Brave is a very average, borderline boring film. It's a story told about a hundred times before and it's nothing like what they promoted it to be.
But the main issue I have with the film is the main character, Merida.
Merida is one of the most obnoxious film protagonists ever animated, and is a good candidate for an Idiot Hero.
First of all, she wanders off into the woods and finds a shack with a clearly insane witch inside it. She decides, since she and her mom don't see eye to eye, to ask the witch to "change her mum". So here's the problem, she tells the insane witch to curse her mom, giving no context or instruction beyond the word "change" and doesn't expect anything to go wrong. The witch even warns her several times and Merida has none of it.
Second, after this happens and her mom turns into a bear, she admits straight out that she went to a witch, but even then, she refuses to take any blame whatsoever. "Oh, I went to a witch's house and told her to curse you, but it's not MY fault!".
Then she leaves the damn cake out in the open and her brothers get it.
Next, she encourages her Mom to act more like a bear, which in turn causes Mom to start losing her mind.
That's not all, her bitching and moaning nearly causes a war between the four clans.
The biggest problem with Merida, and the story in general, is that if Merida had owed up to the fact that she screwed up earlier, this entire thing could have been completely avoided. All she has to do is say "Oh, crap, sorry I turned you into a bear, Mom. My bad." and bam. Problem solved. But no, "Mend the Bond Torn By Pride" obviously means "Fix a Tapestry." not "Quit being such an idiot and apologize for turning your mom into a bear."
The definition of "Idiot Hero".
Brave is a very average, borderline boring film. It's a story told about a hundred times before and it's nothing like what they promoted it to be.
But the main issue I have with the film is the main character, Merida. Merida is one of the most obnoxious film protagonists ever animated, and is a good candidate for an Idiot Hero.
First of all, she wanders off into the woods and finds a shack with a clearly insane witch inside it. She decides, since she and her mom don't see eye to eye, to ask the witch to "change her mum". So here's the problem, she tells the insane witch to curse her mom, giving no context or instruction beyond the word "change" and doesn't expect anything to go wrong. The witch even warns her several times and Merida has none of it.
Second, after this happens and her mom turns into a bear, she admits straight out that she went to a witch, but even then, she refuses to take any blame whatsoever. "Oh, I went to a witch's house and told her to curse you, but it's not MY fault!".
Then she leaves the damn cake out in the open and her brothers get it.
Next, she encourages her Mom to act more like a bear, which in turn causes Mom to start losing her mind.
That's not all, her bitching and moaning nearly causes a war between the four clans.
The biggest problem with Merida, and the story in general, is that if Merida had owed up to the fact that she screwed up earlier, this entire thing could have been completely avoided. All she has to do is say "Oh, crap, sorry I turned you into a bear, Mom. My bad." and bam. Problem solved. But no, "Mend the Bond Torn By Pride" obviously means "Fix a Tapestry." not "Quit being such an idiot and apologize for turning your mom into a bear."