2012 · animation · family · adventure
Brave (2012)
Directed by Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews1h 33m2012
In the mystical Scottish Highlands, Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida's quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom's three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.
Our read: Brave (2012) (2012) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded animation · family · adventure entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured animation / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- brisk
- redemptive
- tender
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How Brave feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want a Pixar princess who uses archery and courage to fix a family curse.”
Skip it tonight — You or young kids fear bear attacks or witch magic sequences.
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