Review of Brave (2012) by Sherry L — 21 Jun 2014

I was surprised that I would like this Pixar-movie THIS much, I honestly thought it already had it's peak in 2009 with Up. Though I still think Up is better than Brave, it's always refreshing to see that they still now and then produces great movies! Was not very impressed by the latest Pixar movie though, Monsters University..

Merida is a wild-spirited, redhead, hot-tempered, arrow shooting princess in the earlier days of Scotland.

Unfortunately princess Merida is soon reaching the age when it's expected that her father, King Fergus and mother Queen Elinor are to choose a man to marry.

The very idea upsets Merida terribly, and after having seen the not too impressing candidates she is completely devastated. Though she comes up with a clever little plan...She declares that she will choose the winner of an archery contest, as her pick.

Merida disguises herself and wins the contest of course (since she is an extremely skilled archer), though neither the parents or the people of the different clans who are visiting, appreciate her trick very much. So her furious mother tells Merida that next day she will be forced to choose a guy!

The even more furious Merida walks to the witch in the forest and buys a spell for her mother so she won't have to choose anyone for husband. This spell, Merida will soon bitterly regret as her mother transforms into a bear, which her father believes to be his nemesis and will immediately kill...

I really liked the humor, LOVED the characters, the story, the artwork in this movie. I was giggling almost every minute, and I appreciated the "mythical" side story as well that intertwined so fine into the main story.

This is no doubt my top three Pixar-favorite! Vastly charming!