Line #44 Funny/Brave


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/feast_yer_eyes.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Mooning}} "Feast yer eyes!"]]]]
3	* In the opening scene, in which a young Merida attempts to shoot a bow for the first time, most of her shots fall short on account of her diminutive stature, weak draw, and poor form, leading to a cluster of about half a dozen arrows sitting just in front of the target.
4	** When she actually manages a full draw, she accidentally raises her bow at the last second, causing the arrow to go ''over'' the target and land in the woods outside the camp.
5	** Fergus' reaction to the wayward arrow is a small nod that reads "Well, that checks."
6	** After firing the wayward shot, Merida deadpans "I missed" in the same "I did a bad thing" tone one might expect from a child that either has been or is about to be scolded.
7	* In the "A princess does not..." montage there's a few:
8	** When she says, "She does nae doodle," and it's a drawing of Elinor holding up the picture.
9	** The scene where Merida and Fergus are falconing. Merida takes the hood off of her hawk, only for it to promptly attack her dad's face -- along with Fergus's own hawk.
10	** When she says "A princess is compassionate," you can see a maid in the kitchen behind her ''cut off a chicken's head.''
11	* Family dinner:
12	** Fergus' story has been told so often the triplets are bored by it and know it by heart, with one even miming it in the same manner as his father.
13	** Merida interjecting suddenly and causing one brother to fall to the floor in surprise.
14	** Elinor chiding Merida for putting her weapon on the table.
15	** Elinor flits between paying attention to her family and focusing on letters. Then Fergus whines that Merida told his favourite part of the story for him.
16	** Elinor chides Merida for her plate of pastries and comments about it to Fergus... who has a plate stuffed with equally unhealthy meat.
17	** The triplets [[HaggisIsHorrible do]] '''[[HaggisIsHorrible not]]''' [[HaggisIsHorrible like haggis]].
18	** Merida sneaks the plate of pastries under the table to the triplets, who look around before sliding out of their seats to [[SweetTooth stuff their faces]] and see a chance for trouble.
19	** The boys get excused and rush off with their shirts stuffed with pastries... one face plants and spills the treats everywhere, setting the dogs after them.
20	** The [[SpitTake beer-splurting]] horror Fergus gets when Elinor wants him to explain the marriage plans. Bonus points for the sheer panic he gets at being caught between his wife and daughter.
21	** After Merida storms off, Fergus stands to go after her which reveals the triplets' prank - tying his peg leg to the table, which tips over. The dogs dig in, Elinor just ignores it whilst Fergus yells, "BOYS!" ... Families.
22	* Elinor walks into Merida's room to find her whacking her bedpost with a sword. Another bedpost has divets hacked out showing that Merida does this frequently.
23	* In an effort to help Elinor communicate better with their daughter, Fergus asks her to pretend that ''he's'' Merida and does a hilarious impersonation of her.
24	-->'''Fergus:''' Pretend I'm Merida. Speak to me. What would you say?\
25	'''Elinor:''' I can't do this!\
26	'''Fergus:''' Sure you can!\
27	'''Elinor:''' ''(gives him a hard look)''\
28	'''Fergus:''' There! There! That's my queen! Right, here we go. ''(takes a deep breath... and speaks in a high-pitched voice):'' I don't want to get married! I want to stay single and let my hair flow in the wind as I ride through the glen, firing arrows into the sunset!
29	** What really sells it is the cheeky grin he gives Elinor when he's finished. It's like he's saying, "Okay, now your turn!"
30	** He gets another great expression not too long into the scene when Elinor admits to her own reservations about her marriage, his face just screams a mixture of "What?!" and "I don't think I was supposed to hear that!".
31	** Merida says that they'll be expecting their declarations of war in the morning. Imagine that for a story. "Once the four clans of Dun Broch had a huge war because the princess had a marriage reservation. Stuff happened. People died. It was all for naught. The End."
32	* The three lords starting up an impromptu drag race to [=DunBroch=] with their boats after seeing each other.
33	* When Lord Dingwall is introducing his son, everyone assumes he's pointing at a tall, handsome, scarred-up and insanely ripped warrior. Every girl in the room, including Merida, ogles him...[[BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro until]] Dingwall reveals his ''actual'' son, who was standing right behind the huge warrior.
34	* The FACE Wee Dingwall makes right before he initiates the brawl.
35	* The brawl that breaks out after Lords Macintosh and [=MacGuffin=] mock Dingwall, who sics his son on Macintosh like an attack dog. The funniest thing is [[LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn the bagpipes playing]] during the brawl. It stops when the brawl stops, but resumes when the brawl is resumed when the triplets hit Dingwall's foot with a mace. It only stops for real when Elinor [[UnflinchingWalk calmly marches into the middle of the brawl]] and walks back to the thrones dragging Fergus (who joined the brawl when it resumed) and the three clan lords by their ears like their a group of naughty schoolchildren.
36	** There's also Fergus telling the three Lords to "Show a little ''decorum!'' And no more fighting!" The last phrase you'd expect to hear from a Scottish Lord in that time period. Yet he still couldn’t hold it in himself to literally dive into the fight once it resumes.
37	** What sells it is Fergus trying to explain himself after she drags him back to the throne but gives a meek "yes dear" and sulks back to his chair. Then he points at Lord Dingwall and punches his fist into his palm a few times, as if saying, "You're gonna get it later.", making Dingwall give a "Wait, what?" sort of face.
38	** Highlights of the brawl include:
39	*** Young Macintosh getting a purple-nurple mid-battle stance.
40	*** ''Someone'' sending a flock of sheep into the middle of the fight (with one getting tossed into the air at one point).
41	*** Merida and Elinor's completely nonchalant faces during the whole scene. Granted, Merida was feeling a bit down for different reasons, but both their attitudes imply that they saw it coming.
42	*** The bagpipers playing both times and calmly ducking to the side when a ''table'' is thrown their way.
43	*** Fergus enthusiastically cheering on the proceedings until he catches a DeathGlare from his wife, at which point he begrudgingly gets to his feet to try and break things up...before quickly becoming embroiled himself.
44	*** After the brawl resumed but just before Fergus joined in, Lord Macintosh tries rearing back with a giant mace, but it slips out of his hands and knocks down a chandelier--what ''really'' sells it is the look on his face: a completely exasperated look that just screams "seriously!"
45	* In the archery contest, the [[Podcast/RiffTrax running commentary]] Fergus and Merida give during the boys' archery competition, while Elinor fumes in the background. Culminates when, after his shout accidentally makes Wee Dingwall hit the bull's-eye, Fergus starts to turn to tease Merida about what her new last name will be...except of course she isn't there any more.
46	* In the archery contest, pay attention to Young Macintosh's [[FanGirl fan girls]]. Every time they scream, the same two girls [[FaintInShock faint]] at the same time.
47	* Young Macintosh throwing a tantrum when he fails to hit the bull's-eye.
48	-->'''Merida:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, that's attractive...]]
49	** When he throws his bow into the crowd in his fit, a fan in the distance catches it and yells "I got it!"... And everyone else cheers.
50	** Watch him closely during the last brawl, near the end of the film. When everyone else is yelling and throwing things at each other, Wee Dingwall is ''chewing on the sharp blade of his axe''.
51	* The entire archery scene, especially when Young Dingwall wins totally by accident. Before being cut off, Fergus starts teasing Merida about having "Dingwall" as her new name. Except when he turns to Merida to tease her, she’s not sitting next to him, but one of the deerhounds instead. Who responds with a confused whine.
52	** Every second of Young Dingwall's attempt at archery.
53	* Pixar and Disney are proud to present: the {{mooning}} Scotsman. [[FanDisservice "Feast yer eyes!"]]
54	** Which then leads to [[NakedPeopleAreFunny a sight]] that most people [[FanDisservice probably wouldn't have expected to see]] in an American PG animated film. Made funnier that Lords MacGuffin and Macintosh both are grossed out and two kids in the background who saw his arse start crying. Well, technically the girl starts crying while the boy looks on curious while the mother tries to [[CoverInnocentEyesAndEars cover both her children's eyes]]. Repeated looks at the scene will see more and more of the crowd reacting to the sight as well.
55	* The whole scene at the witch's cottage.
56	** "It's impossible to imbue wood with magical properties! I should know, I'm a [[LastSecondWordSwap Whhhhiiiiiiitler]]--a whittler! Of wood!"
57	** When Merida sees [[TalkingAnimal the crow]] and backs away screaming, "[[YouCanTalk The crow's TALKING]]!", she hits her head on one of the beams in the ceiling.
58	** The way Merida screams, "YOU'RE A WITCH!". Just that dawning realization in her voice.
59	** Every time Merida says that she's a witch, the witch yells, [[InsistentTerminology "WOOD CARVER!"]] Then, she gets so carried away that she yells that as a response to ''everything'' Merida says, even if she didn't mention the old woman's profession.
60	** First, the witch does her level best to convince Merida she isn't a witch, just a harmless woodcarver. She goes to extreme lengths trying to make her case, and if Merida hadn't already thought she was, her increasingly transparent BlatantLies would have given it away in two seconds flat--until her raven familiar finally gives the game away, at which point she just admits it and claims she was lying because of "unsatisfied customers".
61	** When the witch tells Merida that if she's not going to buy anything then she should leave, ''all'' of the witch's carpentry tools fly over to Merida and stop inches from her face, pointing at her threateningly. Merida then says she'll buy everything, and the carpentry tools wheel around in mid-air and point threateningly at the witch instead.
62	** When the witch is working on her spell she tells Merida that “The last time I did this was for a prince.” And her familiar chips in with “Easy on the eyes! Tight pants!”
63	** Then she won't let Merida stay unless she buys something...at which point Merida offers to buy her entire stock. Then when she finally does cast the spell for her, at one point she has an anachronistic (but adapted to the period) welding mask for herself (''and'' her familiar!). Partway through the spell, as it's about to go supernova, she realizes Merida is looking into the pot and covers Merida's face with her hand.
64	** Finally, of course, there's Merida's return to try and find a cure for the curse, which leads to an [[ForInconveniencePressOne answering machine cauldron]] where each option is represented by a vial instead of a number (and an [[LargeHam overly ominous recitation]] of the CurseEscapeClause, complete with NightmareFace...[[TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat that she repeats when Merida doesn't get it]]).
65	** When the witch says, "...and have a ''lovely'' day!" And then [[MoodWhiplash something explodes]].
66	* Even though it was a lead-up to a serious plot twist, Elinor's ill reactions during and after the eating of the bewitched cake were pretty funny and realistically animated.
67	** Just the cake by itself. While the viewers know it's cursed, it looks pretty and tasty, which could be quite the opposite of what's expected. Then there's the fact that Elinor cuts herself a thin slice of it, and ''immediately'' feels ill and starts rattling off how gross it apparently tastes (making its appearance something of a DoubleSubversion). She also describes the flavour of the cake as "[[DamnedByFaintPraise interesting]]".
68	* When Elinor turns into a bear.
69	-->'''Merida''': B-B-BEEEAAAAARR!\
70	'''Elinor''': ''(makes a confused sound as if to say, "Bear?", then turns and sees the shadow of a bear on a wall but doesn't realize it's her own and freaks out)''
71	** [[MamaBear Then she tries to shield]] Merida from said bear with her own body. Say what you want, but going from funny to scary to [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] to funny again it wonderfully and hilariously CrossesTheLineTwice.
72	* Elinor after her transformation into a bear scolding Merida about what she did, and Merida responds, "There's no point in having a go at me," because Elinor's words are ''all bear growls''.
73	-->[[NeverMyFault The witch is to blame]]. Googly old hag. Eyes… all over the place!
74	* No one can understand anything Young [=MacGuffin=] says. After he finishes talking to Young Macintosh and Dingwall, the two exchange a confused glance.
75	--> '''Young Macintosh''': ''(cracks up)'' I have ''no'' idea.
76	* Most everything Elinor does after she turns into a bear, both at the castle and at breakfast the next morning. Of particular hilarity are her delicate [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal placing of the crown on her head]], trying desperately to find something to wear to [[FullyClothedNudity cover herself]] (and then [[HandOrObjectUnderwear using her paws]] when Merida rips the bedsheet away), her attempts to communicate which of course Merida can't understand a word of, and her pantomiming. Oh, and trying futilely to hide behind a tapestry.
77	-->'''Merida''': You're ''covered'' with ''FUR''! You're not naked! It's not like anyone is gonna ''see'' you!\
78	''Both slowly turn to see Maudie standing there watching her talk to a bear. Elinor gives a nervous wave.''\
79	'''[[ScreamingWoman Maudie]]''': AHHHHHHH!!!
80	** This leads to a BrickJoke at the end of the movie -- since, in the form of a bear, Elinor and her sons (more on the triplets turning into bears below) have no need for clothes. However, once Elinor is returned to her human form, Merida realizes that her mom [[NakedPeopleAreFunny isn't wearing anything under the tapestry and points this out to her.]] When Elinor tells Fergus of this, he stares at her until she tells him to knock it off. And then when Fergus takes notice of the clan leaders staring at Elinor, he calls them out for ogling his wife, they nervously turn around. And then Harris, Hamish and Hubert run up to their parents and sister [[{{Pun}} totally bare]].
81	* Elinor runs into her sons while she's turned into a bear...and promptly scolds them into behaving properly. The look on Merida's face when she walks in and discovers what's going on is priceless. When the triplets see the bear, not only do ''their'' [[JawDrop jaws drop]], but so does the jaw of the mounted deer head they were playing with. When they see Merida come into the room, they gesture towards Elinor as if to say, "What the hell happened to Mom?!", while Elinor gestures towards them as if to say, "Can you believe your brothers?!"
82	* When the triplets see Elinor as a bear, Merida has to [[FoodAsBribe bribe them with desserts]] to get them to help her and Elinor sneak out of the castle. Therefore, when the triplets are transformed into bears ''themselves'', Merida's blunt order and their subsequent ''obedience'' of that order can bust a gut.
83	-->'''Merida''' ''(coercing the triplets into helping her)'': You can have my desserts for two... ''three'' weeks!\
84	'''Triplets''': ''(expectant stares)''\
85	'''Merida''': Fine, a year.
86	-->''(Later)''
87	-->'''Merida''' ''(locked behind a door to which Maudie has the key in hand)'': Get the key.
88	-->'''Triplets''': ''(turn to Maudie)''
89	-->'''Maudie''': ''(utilizes VictoriasSecretCompartment with a [[OhCrap none-too-eager]] expression)''
90	-->'''Triplets''': (Growl and make “scary faces”)
91	-->'''Maudie''': (Runs away screaming)
92	* The entire sequence in which Fergus and everyone in the castle chasing what appears to be a bear shadow when actually it's that of a plucked chicken, due to the triplets helping Merida and Elinor get out the castle as a bag-pipe rendition of ''Song of Mor'du'' plays in the background.
93	** ''Song of Mor'du,'' the fact that Pixar put a drinking song in their film is hilarious.
94	** The full version on the soundtrack. The lyrics explain that Fergus plans to '''roast Mor'du and turn his hide into a chair'''.
95	* After Merida and Bear Elinor have left the castle, Fergus and the other clan leaders get down from the tower after being locked out by the triplets (who were running interference for Merida), using their kilts to make a rope ladder.
96	** When Dingwall says about the door, "I propped it open with a stick!"... but then we pan to two of the triplets dropping said stick down the staircase.
97	* The breakfast scene between Merida and Bear Elinor. Her strictness about weapons not being on the table is still evident and then Merida reveals to her mother that the berries she got for breakfast are actually nightshade berries. When Elinor doesn't understand, Merida explains they're poisonous and Elinor [[IAteWhat spits out the berries]], then drinks the water, only to [[SpitTake spit it out]] when Merida points out the worms in it, which ends with Bear Elinor [[{{Headdesk}} dropping her head on the table in frustration,]] causing the table to go flying.
98	** And then when they've caught their first fish and Elinor tries to eat it with twigs like a knife and fork (which had failed hilariously with the nightshade), she is reduced to eating it like a bear. After voraciously devouring it, not at all like a proper lady, she looks at Merida, and then tries to cover for it by daintily cleaning her mouth with a leaf.
99	*** And then she asks for seconds. And then thirds.
100	* When Merida yells, "''Jings crivvens help ma boab!''"
101	* When the triplets are transformed into bear cubs, Merida's initial reaction is simply a mildly annoyed "Oh, no."
102	* ''Everything'' the triplets do. '''EVERYTHING'''. Gets taken up to eleven when they all get turned into bear cubs, and take full and complete advantage of their new forms.
103	** Special mention to bludgeoning a warrior with that huge mace one of them carries around.
104	** When Merida orders them to get a key Maudie has. Maudie defiantly puts it [[VictoriasSecretCompartment down her bosom]]. The triplets get it anyway, by one of them eventually ''diving'' down in to get it.
105	** When the triplets free their sister, one of them trips and ''lands on his face going down the stairs''. Catches you off-guard especially since it was supposed to be a serious moment with dramatic music.
106	* Maudie's hand-flapping run of screaming terror; it's the only thing she ever gets to do, and the constant repetition of it is hilarious.
107	** At one point she’s looking behind her while she runs and runs into a beam. She stops, shakes her head, and immediately resumes screaming!
108	* The three Lords and Fergus [[ManChild acting like complete children]] for most of the film. By the time Merida and her mom are sneaking back into the castle, they've divided the dining hall into four forts.
109	** One of them even says, [[NoodleIncident "Here we go, another hunt through the castle!"]]
110	* Maudie the maid. It's a wonder she didn't have a heart attack and drop dead after all the wacky hell she goes through in this film. Especially from the triplets’ hijinks.
111	** The bit at the end with her ending up with the fearsome, scarred-up warrior, who is clearly entirely enchanted with her (which also counts as a heartwarming moment).
112	* When the three clans are preparing to leave, Young [=MacGuffin=] tries to give Young Macintosh a playful punch in the arm...only for it to become an accidental OffhandBackhand that knocks Young Macintosh off the dock and into the water!
113	** Common translations of his brogue indicate that two of his three lines were smartass remarks--and pretty scathing ones at that. He might be able to get away with something like this because everyone thinks he's too kind-hearted and quiet to even think of pulling pranks.
114	* In the ending scene, the three clans are returning home. As Merida and her parents wave farewell, Fergus notices the triplets waving back from one of the leaving ships. Cue Fergus rowing after them in a dingy, visibly grumbling--with his two deerhounds in tow.
115	* TheStinger -- earlier in the film, Merida bought every single carving (so the witch would accept her offer of a spell). At the end, a guard wakes up to find the witch's familiar, [[BrickJoke and a cart carrying said carvings.]]
116	* One of the short scenes in the home release, where Elinor puts on a small show with her triplet boys that describes her very own wedding games. Elinor provides narration, her boys are her actors. In the first act describing an archery contest, an arrow almost takes out one of the lords. In the second act, a hurling contest, one of the triplets manages to hurl a mace...into the audience. The crowning bit is the end however...where she describes a duel of blades. The triplets reenactment finishes with them pulling sausage "guts" of the "dead opponent" and the dogs coming in to get some, all to the Queen's horror.
117	* In the Blu-ray featurette titled ''Once Upon a Scene'' that focuses on deleted scenes, there's a sequence where Merida is trying to teach Elinor archery. Elinor gets in it her first try, and Merida's shocked open mouth expression and Elinor's smug look seal the deal.
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120	!!Meta
121	* [[http://maggins.tumblr.com/post/89690543848 Sleepy Merida.]]
122	* [[http://briannathestrange.tumblr.com/post/27081125330 Fresh Prince Song Version.]]

Context Funny / Brave