BRAVE - or, an open apology for distracting people from this movie

[idiosyncreant]

I went to see Brave several weeks ago, and meant to post about it soon after.

Then there was a rage-y discussion among some people I follow on Twitter which disheartened me, and I didn't. But I read a link from naamah_darling's Tumblr (yes...I only read the link. Heh) and felt better.

So I'm going to do it now!

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Comments

[rhinemouse]

YES YES TEN THOUSAND TIMES.

...more or less. ;-) I was a little disappointed in that (a) I don't think it had quite the concentrated, poignant vision of Wall-E or Up, and (b) despite how adorable Merida's relationship with her father was, and how much I *loved* the scenes Women Asserting Control Over Crowds Without Saying A Word, it still really bothers me when girl-power stories have all the men be comic figures. Girls can be awesome even when guys are competent!!!

But! None of that subtracted from how it was a gorgeous movie, and it was a buddy movie starring girls, and Merida and her mother both had to change, and Merida's triumph wasn't proving that "girls can zomg do things!!!" it was becoming an adult and learning to take responsibility.

THANK YOU, PIXAR

...retelling of obscure fairy tale...

This I did not know! Which fairy tale???

[idiosyncreant]

The princess and the bear? I'm not sure how exactly it goes. It's their first retelling at all, you may notice.

I think you're right--I wondered if the way they had to change directors mid-way was because of problems with the story, or just caused them?

It's primarily the way the men are cartoonish that reminded me of How To Train Your Dragon's milieu. I agree, the men didn't have to be ridiculous, but this movie had a very different sense of humor than most Pixar features do, with the jokey take on Highland culture as well. I can't really envision what it would look like...I like that the dad at least was a romantic and treated mom like she was sexy, and had the ability to roleplay his daughter and let his wife talk it out.

I have NEVER seen anything like that in an animated movie!

[rhinemouse]

The roleplaying scene was PRICELESS. And I did really like that, in spite of being a mostly comic character, the dad was clearly in many ways an excellent husband and father.