Wonderful movie for mothers and daughters

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2012)

I watched this movie today in the company of my 9-year old daughter. We both loved it! We could both identify with the mother and daughter in the movie, respectively. This relation can be ambivalent, even if love is always at the bottom of it - and this is depicted in the movie with warmth and understanding.
When the queen reminded the princess of all she had tried to teach her during her upbringing, my daughter sighed artificially, and said: "just like you, mum!" :-) It makes you think, doesn't it..! :-)
I loved the clear, colourful, beautiful pictures, the admirable and lovable characters, the Scottish/Celtic setting, the bagpipe music, the humour and magic..!
There are two things that the movie-makers should have changed, though, in my opinion:
1) there are too many mistakes in history and geography (these are already listed in the "goofs" section, so I do not have to point them out). A big company like Disney, ought to be able to afford an employee who methodically checks all the facts; such as what foreign armies did invade a certain country at a certain point, and what animals did exist at this place in this period of time... These omissions detract from the overall impression of the movie
2) I think the common pop songs destroy something of the atmosphere. I wish they could have gone all in for more Scottish/Celtic music. This music also carry magic in itself... Why dilute it all with what we in Sweden call "day-nursery pop music"..?