Mulan, an American animated musical-comedy-drama film released in 1998, was well received by critics and audiences grossing $304 million, garnering award nominations Oscar and winning several Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature. Adapted from an ancient Chinese story about a legendary girl Mulan who volunteers to join the army by masquerading as a man to replace her elderly father, the film integrates non-Chinese values, ideology and expectations into the original narrative. However, this transculturation giving rise to cultural hybridity explains an inevitable fall in cultural authenticity due to the anachronisms of distinctive Chinese icons, inappropriate linguistic expressions, and the excessive use of exotic cultural elements. This article will examine the extent to which cultural reformulation has transferred the conventions, ideologies and moral values ​​of the culture of origin by comparing the film with the Chinese legend of Mulan, and then analyze the "inauthentic" reconstruction and deterioration of the culture in a global context. The film's story is set during the Han Dynasty, while the Middle Kingdom is facing the invasion of the Huns led by Shan Yu, forcing the Chinese emperor to command one man from each family to join the Chinese army to counter. Mulan decides to impersonate a male and enlist, taking the place of her limping father so as to certify her contribution to the large family. She serves in the army for over 10 years and hides her female identity from her fellow soldiers until the end of the war. He ultimately kills Shan Yu with cunning ideas, defusing the entire country's crisis. Although the emperor intends to bestow upon her a great honor, Mulan refuses the offer to make her a minister; instead, she goes... middle of the paper... Samuel P, Huntington. "Civilization in history and today". The clash of civilizations and the remaking of the world order. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. 40-55. Print.Tkanton. “Invention of glasses”. Network. November 13, 2013.Wang, Georgette. “Globalization and hybridization in cultural products: the cases of Mulan and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”. International Journal of Cultural Studies 8. London: Sage Publications, 2005. 175-193. Print.Xu, Mingwu and Tian, ​​Chuanmao. “Cultural Deformations and Reformulations: A Case Study of Disney's Mulan in English and Chinese.” Critical Arts: A South-North Journal of Cultural and Media Studies 27.2 (2013): 182-210. Premier of academic research. Network. 26 Oct 2013.Zuo, Rui-fang and Liu, Feng. “Study of Cross-Cultural Interpretations of Mulan.” US-China Education Review 30th ser. 4.5 (2007): 67-75. Docstoc. Network. October 28. 2013.