Brave


Brave

Overview:

Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.

Votes 4601 (6.7/10)

Runtime: 93 minutes

Release Date 2012-06-21

Budget: $185,000,000.00

Revenue: $538,983,207.00

Website: Link

Tagline: Change your fate.

Production company:

  • Walt Disney Pictures
  • Pixar Animation Studios

Production country:

  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Action
  • Fantasy

Trailer

Further Information

Mérida (voice)
Kelly Macdonald
Kelly Macdonald
The Witch (voice)
Julie Walters
Julie Walters
King Fergus (voice)
Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly
Queen Elinor (voice)
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Lord MacGuffin / Young MacGuffin (voice)
Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd
Lord Macintosh (voice)
Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson
Lord Dingwall (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
Young Merida (voice)
Peigi Barker
Peigi Barker
Young Macintosh (voice)
Steven Cree
Steven Cree
The Crow (voice)
Steve Purcell
Steve Purcell
Wee Dingwall (voice)
Callum O'Neill
Callum O'Neill
Martin (voice)
Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle
Gordon (voice)
John Ratzenberger
John Ratzenberger
Maudie (voice)
Sally Kinghorn
Sally Kinghorn
Maudie (voice)
Eilidh Fraser
Eilidh Fraser
Screenplay
Mark Andrews
Mark Andrews
Screenplay
Steve Purcell
Steve Purcell
Director
Mark Andrews
Mark Andrews
Director
Steve Purcell
Steve Purcell
Director
Brenda Chapman
Brenda Chapman
Story
Brenda Chapman
Brenda Chapman
Screenplay
Brenda Chapman
Brenda Chapman
Screenplay
Irene Mecchi
Irene Mecchi
Executive Producer
Pete Docter
Pete Docter
Original Music Composer
Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle
Producer
Katherine Sarafian
Katherine Sarafian
Director of Photography
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson
Casting
Natalie Lyon
Natalie Lyon
Casting
Kevin Reher
Kevin Reher
Production Design
Steve Pilcher
Steve Pilcher
Production Manager
Andrea Warren
Andrea Warren
Supervising Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Sound Effects Editor
Nia Hansen
Nia Hansen
Sound Effects Editor
Josh Gold
Josh Gold
Sound Effects Editor
Teresa Eckton
Teresa Eckton
Sound Designer
E.J. Holowicki
E.J. Holowicki
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson
Foley
Dennie Thorpe
Dennie Thorpe
Foley
Jana Vance
Jana Vance
Simulation & Effects Artist
Christopher Griffin
Christopher Griffin
Simulation & Effects Artist
Rogan Griffin
Rogan Griffin
Simulation & Effects Artist
Stephen Matthew Gustafson
Stephen Matthew Gustafson
Simulation & Effects Artist
Mark Thomas Henne
Mark Thomas Henne
Simulation & Effects Artist
Thomas Moser
Thomas Moser
Simulation & Effects Artist
Olivier Soares
Olivier Soares
Camera Operator
Shawn Brennan
Shawn Brennan
Supervising Animator
Alan Barillaro
Alan Barillaro
Animation Fix Coordinator
Courtney Casper
Courtney Casper
Supervising Animator
Steven Clay Hunter
Steven Clay Hunter
Music Editor
Bill Abbott
Bill Abbott
Music Editor
Christopher Benstead
Christopher Benstead
Publicist
Robin Chandler
Robin Chandler
Publicist
Hilary Goss
Hilary Goss
Publicist
Chris Wiggum
Chris Wiggum
Script Supervisor
Shannon Wood
Shannon Wood
Shading
Stephen King
Stephen King
Production Manager
Laura Leganza Reynolds
Laura Leganza Reynolds
Story
Nick Sung
Nick Sung
Sound Effects Editor
Kyrsten Mate
Kyrsten Mate

Travis Bell

I enjoyed Brave but it wasn't without a few flaws. First of all, I never felt like there was much meat to the story. It was enjoyable sure, and had some good morals and family values but I never felt like I was invested in the main characters. Stuff just seemed to happen. Secondly, and this isn't as much the movies fault as perhaps the marketing that surrounded it, but it was actually a very different movie than I thought it was going to be. I discovered that it's hard to break those pre-conceptions as I kept thinking the story was going somewhere else than it did. Brave was at its best when it made me laugh which unfortunately, was just too seldom. For example, the entire scene where the 3 clans try to fight for Mérida's hand was way too short! The voice cast was very good though. Kelly Macdonald in particular, was perfect as Mérida. All in all, Brave was good but not great. It just seems to lack the "magic" I expect from Pixar. Not their worst outing but close to it.

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