Delightful

Rating: 10/10 (29 August 2012)

Brave was so much more than a young kid's movie. Some have compared Brave to How to Tame Your Dragon but Merida had a free spirit that stayed with the movie through the end. You just knew there would be no way she'd end up with any of her bumbling comical suitors. Instead, in spite of her rebellious behavior, she reconciled her feelings for her mother and both of them learned from each other. Merida was a true liberated girl, smart and skilled in the art of archery, proving her inner strength and character.
I know this may be a stretch but I couldn't help but be reminded of the chapter (I think it was 13) in Don Quixote when Marcella confronts a group of men about to lay to rest the dead young man of the village, Chrysostom, who has died (supposedly of a broken heart) for love of Marcella. But, Marcella was her own person, like Merida, and would not be conquered by the vanity of a lovesick suitor.
Musings, that's about it. And I loved the music by Patrick Doyle.