Brave IO Morris

Thursday 21 April, Brave Movie IO by Morris

The scene begins with the exposition that gives a summary of the life of Merida and where she lives and how her life is with the people around her. The viewer is shown Merida's life with her family and already introduces a issue which will be followed throughout the movie. The global issue I have chosen is "Pixar Movies has tried to show and break tradition and modernise current beliefs by portraying Merida as a woman who wants to write her own fate and not it being written for her." The reason I belief this issue has a strong tie to the movie is due to Fate being mentioned continuously.

There are textual elements such as the script which begins with "Some say our destiny is tied to the land, as much a part of us as we are of it"(Line 3) This already establishes the belief of a connection between where she lives and her life with destiny and fate and link further on to how it effects her. This belief is then backed up by "It's the one thing we search for, or fight to change. Some never find it. But there are some who are led."(Line 5-6)This will eventually target Merida as she is the "We" which is led by blue lights in a forest and will follow it due to her will to change her fate and be more independent.

In Still 4 the camera shot which is a mix of a medium to a wide shot as it almost shows whole of Merida and the all of the crowd which is bowing. This allows the viewer to see the importance for the crowd to bow but also shows the lack of importance on the facial expression which Merida is expressing. It allows Merida to show that she is uncomfortable and feels as if this is not her role to play. The idea is backed up by the narration of Merida "My whole life is planned out!". In still 3 the viewer sees Merida's three little brothers who are laughing. The script follows up saying "They get away with murder!" and shows unfairness between them and how it angers Merida which the viewer can hear her tone showing the importance of audio in scene as the still 3 on its own will not show this at all and only three boys laughing in a hay stack. This allows Pixar to portray Merida as a woman who wants to stand up and finally break the generic rules which keep her from choosing her own destiny.

Throughout the movie there are many other scenes who portray this issue such as the Scene where Merida lays her hunting Bow on table which she is not allowed to do by her mother as she say a Bow does not fit a princess. Another example which is the most important one is the scene where Merida gives her mother a cake which has been placed under a spell by a which that Merida had only met for a few minutes. This portrays how important it is for Merida to change her destiny and become independent as she is willing to go to any extend if putting a spell on her own mother. The final example is throughout the movie when Merida does things that women and princesse usually don’t do in Pixar Movies. This is hunting and climbing cliffs to water falls which were portrayed usually as "Manly" things. This is idea is brought up by her father who says only a prince could climb the waterfall and drink from the golden water, Showing the lack of belief in the story of Merida.

Throughout the movie the Viewer discovers that Pixar has changed its path from original movies to modernise and remove stereotypes which were linked to princes and princesses and showing that women can also do what they want and Merida can write her own destiny and not having it written by others such as her mother and old monarch traditions.