In a fit of childish impetuousness, Merida refuses the betrothal, rejects her mother, humiliates the other clans, and runs away on her trusty steed.

That friction boils over when it is announced that Merida is to be betrothed to the winning first-born son of the neighboring three clans (led by the talents of Robbie Coltrane, Craig Ferguson, and Kevin McKidd). Merida is a spirited and headstrong tomboy who has gravitated to the warrior ways of her father, especially after Fergus lost his leg in a non-coincidental (as you will see) bear attack, than to the regal preparation and lady etiquette of her mother. The film takes place in the fictional Scottish kingdom of DunBroch where the burly King Fergus (voiced by Billy Connolly) is the king of four united clans., husband to the regal queen Elinor (voiced by Emma Thompson), and father of Princess Merida (voiced by Kelly MacDonald) and a whirling dervish of redheaded triplet sons. All together, the components combine for a rich and entertaining film experience for kids and adults. This film is also their first original fairy tale and first period piece, set within a stunning Scottish-Celtic world of rocky greens and tartan patterns. Brave is the studio's first female protagonist and first princess, but a far different one, as you will see, than the lexicon of beauties we know and adore in the doll aisle at the toy store. Brave is an excellent collection of Pixar firsts. It may not be 5-star elite, but 'very, very good' is still acceptable to sit at the same dinner table with those decorated movies I mentioned before. I think Brave is worthy enough to join Pixar's resume of near-perfection. That really beats Cars 2, but is far from the 90%+ that ten Pixar films of 13 have scored. According to the big wig critics so far, Brave is trending a solid 74% on Rotten Tomatoes. Brave needed to wash the Allinol out of our mouths and smell as good as the French cooking as Gasteau's. Personally, I thought Cars 2 was just fine and wasn't designed to gun for the Oscars that the last four Pixar movies earned before it.Įven so, Pixar had to wipe some egg off its face and re-prove themselves with their 2012 feature Brave, opening this weekend. Audiences only noticed a little and the popular Lightning McQueen brand still did great at the box office to the tune of over $550 million worldwide (though, that's a comparatively far cry from the $1 billion-plus earned by Toy Story 3). Last year, Pixar hit a true low with the dismal critical praise for Cars 2, scoring just 38% approval at Rotten Tomatoes. The 5 best emotional animated movies of all time

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