One scene in which Mulan and the soldiers practice fighting with staffs is strongly reminiscent of a scene in Once Upon a Time in China Ⅱ, in which a crowd of people practice kung fu together on a beach.
有論者認為，木蘭與士兵在軍中操棍練武的畫面，讓人不由得想到《黃飛鴻﹘﹘男兒當自強》中眾人在海灘練功的場面。