Brave (2012)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2012
	Director: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman (The Prince of Egypt), Steve Purcell
	Actors (voices): Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson (Love Actually)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Animation, Fantasy
	Conditions of visioning: 25.01.15, HD VOD, Home cinema
Synopsis: Merida is the oldest daughter of King Fergus and is destined to marry the firstborn of another clan. But all she dreams of is to live in the wild, fight and excel at archery.
Review: I am always keen on watching movies produced by Pixar, even more since I recently saw the The Pixar Story documentary. Brave is in line with what we are used to see from that studio but I am afraid to feel more and more the influence from Disney: more aimed at kids, more songs, less second level of meaning for adults. Paradoxically I rather preferred Wreck-it Ralph released the same year by the Disney Studios! The story is quite classical, there is some bravery, the conflict between the teenage girl and her parents (easy to identify for the average viewer) that will of course end-up well, the villain, a funny animal (the horse), most of the humour coming from either the triplet kid brothers or the old grumpy Scottish Lords... all the ingredients to make it a success. But it failed to conquer me. And it felt too obvious that the Scottish surrounding was supposed to bring exoticism...but not too much. Indeed the heroin has a strong accent when she introduces the movie ad concludes it, but the accent is more discreet during the rest of the time, not to loose the kids. The best I found in this movie is the animation of the long hair of the heroin. I have to admit I missed some scenes because I was in awe by watching that animation. But that is not enough.
Rating: 6 /10