Worth the embarrassment and deserves small round of applause

Rating: 6/10 (31 August 2012)

I entered the cinema to watch Brave with low expectations. I had heard in reviews that it wasn't PIXAR's best movie and the plot didn't look very exciting. However, I was pleasantly surprised by this movie; especially the first half. I found that PIXAR brought the characters to life and built up their stories. Another surprise was the beautiful soundtrack. I was expecting a poor Hollywood take on Celtic music. Instead, I was treated to a spectacular traditional Scottish sound experience with gorgeous vocals by Julie Fowlis. With this added to the stunning graphics and CGI landscape made a spectacular scene and opening half of this movie. But I had heard that there was a huge plot twist mid-way through this movie. I didn't yet know what the twist was but I had heard that, unfortunately, it made this movie......... a kids' movie. So, by the start of the second half of this movie, I was feeling slightly anxious about this plot twist. Suddenly, it dawned on me what the plot twist was. I was resisting the urge to scream out my disappointment in PIXAR and...............
Then I realised that it actually wasn't too bad. No, actually, it was great. This plot twist was a humorous surprise that was extremely entertaining and was pulled off well.
This movie is definitely not PIXAR's best film but is one that sends the company in a new direction. Hopefully, there will be no Toy Story 4 but instead a new PIXAR fairy-tale. If PIXAR can keep on producing new but nevertheless entertaining stories then there is no need for half-hearted sequels. Admittedly, some sequels have paid off but Disney may not want to take that risk again too many times.
Brave is a spectacular film full of magical music, great graphics and creative characters. This hilarious and stunning tale has earned itself a 9/10 and small round of applause. *clap*clap*clap* It also made up for the fact that my friend and I were the only teenagers there!