Brave

Queen Elinor has summoned all clans, usually spread as wild sheeps in the green pastures of Scotland. The idea is to make a game in order to decide who is going to claim the princess as their wife, just as tradition wants.

The three most important clans in the country present their candidates. Unlike many other movies with a similar plot, neither the three competitors, nor 

Merida (the princess) want to get married: they are there because they are obedient and do not want to have problems with their parents.

When we thought we were going to delve into a trite and boring epic story we find a completely different movie. In Brave there are no villains. There is no concept of a dysfunctional royal family.

Merida has a mother who loves her and a father who boosts with life and is employed within the story as the character who freshens it up, who makes you laugh without him becoming a clown. The witch is rather an old lady more interested in her crafts than in her spells. The wild bear is just a victim. Merida's suitors do not want to marry. There is no great love story and no heroine with super powers.

With “Brave”, without being a masterpiece as “UP” or “WALL-E”, Pixar does manage to alienate even more their archrivals from Dreamworks, who remain interested mostly in selling products to children and rather than in telling a good story.

This is a movie you will certainly enjoy. The redhead triplets are absolutely fun and believe me there are no cloying nor bland characters. It is a title by Pixar and these guys are usually a guarantee.

Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

Writers: Brenda Chapman (story), Mark Andrews (screenplay)

Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson