Brave [DVD] [2012]

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Scotland • DunBroch • Castle DunBroch • Ring of Stones • Witch's Cottage • Ruins of the Ancient Kingdom Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote, "The good news is that the kids will probably love it, and the bad news is that parents will be disappointed if they're hoping for another Pixar groundbreaker." He said that the film had an uplifting message about improving communication between mothers and daughters. Video Games: Brave • Temple Run: Brave • Hidden Worlds • Disney Infinity • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • • Disney Tsum Tsum • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • LEGO The Incredibles • Disney Sorcerer's Arena • Disney Mirrorverse • Disney Magic Kingdoms • PAC-MAN: Ralph Breaks the Maze

Tartan was not worn until the early 16th century CE, belted kilts not being common until the end of the century, and single kilts not until the end of the next. Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) · Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023)Video Games: Disney Princess: Fashion Boutique • Disney Princess • Disney Princess: Magical Dress-Up • Disney Princess: Royal Horse Show • Disney Princess: Royal Adventure • Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey • Disney Princess: Magical Jewels • Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure • Disney Princess Enchanting Storybooks • Disney Princess Majestic Quest • Disney Tsum Tsum • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Disney Magic Kingdoms This is also Pixar's first fairy tale and their first film to take on the fantasy genre (not really counting Monsters Inc. as it appears takes on more of the science fiction genre than it does fantasy). Chapman was supposed to be the film's sole director and Pixar's first female director. It was later reported that Pixar had replaced Chapman with Mark Andrews. Both Andrews and Chapman are both credited as the movie's directors. Following his involvement as director, Andrews cleared away many magic elements to focus on the core story. Chapman later stated that her vision "came through in the film” and that she remains "very proud of the movie." John Ratzenberger, having appeared in every Pixar film to date, was the only American voice actor in Brave; all other voice actors were British. A video game based on the film was published by Disney Interactive Studios on June 19, 2012, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, and Nintendo DS. A mobile video game Temple Run: Brave, a Brave variation of Temple Run, was released on June 14, 2012, for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android. Also, Merida was a playable character in the game Disney Infinity 2.0.

Scottish publication The Scotsman asked director Mark Andrews on the notion of a sequel. Andrews said, "I don't know if there will be another one. We never make a film at Pixar to have a sequel. It is always nice when you do, and we kind of have a philosophy that if we find the right story then we will." Celtic and Pictish design and patterns have been integrated as decoration throughout the film—on Merida's bow, on clothing, on walls—and added to natural elements like snowflakes, moss, and tree branches. Brave is rated PG by the MPAA for some scary action and rude humor, making it the third Pixar film to receive this rating, the first being The Incredibles, the second being Up, the fourth being Inside Out and the fifth being The Good Dinosaur. The original idea had 80% of the scenes taking place in the snow. In the final movie, however, very few snow scenes remain. While trying to sew the tapestry, Fergus goes into his room and finds Elinor's ripped clothes and broken bed when she'd turned into a bear. Fergus, believing Elinor has been murdered, bursts into the tapestry room to tell Merida the news and finds Merida and Bear Elinor. Elinor assumes the disposition of a bear and fights with Fergus, but recovers again and is overwhelmed by what she is becoming and the fear of harming Fergus and Merida after she inadvertently scratched her arm. Bear Elinor accidentally encounters the lords, who start going after her as she retreats from the castle.

The film departs from the traditional fairy tale storyline, neglecting the romance that has been associated with these stories. It focuses on the relationship between Merida and her mother Queen Elinor, which was inspired by Chapman's relationship with her own daughter. Brave's logo include a stylized representation of Merida in the "B" and of Queen Elinor in the "E". Books: Kilala Princess • Disney Princess • Disney Princess Beginnings • Disney Princess Comics Treasury • Royal Weddings Other Princesses: Minnie Mouse • Tiger Lily • Maid Marian • Eilonwy • Daughters of Triton • Megara • Melody • Sally • Kida Nedakh • Ting-Ting, Su, and Mei • Kilala Reno • Kairi • Princess of Gentlehaven • Nancy Tremaine • Vanellope von Schweetz • Sofia • Anna • Elsa • Elena The film was initially set for release on June 15, 2012, but was later changed to June 22, 2012. On April 3, 2012, Pixar screened the first 30 minutes of the movie, and it received a positive reaction by its screeners. It had its Australian premiere on June 11, 2012, at the Sydney Film Festival, and had its domestic premiere on June 18, 2012, at the new Dolby Theater in Hollywood as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival, its European premiere was at the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily on June 23, 2012, and its British premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 30, 2012.

This is the first Pixar movie to have a female protagonist followed by Inside Out, Finding Dory, Incredibles 2, Turning Red, and Elemental. Everything about Brave is different from the Pixar norm, save the unequaled attention to detail and quality.

Brave is the first Pixar movie to have one of its characters to be part of the Disney Princess line-up.