![]() ![]() He's still very good for his purpose in the plot, but comparing him to the other villains is like comparing apples to oranges. They still did a good job with him nonetheless but as I said, his purpose for the plot means he can't compare to the likes of Scar, Ursula, Gaston, Jaffar, etc. Doesn't make him a bad antagonist, just one suited to his role.īoth? He's forgettable compared to actual "major" Disney villains (Ones with more plot bearing that he does). Like they could've fleshed him out more, but there's no real reason because ultimately he's not that directly important to the plot. It's not the movie about Shen Yu's defeat at the hands of Mulan the way Aladdin is about Aladdin overcoming Jaffar or The Lion King is about Lion-Hamlet overcoming his treasonous uncle or The Little Mermaid about a girl's Faustian Deal with a witch. In a way, he's less involved in the story than most villains in Disney movies, so his lessened time in the spotlight - and his more boringness - makes sense. Shan Yu's only there to provide the impetus for The Call and a few action scenes and the climax. It's about Mulan and her trying to take a place in the army and her avoiding then facing the prejudice and social roles imposed on her gender. The plot of the movie isn't about Shan Yu, or even about Shan Yu's invasion. But the thing is, he doesn't need to be interesting. Still waiting for a Legion of Losers movie.īoth things aren't mutually excluding, but I'd say Badass. Shan Yu already knows exactly who he is that's partially what makes him so dangerous.Įdited 12th Feb '14 8:06:35 PM by BorneAgain She's struggling to figure out her future, is insecure, and just wants to know who she is. ![]() Its why the Chinese forces must look past their own prejudices and act together, because the Huns will make no such distinctions in their destruction.Īnd for the character bits he does have, he serves as a reasonably good opposite role to Mulan. There's a telling image in the film of the little girl's doll placed next to the General's helmet, which tells you everything about Shan Yu's threat two distinctly different people, about as different as you can imagine, and both as quickly his victims. ![]() Why invade China and begin slaughtering? Because's its there. Forces of nature do not care about gender, honor, or rank, they simply are. He and the Huns exist both literally and metaphorically outside the entire Chinese culture. Shan Yu is not so much a character as he is in a sense a force of nature. ![]()
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