The first half of Wall-E is my favorite thing Pixar has done. Up shows Pixar at their most invincible. Up , however, centers on a crochety old man. How can kids relate to that? Plus, it was the first Pixar movie and the first animated movie since Beauty and the Beast to be nominated for best picture. This seemed like tempting fates. Lightning struck twice delivering two flawless Toy Story movies, and in the decade since Toy Story 2 , Pixar specialized in stellar original output.
Why return to the Toy Story well? The doubters were silenced when the movie came out. And now the franchise will seemingly live on in shorts and TV specials. I probably will eventually because I am a completist. But I am not looking forward to the Mater-heavy adventure. I was completely hooked at the beginning of Brave , which sets up an inviting mythology that seems more than enough to sustain the brisk runtime. The depiction of the Scottish highlands is predictably gorgeous, and the character designs are lovely.
As voiced by Kelly Macdonald, she is feisty and clever, and I wish I had a daughter who could look up to her. A narrative twist raises the stakes, but inadvertently redirects the momentum of the storytelling so drastically that Andrews is unable to keep everything under control. The rest of the runtime is entertaining, occasionally thrilling, and often very funny the mischievous triplets are a highlight.
Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. Princess Merida : [last lines; narrating] There are those who say fate is something beyond our command.
That destiny is not our own, but I know better. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it.
Sign In. Play trailer Animation Adventure Comedy. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Families Legend. Brave: Trailer 1. Clip Photos Top cast Edit. Kelly Macdonald Merida as Merida voice. Billy Connolly Fergus as Fergus voice. Emma Thompson Elinor as Elinor voice. Sally Kinghorn Maudie as Maudie voice. Eilidh Fraser Maudie as Maudie voice. Patrick Doyle Martin as Martin voice. John Ratzenberger Gordon as Gordon voice. More like this.
Watch options. Storyline Edit. Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right. Change your fate. Animation Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy. Rated PG for some scary action and rude humor. Then Merida rushes over to Elinor and puts the sewn tapestry on top of the bear. When the sun rises, and Elinor doesn't turn back into human form, Merida throws herself around Elinor and reconciles, apologizing for what she had done and told her mother that she loves her.
When the sun rises, Merida finds that Elinor is back in human form, and they both hug. The clans settle their arguments and go their separate ways. Meanwhile, Merida and Elinor ride out on their horses around Scotland, making their mother-daughter bond stronger. In the post-credits scene, the witch's crow and magic broom deliver the wood carvings to the castle, asking a stunned guard to sign the delivery note.
It is not clear from the film where in Scotland or when the film is set. The difficulty in assessing the historical setting stems from a number of anachronisms.
Brave was first announced under the title of The Bear and the Bow. The film, Pixar's first fairy tale, is a combination of Brenda Chapman 's love of stories by Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, as well as a reflection on raising her daughter. The film departs from the traditional fairy tale storyline, neglecting the romance that has been associated with these stories.
It focuses on the relationship between Merida and her mother Queen Elinor, which was inspired by Chapman's relationship with her own daughter. Chapman was supposed to be the film's sole director and Pixar's first female director. It was later reported that Pixar had replaced Chapman with Mark Andrews. Both Andrews and Chapman are both credited as the movie's directors.
Following his involvement as director, Andrews cleared away many magic elements to focus on the core story. Although the production of the film started in , Brenda Chapman had already begun work years earlier. As early as in , several members of the crew made a research trip in Scotland.
They made two trips to Scotland for the film, visiting the Eilean Donan and Dunnottar Castles, as well as the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis, which inspired the circle of standing stones that appears in the film.
To reproduce the lush and textured look of the landscapes of the Highlands, Pixar animators and designers created around custom brushes in Photoshop, so that they could layer different designs, patterns, and shapes in layers to achieve a realistic and individual look to the environments.
Animators were introduced to the weapons used in the film in order to understand their working: some went into archery classes, while Andrews taught sword fighting to animators. Originally, Reese Witherspoon was scheduled to voice Merida , but later she was unable to work on the film due to scheduling issues and failing to master a Scottish accent, so she had to leave and was replaced by Kelly Macdonald as a result.
Celtic and Pictish design and patterns have been integrated as decoration throughout the film—on Merida's bow, on clothing, on walls—and added to natural elements like snowflakes, moss, and tree branches. In the final movie, however, very few snow scenes remain. The film was initially set for release on June 15, , but was later changed to June 22, On April 3, , Pixar screened the first 30 minutes of the movie, and it received a positive reaction by its screeners.
It was released in other theaters with Dolby Surround 7. In total, it was released in 4, theaters, a record-high for Pixar, which was previously held by Cars 2 4, theaters. Brave has received mostly positive reviews from film critics.
On April 3, , Pixar screened the first 30 minutes of the movie, and it received a positive reaction by the test audience. One consensus statement reads, " Brave offers young audiences and fairy tale fans a rousing, funny fantasy adventure with a distaff twist and surprising depth.
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote, "The good news is that the kids will probably love it, and the bad news is that parents will be disappointed if they're hoping for another Pixar groundbreaker. Peter Debruge of Variety gave a positive review of the film, remarking that the film "offers a tougher, more self-reliant heroine for an era in which princes aren't so charming, set in a sumptuously detailed Scottish environment where her spirit blazes bright as her fiery red hair.
Conversely, Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter said that the film "diminishes into a rather wee thing as it chugs along, with climactic drama that is both too conveniently wrapped up and hinges on magical elements that are somewhat confusing to boot. The film score to Brave was composed by Patrick Doyle. Doyle had also written a drinking song for King Fergus and was traveling back and forth to Scotland for research.
The composer has also been recording "unaccompanied Gaelic psalm singing. Worldwide, it is the 21st highest-grossing animated film and the 91st highest-grossing film. It is also the seventh highest-grossing Pixar film, the third highest-grossing animated film in worldwide gross behind Ice Age: Continental Drift and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted , and the eighth highest-grossing film of Trackers suggested that the film might not appeal to the male demographic, whereas the female protagonist was expected to draw females of all ages, and 3D was expected to boost earnings.
This was the fourth-largest opening weekend in June and the fifth-largest for a Pixar film. In North America, it is the eighth highest-grossing Pixar film, the highest-grossing animated film, and the eighth highest-grossing film of
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