Friday, June 22, 2012

Brave

  • You know what is extra awesome about Pixars latest animated epic Brave? Our adorable and endearing protagonist is a feisty, fiery ginger.
  • (MTV.com (blog))
  • A princess never lays her weapons on the table. A princess never raises her voice. A princess strives for perfection. A princess, in other words, is a royal bore.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • Brave is Pixars first movie to feature a female protagonist. (In her Parents Guide to the film, Kristen Howerton writes that some may see it as the first feminist princess movie).
  • (Huffington Post)
  • This week on Double Feature Friday, there are courageous, redheaded warriors and their realistic counterparts, two fictional movies about two very real presidents, and two very different looks at the end of the world.
  • (MTV.com (blog))
  • VAN NUYS, Calif. - Under the watchful eye of an archery instructor, Kelly Macdonald slowly draws back the string on her lightweight recurve bow until her left hand reaches the bottom of her jaw.
  • (AZCentral.com)
  • While classic fairy tales are notorious for helpless beauties searching for their prince, the new type of princess seems to be the complete opposite.
  • (The Celebrity Cafe.com)
  • Brave should really be seen in 2D. It looks like Brave is brilliantly animated, but if you see it in 3D many of the details are lost thanks to how dark everything is.
  • (Examiner)
  • Brave, opening Friday, may be the product of Disney-Pixar animation magic, but Scottish tourism officials are hoping the film generates interest in the real-life terrain of the Scottish Highlands where its set.
  • (USA Today)
  • For at least a decade, numerous individuals, particularly those in media, lamented the fact that Pixar had never made a film with a female protagonist. I lamented it. So did this blogger. And this one. And many others. Now that movie is here.
  • (Washington Post)

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