The first time I had heard about Brave was directly after
Toy Story 3 came out. Disney-Pixar announced the upcoming movies, all of which
happened to be sequels to previous Disney-Pixar movies (Ex: Cars 2 and Monsters
University, sequel to Monsters Inc.). The one movie that stood out was this
movie about a Scottish princess who longed to be an archer instead of getting
married, arranged by her parents. The moment I heard of the plot the thought
that came into my head was “I can’t wait until summer 2012”
First off, let me say, Brave is a very, very good movie. However, the one thing that I didn’t like about
the movie was the whole, well, vibe seemed slightly off. Not in a bad way, mind
you, but in a different way. Most
Disney-Pixar movies have a certain feeling about them, whether it be humorous
feelings (such as Monster Inc. or The Incredibles) or more of sentimental feelings (such as Up,
or Toy Story 3). But Brave didn’t really have very strong of either of these
points. I’m not saying the jokes weren’t funny, or the storyline wasn’t
touching. It just wasn’t quite the same as previous Disney-Pixar movies. Another thing about Brave that wasn’t
necessarily a bad thing as much as of
a different approach was all the butt
humor. There seemed to be a lot more actual butts shown in this movie then in
previous Disney-Pixar movies, which one can argue whether or not that is
appropriate for children. Then again, parents will take there kids to
practically anything (I know of a woman who brought her little 8 year old kid
to the Hunger Games. Then she got mad that it was too violent. Sadly, I’m not kidding.),
so a few butts isn’t the worst thing you could show your kid. Other then little
things such as that, the movie was extremely well done. The visuals were
spectacular and the fact that it was set in Scotland made it different and
refreshing. This is a wonderful movie; I would recommend it to everyone who
enjoys Disney-Pixar movies, or to anyone who likes a nice family movie.
My Rating: 87
Rated: PG for
slight violence and some crud humor
Over all comments:
Well worth seeing. When I went to the movie I went with a group, and everyone
was saying how much they liked the movie, so you know it has to be a good movie
when more the one person likes it, right? :P But seriously, it is a wonderful
movie.
