Can we talk about this guy for a second? I feel like he doesn’t get enough credit even though he played, arguably, one of the most important roles in Mulan. For those of you who don’t know, this is the Chinese soldier stationed on top of the Great Wall at the beginning of the film.
After his helmet is knocked off and he sees the Huns throw grappling hooks up onto the ramparts, he calls out to the person who is supposed to be on top of the tower to light the signal. We don’t know where that person is supposed to be, but given the fact that several Huns come out from the door in this shot, we can assume they likely killed him.
But does that stop this guy? No. He judges the situation and reacts accordingly. Despite being swung at by a Hun with a large sword and being forced to pull himself up onto the tower, he doesn’t even stop to take a breather. He just grabs the torch and is about to light the signal himself when something stops him.
This guy. Shan Yu is already on top of the tower as this soldier is about to light the signal. Now, Shan Yu is already a scary mf, but I think it’s important to see how our soldier reacts to seeing him because it tells us an important detail that many people may overlook.
Look at his face. This soldier isn’t just stunned because there a massive Hun waiting for him on top of the tower, but because he recognizes said Hun. Or at least he knows enough about what Shan Yu looks like to put two and two together and assume that this is him. He knows this man and his reputation. He knows exactly the kinds of things Shan Yu is willing to do to people who stand in his way. And what does this soldier do? Does he beg for his life? Does he try to escape?
No. This bamf just looks Shan Yu right in the eye and does his duty. He lights the signal, knowing full well that doing so will likely get him killed. But, he does it anyway. And immediately after lighting the signal, he looks up the the Hun leader with this expression.
This is a man who would look Death in the face and say “Fuck you!” He knows he has maybe a few more seconds of life left and yet he stands tall. And why is this important? Because this one act of valor led to this.
The signals are being lit. All of the people of China are being warned of invasion and now they can properly prepare for the war to come. And it’s all thanks to this one brave soldier who doesn’t get nearly enough credit for his service.
WE COULD'VE HAD IT ALLLLL
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My younger brother and I were drawing a while ago. I asked him what I should draw since I wanted to post something...it's been a while...
He told me to draw a guy with no head but has a robot arm like Bucky. Then he wanted this guy to wear sandals. Thus, Wade was made.
After that he said, "Baka malungkot siya kasi wala siyang friend...(He might get sad because he doesn't have a friend...) so we made Carlo, which is the name of his best friend in his school. He said that "Carlo", the drawing, "shouldn't have a hand pero (but) he likes pirates." Then there was a pause before he said, "at tsinelas (sandals)."
He was the one who made up the names...I kinda just...blacked out and did what the child told me to...
Peace be with yall ✌️
PS. UPCAT NA BUKAS. AAAAAAAA. Sunday pa ko tho...GOOD LUCK TO YALL WHO'RE GOING TO TAKE THE UPCAT.
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