Merida has to try to reverse the spell before it becomes permanent.

Merida has to escape with her mother, now a bear, from the castle to save her mother. Of course, this wasn’t what Merida expected at all! The King hunts bears for revenge because he lost his leg to a bear saving his family years before. Almost instantly, Queen Elinor turns into a bear. Taking the spell which looks like a delicious cake, Merida is so overjoyed that she doesn’t get to hear the downside to the spell from the witch and quickly gives it to her mother. Merida has a wish and asks the witch to create a spell that will change her mother’s mind so she won’t have to marry. The suitors don’t seem suitable, and Merida wants to take action and follows the magical “wisp” spirits that lead her to a witch. Appalled at their poor archery skills, Merida decides to take on the challenge for herself, and clearly beats out the men competing. They are the first born boys of the three neighboring tribes. Suitors come to the castle to compete for Merida. This creates in Merida a longing to make her own way and not listen to the concerns of others. Her father, King Fergus, enjoys her tomboy ways, including her skill at archery and riding.

Her mother, Queen Elinor, loves her dearly, but also gives her directions on how to be the best princess. Growing up as a Princess, Merida has been training all her life to one day be Queen. Content:īRAVE is a surprising movie for Pixar with a clear feminist message, Romantic worldview, and strong occult content.

Merida also lets spirits guide her actions. Despite repentance and forgiveness, BRAVE has a strong Romantic, feminist worldview about following your heart rather than doing what’s right. So, she must escape with her mother from the castle.īRAVE is beautifully animated but contains offensive messages. The King hunts bears for revenge because he lost his leg to a bear saving his family years before. Merida is so overjoyed she doesn’t get to hear about the spell’s downside from the witch. She asks for a spell from the witch to change her mother’s mind. She follows the magical “wisp” spirits that lead her to a witch. Suitors come to compete for Merida, but none seems suitable. This creates a longing in Merida to do her own thing.

Her mother, Queen Elinor teaches her how to be the best princess, while King Fergus, her father, enjoys her tomboy ways. Princess Merida has been training all her life to be Queen.

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