This is old Scotland we’re talking about. But real magic was crucial to this story.ģ. I’ll admit the witch leaned heavily into The Sword and the Stone‘s Mad Madam Mim, so she was comic relief. It was a witch-and-cauldron, ghostly-other-worldly kind of magic. However, this wasn’t the seven-dwarfs-true-love’s-kiss magic. I have always enjoyed mythology and fairy tales.
I don’t want her mimicking eyerolls, complaints and phrases like, “You are never there for me!”.Ģ. I don’t want my daughter to identify with a rebellious girl. Now, this isn’t anything unusual for Disney (think Ariel and her, “I’m 16 years old!”) but the first part of the movie was filled with Merida rolling her eyes, whining, complaining, arguing and flat out disrespecting her mom as the Queen grooms her daughter for her role as Princess and one day, Queen.Īnd the problem is, I agreed with Merida! I felt bad that she had to learn to speak and write and be queenly when all she wanted to do was ride her horse and shoot her bow. Like I said, the story was really of Merida’s rebellion against her parents, specifically her mother. You’re sensing a “but” coming, aren’t you? You’re right. I love a good period piece (even if it is a cartoon), I used to teach archery at camp (I have the pins and badges to prove it) so the girl archer had me excited (especially after Katniss!) and I was happy to see a non-girly Princess movie come around. I was hoping the *heart squeeze* I get when I see Up or Toy Story 3 would be there in Brave.
They made me fall in love with a cowboy doll, a trash compacting robot and a crotchety old man. They introduced us to the secret life of toys, rats, cars, superheroes, robots and the heart of a a forever marriage. I love every single thing that comes out of Pixar’s magical little brain. Let’s begin with the fact that I love (big puffy heart) love Disney and Pixar. I was amazed when about 40 of you liked the status and 14 of you commented! Who knew movie reviews were so popular?! Last night I announced on Facebook that my husband and I were going out to see a pre-release of Pixar’s new Brave movie.
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