Unfortunately, that spell turns Merida’s mother into a giant furry bear and she will remain that way forever, unless Merida can figure out within two days how to break the spell. Merida turns to an eccentric witch in the woods, who conjures up a kooky spell that promises to solve all of Merida’s problems with mom. Since Merida is vehemently opposed to making such a decision, she runs off after a nasty argument with her unwavering mother. It’s nowhere near as memorable as Up, Wall-E or the Toy Story movies, but it certainly is a step up from last year’s rather dreadful Cars 2.Īs the daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), Merida must choose from three potential suitors to marry, all of whom are unattractive in both looks and personality. There was no Prince Charming, but a typical Disney evil witch who mysteriously appears just in time to cast a spell, never to be seen or heard from again.īrave will not be remembered as one of Pixar’s best, but still fairly good.

There were a couple of songs, but none that stood out. I actually found Brave to be an odd hybrid of a Pixar movie with a heavy Disney influence. Set in Scotland, Brave is a different sort of Disney movie because it is about the relationship between a strong-willed, stick-to-tradition mother and a free-spirited, break-from-tradition daughter. She doesn’t want to be pushed into marrying just because tradition says she should. Merida, Pixar’s first princess, is a fiery redhead with wild curly locks. And, much to her mother’s chagrin, she always forgets to keep her weapon off the dinner table.

Now, it is Brave’s Princess Merida who just happens to be an expert archer. Is archery is the new girl power skill? First, it was Katniss from The Hunger Games who was a whiz with the bow and arrow. ‘Brave’ features Pixar’s first female protagonist.

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