Within this quote of Merida talking to her mother, it denotes how she just wants to be free and not be tied down to a marriage just because of the rules of being a stereotypical princess. You only have to be brave enough to see it. Queen Elinor: But are you willing to pay the price your freedom will cost? I believe the following quote from the film reflects this perfectly: She is so determined to act as her own husband that she decides to take this into her own hands and compete with her male suitors to win her own hand in the tournaments. Often, Mierda wants to show her family she doesn’t need a man in her life and does not wish to be controlled, even though it means breaking the rules.
In my opinion, I believe Feminism is a prominent theme connoted in this film and throughout the director’s work.
(Oh My Disney)īen Sachs (ChicagoReader): “The story for this revisionist fairy tale, which promotes contemporary attitudes about parenting and gender equality, is less inspired than usual for Pixar.” (2019). I’ve got duties, responsibilities, expectations. I believe all this chaos is caused by her rejecting the norm of sexism and trying to empower herself- which is not a stereotypical trait of a princess. This ultimately causes problems within the kingdom and chaos erupts, as within this narrative females are told what to do and, usually they do it. In the story, Mierda is fully determined to create her own path in life and does not follow the rules of a princess that were instructed by her mother (The Queen). I believe this denotes female oppression as her family are suggesting she should not be herself, only be seen and not heard and do what she’s told as if she is incompetent or inferior to her brothers or other male characters. The Scottish princess has the most noticeable feature which is her bright orange curly hair, which she is encouraged to hide in order to not stand out. She loves her family, but she wants to control her own destiny.’ (2019). She spends her days practicing archery, riding her horse Angus, and exploring the world around her. ‘Merida is a princess by birth and an adventurer by a spirit. Within the film ‘Brave’ we are introduced to the main character, who is the feisty Princess named Mierda who is shown to not be your usual princess in this Disney film. Chapman was quoted saying “When Pixar took me off of Brave – a story that came from my heart, inspired by my relationship with my daughter – it was devastating,” (2019). When researching why this was, I found it was due to creative differences “A brief comment to the Los Angeles Times in 2011 that the split was due to “creative differences,” (2019) EW.com. This film is directed by Brenda Chapman but throughout production, was replaced by director Mark Andrews. In this essay, I will be exploring the film theories applicable to the animated film ‘Brave’, focusing on a feminist perspective.
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