![]() ![]() Instead of presenting its characters as archetypes of either good or evil, "Brave" offers something different. The crisis between mother and daughter comes to a head when Merida, in her early teens, is told that she must choose a husband. The Queen, her mother (Emma Thompson), tries to raise her to be perfect and proper, but Merida is more like her father the King (Billy Connolly), a hunter and a jolly slob. On the surface, we get the story of Merida (the voice of Kelly Macdonald), a princess who is born into a destiny she would prefer to escape. ![]() Here, there is a sort of subterranean unacknowledged rage. ![]() In the best fairy tales, there is a subconscious truth. The miracle that was "Wall-E," "Up" and "Toy Story 3" - with their ability to be simple yet profound, universal in their perception while bypassing audience defenses - is not repeated here. But in terms of story and emotional power, "Brave" comes up short. The curly red hair of the heroine is rendered with unusual specificity and naturalness, and the animators convey character through posture and gesture with the insight of the great silent filmmakers. Technically and visually, "Brave" is up to Pixar's exalted standards. 1 of2 Pixar delivers gorgeous computer-animated detail with Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald), above, and the triplets Harris, Hubert and Hamish in "Brave." Pixar Show More Show Less 2 of2 Pixar delivers gorgeous computer-animated detail with Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald), above, and the triplets Harris, Hubert and Hamish in "Brave." Pixar Show More Show Lessīy now, Pixar, in a class by itself, must compete with itself, and this isn't a good thing for "Brave," a pleasing-enough but unremarkable little story about an unconventional fairy-tale princess having mother issues in medieval Scotland. ![]()
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