Pixar doesn't seem to change

Rating: 8/10 (17 April 2014)

I love different stories from different cultures, especially those that revolve around beliefs. Brave is along the lines of a Scottish story of a woman who did not want to be held down. She was woman who spoke her mind, who didn't follow customs and wanted to be free. I love stories like that as much as I like traditions. The main point of the story was slightly hard to understand weather it was about family or just an overall thing of give and take but I think the point is still there. They talk about destiny as well but I don't feel that it was the main point of the story as much as the other idea of giving in a little to others and not overbear them with responsibilities. It might be that its about something going on in my life that I think that but that's my feeling.
In some aspects, Pixar has not broken their mold for movies, and in some aspects I'm happy about that. In others, I just feel they should break it a bit more so we can have a little bit more ideas. I love the characters personalities. They are extremely fun and I couldn't help but fall in love with all of them from the rather weak and odd sons to the fun loving Merida. The only problem with it is that some of the characters seem like every other character Pixar has in their movies. Especially the background characters as they were just comical with the same feeling that every other background character they normally have.
The animation is actually really nice. I love how the characters have their own looks and feels to them, especially the different tribes of Scotland. It's a little hard to talk about the proportions and stuff when it's basically part of the characters that they are disproportionate. The whole feeling of the show was much like 'How to Train your Dragon' with its beautiful textures and Celtic style. The only problem was the wild hair that Merida had. At times, it was way too hard to see her face or understand just what was going on with it. Near the ending, I don't really understand the snow falling as the show had no snow in it.
As with most Scottish voices, sometimes it's really hard to understand what they are saying, especially when they have a very strong accent and angry. I had to rewind and play it again and even then, I had trouble understanding. I guess that means they did their job in making the accent real but if I can't understand them, then what am I going to say about the script? The times I did understand them (which luckily was the main characters), the script was really good. I fell in love with the heart warming ideas and the love shown between the characters. The music was awesome, giving the very Celtic feeling and I felt like I was listening to music at a renascence festival. It fit the mood of the show really well.