There are, of course, plenty of films to play with gender roles and attempt to make a point about the equality of men and women. However, I personally find Mulan to be the most successful of these films (at least of those I’ve seen.) I think it does a very good job of highlighting the issues without preaching about them, but plus than anything else, I think the way the characters and their development are handled the best I’ve ever seen them.

Now, in true me fashion, I want to start par defending against some arguments I’ve seen against Mulan’s handling of gender roles that I think are...