![]() With this context, to stay true to cultural history, while still creating an empowering female lead would be no small feat. Wouldn’t it be better if she can achieve whatever this story is about without supernatural help? Couldn’t she and her family and friends be enough?ģ) Speaking of, this is my biggest question: how will the film handle kinship? Clearly they’re going to emphasize Scottish culture and the importance of family. What is the blue thing? What the heck is going to happen after that archery contest? Princess Merida wins her own hand in marriage and then what? This?Ģ) Do we have to have literal magic? Couldn’t the magic be something like courage or resilience or intelligence or love? I repeat, what is the blue thing? I really hope that the magic element does not undercut the power of Merida herself. Tonight I went to the movies and saw a new trailer for the film:ġ) Seriously. ![]() Given that the main character is a princess, that Pixar has yet to really create an empowering female character, and that it’s still pretty unclear what the full story is about, Brave could seriously fail to live up to the hopes so many have for the film. “But what about all the other female characters, you ask? Read this.Īnyway, I am looking forward to watching Brave when it comes out on June 22nd, but until I actually see the movie they’ve made, I’m not congratulating anyone yet. ![]() ![]() In all their success, it’s a bit late for this to be their first heroine. ![]() But, as Peggy Orenstein has already pointed out, that shouldn’t be a big deal. I’ll also admit that I am excited that Pixar is finally making a movie with a female lead. Between The Hunger Games and Brave, I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t been practicing a lot of archery on my Wii. ![]()
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