With the exception of the Cars franchise, I look forward to Pixar movies. Brave however seemed like a typical Disney princess movie. But instead of ending like one, Brave is widely campaigned as being different. I however feel that it should have had a Disney ending, since there are so many Disney elements in it already.
Brave is set in Scotland, in an unknown era. It tells of a kingdom’s princess choosing a suitor for her betrothal. And as you’ve guessed, the princess rebels against her insisting mother and refuses to marry prematurely. My main contention is that a Pixar movie of the past would have dealt with the issues in this story with more depth, gravity and seriousness. In Brave, a bear bites off the King’s leg, and all we hear are jokes and light hearted moments about it. The evil wicked witch was more comic relief than a character.
True, as a guy, the premise of girl power wasn’t intended for me, but to be totally disengaged? Sure the jokes were funny, but clearly Brave lacks the character development Pixar is so adept at. In fact there were categorically only two adequately developed characters, Princess Merida and her Queen mother, and no one else.
I can’t rate this on behalf of women and adolescent girls, but this is a no-go for male cartoon fans. 3/10. I wish Disney would stop meddling in Pixar’s strong suits.
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