Talk:Mulan (2020 film)/@comment-34811886-20180518030537/@comment-25097798-20180520183656

Shan Yu is not "flat" or "one-note". That's just the way his character is; cold, merciless, brutal, a killer war monger who wants to conquer China. Instead of making a stupid cliche witch villain, they could have elaborated more on his character and how he came to be like this. Maybe a tragic past or something like that, presenting it in a vague way, that still makes him an irredeemable villain, whose actions aren't justified. Even a 3 year old could have thought a script and villain better than a "powerful witch".