I was very excited to see that the thumbnail of the video contained the image of a Yert or Ger, the traditional mobile shelters for the Mongolian nomadic peoples. My first thought was that this film would be the rare children's film steeped in history as well as entertainment. However, I was quickly proven wrong.The villain is a character named Mala Khan, a name that implies cheiften status among the invading Mongol forces, however, the real Mongol invasion of China took place under the leadership of Gengis Khan, ultimately leading to the Yuan Dynasty who ruled China after the successful Mongol conquest. These historical events were not included in the film, it completely brushed over the establishment of a Mongolian led Dynasty within Medieval China. Instead it opts for the typical Hollywood happy ending of the Mongol invasion being repelled. Also the armor and weapons of the invading Mongols, particularly those of the fictional leader Mala Khan, bear a much closer resemblance to feudal Japanese armor worn primarily by Samurai Warriors. Do the producers of this film expect us to believe that a Mongolian Khan would dress in the armor of a people that were famously never conquered by the Mongols? This playing fast and loose with history could generate lasting misconceptions of actual events in the minds of its young viewers.
Also, why were they bugs?