also points out that Bambi has an anti-gun message. Also worth pointing out is Shang, Mulan's superior, who seems to fall in love with Mulan even while believing that she is a boy.
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The central message in Mulan is [[filial piety]], but with a feminist twist. The film frequently takes aim at the custom in her society that women are unfit to fight.