Ah, Pixar...I love Pixar. Ever since they made Toy Story they have been some of my favorite film makers of all time. Ever since 2008 (Wall-E) me and my little brother have made it a tradition to go see every Pixar movie in theaters. So obviously, we went to go see Brave today. So how was it? Well, you're here to find out, right? What's that? ...you want to know where my Zombie movie review is? ...WAIT FOR IT!!! Sheesh...Soon I SHOULD have the review of Extinction up. I would have had it up earlier this week but...well...uh...it sorta scared me so bad that I needed time for it to sink in that something like that exists...in the meantime, here's Brave!
Background...well, Pixar makes family movies that are good. This is their newest. Ok, I should put something here...For one, my favorite Pixar movie is Toy Story 3. What does that have to do with Brave? Nothing. Second, I should say that we did NOT see this in 3D, so I won't be evaluating that. And finally, I want to say that the title Brave is stupid. Honestly, it gets shoehorned into dialogue later and doesn't make sense. The original title was The Bear and the Bow...and that made a LOT more sense. Oh well, just something odd.
A quick recap of the movie...spoiler free, don't worry...: There's a young princess in the Scottish Highlands that is being pressured by her mother to act like a proper princess. Fed up with it all, the princess runs away and finds a witch, making a deal for a spell that could help her with her mother...what could possibly go wrong?!
Ok, positive time! Firstly, this movie is BEAUTIFUL! The Scottish Highlands feel ALIVE in this movie. The detail is great, the modeling is wonderful, and beauty can be seen everywhere. Also, the characters are REALLY fun, and I didn't hate a single one (I do kinda hate those two kids that were sitting behind me in the theater...but that has nothing to do with the movie...). The script was well written, the voice acting is pretty good, and the exciting parts are tense. The plot twists are also unexpected and exciting. The relationship between the mother and daughter is very believable, and the princess is not the typical Disney princess. Also, I love the score.
Negatives...well, honestly my main problem here is that the whole story seems rushed. Don't get me wrong, this is a relatively long movie (Almost 2 hours, I think), but they spend a lot of time introducing us, then some gags, and finally we have about 1/4 of the movie to fit in the conflict. It's still a great movie, and it doesn't drag at all, but either a longer run time or less time for the intro could have helped the conflict out a lot. Also, some people may complain about how butchered Scottish life is in the movie. Honestly, I don't mind at all, and think they did a great job adapting Scottish life for a kids film, but some purists may be upset. Also, the resolution feels a tad bit underplayed...don't get me wrong, it's a great emotional ending...but I feel like the resolution really happened before this part.
All in all, this is a fun movie, and it is a great addition to the Pixar library. I highly recommend you go see it. ...don't worry, next is Resident Evil: Extinction. Sheesh.
Word of Warning: Well, this movie has no swear words...but there IS a bit of violence, including hunting and nearly-deadly bear attacks. There is no blood, and no gore, though. Also, there is some scary/intense moments, and there are a couple more sexual jokes. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Final Verdict: 8.5/10
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