ived ▁as ▁a ▁To ots ie - like ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁film ▁where ▁Mul an , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁mis fit ▁tom boy ▁that ▁lov es ▁her ▁father , ▁is ▁bet ro th ed ▁to ▁Shang , ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁not ▁met . ▁On ▁her ▁bet ro th al ▁day , ▁her ▁father ▁Fa ▁Z hou ▁car ves ▁her ▁dest iny ▁on ▁a ▁stone ▁table t ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁temple , ▁which ▁she ▁sh at ters ▁in ▁anger , ▁running ▁away ▁to ▁for ge ▁her ▁own ▁dest iny . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Chris ▁Sand ers , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁finished ▁story board ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁Lion ▁King , ▁was ▁hoping ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁H unch back ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁until ▁Sch um acher ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁Mul an ▁instead . ▁Act ing ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁Story , ▁Sand ers ▁grew ▁fr ustr ated ▁with ▁the ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁and ▁ur ged ▁producer ▁Pam ▁Co ats ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁faithful ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁legend ▁by ▁having ▁Mul an ▁leave ▁home ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁love ▁for ▁her ▁father . ▁This ▁convinced ▁the ▁film m akers ▁to ▁decide ▁to ▁change ▁Mul an ' s ▁character ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁more ▁appe aling ▁and ▁self less . ▁ ▁Se quence ▁Six ▁– ▁in ▁which ▁Mul an ▁takes ▁her ▁father ' s ▁cons cription ▁order , ▁cut s ▁her ▁long ▁hair , ▁and ▁d ons ▁her ▁father ' s ▁arm or ▁– ▁served