29. In The End, She Only Wanted To Return Home
After all of her courageous exploits, Disney’s Mulan is honored by the emperor and offered a job as his royal counselor. But all that she wants to do is return home to her family. She never set out to become a hero. She just wanted to protect her father.
This part is another place where Disney got it right. The real Mulan didn’t set out to earn honor and glory for herself. In the end, after she has spent 12 years consistently saving the empire, all that she asks for is a horse so that she can return home to her family.
