Mostly this is via books, and Mulan is a huge reader (just like her dad).
Up until about a year or so ago we really hadn't bothered too much with either TV or movies. We don't have a TV, and it's rare that something at the movies jumps out at us as worth seeing. Anything we want to watch we usually just see on the computer via YouTube or whatever.
But last year we started noticing movies that would suit Mulan. Last July, when we were in China, Mulan watched her first ever movie in a movie theatre (Spirited Away). We've since watched a couple more movies in the theatre back here in New Zealand.
Several months ago we got into a new routine of Mulan and me watching a movie together in the evening at home while eating dinner. Typically we would watch a movie over two or three evenings. (Miya and Mama would eat dinner together in another room.)
(Yeah, some people might opine that dinnertime should be a time when the family gathers together at the dining table to relax and spend quality time together. But for us homeschooling families who spend most of the day together sometimes it's nice to get away from each other!)
During the movie we often chat together about what's going on -- laughing at the silly stuff, challenging the nonsense, and discussing the ideas. Alongside the fun and family closeness, this is also a serious part of Mulan's schooling. I try to make sure that at some point we talk about the important issues that the movie raises.
With some of the more child-friendly movies Miya joins us too (and occasionally Mama), but typically it's just Mulan and me. The aim is to challenge Mulan, and with many movies Miya is not yet ready.
A few weeks ago the girls independently decided to write up all the movies they'd watched (or at least as many as they remember!). They created a spreadsheet, including the movie details, who watched it, when, and their opinions on it.
Today, their list reached 100. The spreadsheet's a bit too detailed to copy here in full, so I'll just include the approximate date we watched the movie and its name (a few are actually TV series, but that's okay):
| 30/06/2020 | Whale Rider |
| 25/06/2020 | Anne of Green Gables |
| 23/06/2020 | Anne with an E - part 1 |
| 20/06/2020 | Oliver Twist |
| 16/06/2020 | i am sam |
| 11/06/2020 | The Chorus |
| 10/06/2020 | A Beautiful Mind |
| 8/06/2020 | K-Pax |
| 6/06/2020 | Mr Nobody |
| 4/06/2020 | Good morning Vietnam |
| 3/06/2020 | Awakenings |
| 1/06/2020 | Terminator II |
| 30/05/2020 | Terminator I |
| May 2020 | Minority Report |
| May 2020 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape |
| May 2020 | Blade Runner |
| May 2020 | Leon the Professional |
| May 2020 | The Man from Earth |
| May 2020 | 2001 A Space Odyssey |
| May 2020 | The Usual Suspects |
| May 2020 | Captain Fantastic |
| May 2020 | Dark City |
| May 2020 | Predestination |
| May 2020 | Wadjda |
| May 2020 | Romeo + Juliet |
| May 2020 | Emma |
| May 2020 | The Rise of Skywalker |
| May 2020 | The Last Jedi |
| May 2020 | The Force Awakens |
| April 2020 | The Revenge of the Sith |
| April 2020 | The Attack of the Clones |
| April 2020 | The Farewell |
| April 2020 | The Phantom Menace |
| March 2020 | The Return of the Jedi |
| March 2020 | The Empire Strikes back |
| March 2020 | A New Hope |
| March 2020 | The Tripods TV series |
| March 2020 | Ender's Game |
| 24/03/2020 | Inception |
| March 2020 | Being There |
| 22/03/2020 | Memento |
| 15/03/2020 | The Truman Show |
| March 2020 | Groundhog Day |
| March 2020 | The Sixth Sense |
| March 2020 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald |
| March 2020 | Fantastic Beasts and where to Find them |
| March 2020 | Amadeus |
| March 2020 | Good Will Hunting |
| March 2020 | The Lion King remake |
| March 2020 | The Lion King |
| Feb 2020 | The Sound of Music |
| 2020 | Matrix Revolutions |
| 2020 | Matrix Reloaded |
| 2020 | The Matrix |
| 2020 | Stand by me |
| Jan 2020 | Adams Family |
| Jan 2020 | Frozen 2 |
| 2019 | Gattaca |
| 2019 | The Goonies |
| 2019 | The Wizard of Oz |
| 2019 | Forrest Gump |
| Dec 2019 | Jojo Rabbit |
| Dec 2019 | Wall-e |
| 2019 | Children of Dune TV series |
| 2019 | Dune |
| 2019 | Edward Scissorhands |
| 2019 | The Dead Poets Society |
| Nov 2019 | Yuli-The Carlos Acosta Story |
| Sept 2019 | The Return of the King |
| Sept 2019 | The Two Towers |
| Sept 2019 | The Fellowship of the Ring |
| July 2019 | Spirited Away |
| 2019 | The Silver Chair TV series |
| 2019 | The Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
| 2019 | Prince Caspian |
| 2019 | The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2019 | Soul Music |
| 2019 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 |
| 2019 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
| 2019 | Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince |
| 2019 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
| 2019 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
| 2019 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
| 2018 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
| 2018 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
| 2018 | The Princess Bride |
| 2018 | Pride and Prejudice |
| 2018 | Back to the Future III |
| 2018 | Back to the Future II |
| 2018 | Back to the Future I |
| 2017 | E.T |
| 2017 | The Eagle Huntress |
| 2017 | Billy Elliot |
| 2017 | Kiki's Delivery Service |
| 2017 | My Neighbour Totoro |
| 2017 | Heidi |
| 2017 | The Little Princess |
| 2017 | Charlotte's Web |
| 2016 | The Little Mermaid |
| 2014 | Frozen |
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