After watching Disney's live-action version and the Chinese 2020 version, I have to say that this is the very best. It was very different from Disney's versions and, although it has more in common with it, it is better than the 2020 version I watched. This is the superior Mulan movie and the one I would recommend to anyone watching.

Story
I really liked how in this story, Mulan actually has someone from her village in the army and he knows she is a woman and decides to help her, and then a higher ranking officer discovers her and since they had become friends, also helps her hid her identity. This is much more believable than her actually never getting caught by anyone.

Then I loved the plot twist at the end. I actually did not see that coming at all and was genuinely surprised. Looking back can understand why the simple line, that was brought back at the end and resulted in the bittersweet ending, was said based on the person's actual identity. That was great!

Acting
This is the second Chinese film that I see and I thought the acting was fantastic. Vicki Zhao is a spectacular actress. She was so good at showing emotions and being hard and stern and also breaking apart in her role. I loved seeing her and she is literally the best and the one true Mulan in my mind from now on. I loved her range. Aloys Chen was also amazing in his role. You can tell they put a lot of work into their roles. The Supporting cast also was great and overall the whole cast was well picked. I would like to see more films the leads and see them act in different situations.

Rewatch Value
This is the one movie where I feel like I want to rewatch it soon. It was great and the best Mulan movie I have seen to date and I will certainly give this a rewatch.