Yaya Toure

Rating: 5/10 (11 December 2012)

I am a 19 year old boy who went to see this film in the cinema on my own, not out of choice but because Yaya Toure scored a goal past my keeper from a central position 40 yards out on FIFA while my house mate shouted Brave. I was disappointed by Neuer as the low drive bounced before entering the net. Due to this ridiculous rule I took the trip to the cinema to uphold my end of the deal, fair to say I received some suspicious looks and confused a few people.
I would like to say I went with an open mind but I did not particularly, I sat down feeling strange but when the short film 'La Luna' came on, I actually loved it. At first I was confused and thinking this was only going to be a bad trip, however it was really good, and made me laugh on a good few occasions.
Then Brave began and I had a slightly more open mind, however the Scottish accents that occurred were very strong and made for hard listening from the beginning, it was probably this that closed my mind for the rest of the film. I did not warm to many characters, the mother was a stuck up lady dog, no other word for it, the father was average with some comedic moments and the main character, whose name I can't even remember now, was the least likable character in the film. She was a selfish misunderstood teen who claimed hate to her mother, which was the only relatable thing about her.
I have no idea why the film was called brave, she showed no real outstanding bravery, and was simply rectifying her mistakes. The fact the witch involved could only turn people into bears was a very poor idea and made things ridiculous, and the evil bear Mordue was as selfish and misunderstood, yet was seen as the evil villain. Instead it should have been the princess for causing this to have been caused upon her mother, who I didn't even feel sorry for. I did not expect to come and see a film about a teenagers relationship with her mother develop from hatred to love and understanding, particularly with it being called Brave and the princess brandishing a bow and arrow on the poster. There were two things I enjoyed about this movie, the three triplets and the pronunciation of the bear "MORRR-DUEEE". The children were funny and I enjoyed their antics throughout, even when they were also turned to bears, they were given a decent amount of screen time also possibly raising the films rating by a good few stars.
I may seem like a close minded, negative person but when it comes to Disney I actually love it, my mum has an obsession with it and this has rubbed onto me but I did not enjoy this film, however the trip was not wasted due to the brilliance of "La Luna".