![]() Unless and until they try to force you into white slavery.īut hey, different times or whatever (both Brave’s vaguely mediaeval setting and the ancient days of 2012). They may seem stern, but they only have your best interests at heart and they know a lot more about the world than you do. I mean, sure, young girls: listen to your mothers. I don’t know, the compromise message just doesn’t work for me: Merida should see her mother’s side of things and be a bit of a prize, and maybe practice archery on the weekends? It seems like Merida’s entirely in the right here, and Elinor entirely in the wrong. ![]() The trouble is, the precise thing her mother is forcing Merida to do is to be a literal prize in a competition among men: whichever of the three heirs of three other clans triumphs in a contest of her choosing will win Merida’s hand and so rule the land, maintaining the peace between the clans. The spell is only ended when Merida and Elinor come together symbolically and literally to mend a torn tapestry and fight off the fearsome black bear, Mor’du. But be careful what you wish for: the witch’s brew she brings home ends up turning her mother into a bear, which, technically, yes, means she won’t be forcing Merida to do very much of anything anymore. Princess Merida (Kelly Macdonald), upset at being forced into a traditional maidenly role when all she wants is to ride and shoot and climb, seeks out supernatural help to convince her mother Elinor (Emma Thompson) to back off and let her live her life. So, here’s my central problem with Brave: the film sets itself up as a story about learning to compromise, to always see the other person’s perspective.
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