It would have added more complexity and certainty to Merida’s choice. It would have been an interesting choice to have her suitors attractive, and still have her dislike the idea of marriage. It allows her preference of chastity to be so simple (who would want to marry those men and welcome their crazy family into your clan). I wonder about the choice to make her suitors so unattractive. She seems like a modern version of the huntress Diana. Merida is not looking for love, but simply to enjoy life. In most cases love is the final reward for most of the heroines of Disney. Whether they are initially looking for love or not- they find it. We usually see a romantic relationship between characters even in the most recent of the Disney movies: Rapunzel and The Princess and the Frog. In my minimal experience of Disney movies I see Brave breaking the usual Disney mold. Merida doesn’t have to marry, and mother and daughter have strengthened their bond. In the end her instinct to protect her child forces Elinor (the bear) to fight and defeat, the ancient evil bear (who was an ancient naughty king don’t you know, who broke the peace of the land).Īfter this show down, Elinor returns to her human form but is transformed by her experience. The shift turns at this point towards her mother’s struggle: being a bear and protecting her child. Did I mention that King Fergus lost his leg to a bear, and that same evil bear is still lurking in the forest of the kingdom? What follows is a humourous and touching journey to reverse the spell. The reality is that it will physically transform her mother into a bear. Merida believes that it will change her mind towards a forthcoming marriage. Her success only adds to the rift between her and her mother, and culminates in Merida running away into the forest.įorest spirits, or will-o-the-wisps, lead her to a witch who gives the young lass a potion that will change her mother. Merida attempts to outwit her parents and the clans by vying for her own hand in marriage and challenging them to a competition of archery she knows she will win. Enter the conflict: Elinor thinks it is time that Merida marries (and if you haven’t seen the selection of young men that are offered, I can only tell you that I myself would demand to remain celibate). Unlike her mother, she is only happy outdoors with her arrow and bow. Merida is the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor of Scotland. It would be a nice change to find something in a Disney movie we could identify with rather than simply long for: such as long blonde hair, and a great singing voice. I also am passionate about my Celtic heritage. Since we are both curly red haired lassies, I thought the character would be someone that my daughter and I could relate to. I went to see 3-D Brave with my five year old daughter yesterday.
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