Mulan

This movie changed the trajectory of my life I fear. I don't know how many times I've seen it now since I obsessively rewatched it as a kid, but it genuinely has to be one of the most unique mainstream Disney movies from this period. I didn't realize it when I was younger, but I think this movie really really helped to shape my subconscious perceptions of masculinity and femininity in a positive manner. I could probably write for eons about my own gender-queerness in the context of me watching Mulan for the nth time and how it sometimes works really well and sometimes works not so well as a potential queer story. But all that aside, absolute bangers all around, not only from the songs but from the score as well, hello??? That hair-cutting montage is so iconic and deserves so much hype. This movie is also so well-paced, an absolutely perfect 90 minutes where everything keeps moving and never leaves me bored. Anyways I love Mulan.