10 Movies That Got Real Dark, Real Fast
8. Mulan
One of the trademarks of Disney Animation is the impossibly catchy music. Let it Go, You’re Welcome, and, most recently, We Don’t Talk About Bruno, have taken the world by storm, and songs like these often distract from how dark the stories can be.
Take Mulan for instance. The main story is about the titular character going undercover as a man in the Chinese army in place of her father, trying to prove herself not only to Shang, but to her own family. In the background of this however, is why she has to join the army in the first place.
The setting for the movie is the invasion of China by the Huns, but with songs like Reflection and Honour To Us All, this could easily be forgotten. Instead, the troops in Shang’s command were having a laugh, becoming friends, and enjoying their time together. This stopped abruptly after a song about finding the right girl for them.
A Girl Worth Fighting For actually stopped mid-sentence as the troops stumbled across a village that had ruthlessly been put to the torch. Nothing brings you back to reality like the brutal deaths of an untold number of innocent people, particularly in a Disney movie.