As many of you know by now Mulan is fianlly coming to DisneyPlus! When we found out this news I'm sure many of us were thrilled and thinking, it's about time! The film was constantly pushed back since the expected March 27th release date due to theaters remaining closed. There were hopes for the film to be released in July, but Disney was yet again forced to push the film release back. They have finally decided to put the live action film on their platform! DisneyPlus has released movies such as Frozen 2 and Onward on their platform recruiting some new subscribers who were delighted to see these films in the comfort of their homes! The price was amazing too because it's only $6.99 for the DisneyPlus subscription and you were able to watch these films despite the whole Covid pandemic. This was an awesome idea and I feel this really brightened up the days during all this chaos. But then when Disney announced this exciting news about Mulan, it got less exciting when you discovered the price $29.99. Now some of you may argue and say the price is valid because it's what you would pay to go to a theater for a family of four. Well, some of us do not have a family of four. Also, ticket prices vary depending on where you live. I live in PA and for the theaters near me depending on when you go to a showing range from $8-$12. Let's not forget the kids prices where they can sometimes go for free or for less! There are also some terms with getting this film on DisneyPlus for that price. Do you get to keep the film? Yes. But it's not that simple! You must be an active DisneyPlus member in order to keep the film. That's ridiculous! We are still in a pandemic where people are losing their jobs, the last thing they're going to keep is a platform subscription! Not only that, but digital copies of movies are less depending on what features you want! I paid for an Aladdin DVD for $30, but it came with extras plus the digital copy! This Mulan film is not going to have any of that. Without special features it would be $19.99 normally. As much as I want to see Mulan all these ifs, ands, and buts are really swaying me away. If I have to wait another year for this film to release on DisneyPlus with a normal subscription I will most likely wait. Another part of me wants to cave and buy it because I'm lucky enough to have the means to do so. Disney, if this is your way to try and get more subscribers and get money for this film I think you are going to be disappointed. There is already talk of theaters opening that have a contract with Disney that will be showing the film. Fans are leaning towards just going to the theater because it will be less for the tickets and they are still getting that theater experience that they have been missing for the past five months. It's also a matter of will the film be worth it? Of course we've paid to see movies that we thought could've been better. But with Mulan being such a high price will it be worth it in the end? With the release date of September 4th being nine days away it's unlikely that Disney will listen to the fans and drop that price. So unfortunately, we must come to terms with that it will be $29.99 and you might be better off waiting until it releases on DVD and digital platforms. With that said, will you take the plunge and by the movie anyway, see it in theaters if they remain open, or just wait? For me personally, I'm leaning more towards waiting, but I may cave in if I hear enough good reviews about the film.
