Brave/ Dir. Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell/ Pixar 2012
I'm going to get straight to the point, you're going to watch Brave. It's a Pixar film. When it is an animated movie made by Pixar, chances are... you are going to see it (eventually). When it is a Pixar movie, there is certain expectation, a certain level of technical awe and polish that the audience expects. When it is a movie created by Pixar, people expect interesting characters, genuine emotion, and meticulous attention directed to craft an amazing story. That is what you expect when Pixar has produced hit after hit of animated classics like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Wall-E, Up, etc, etc. And when you have an animated movie about a princess with the Disney logo slapped all over it, you get another set of high expected criteria. That is why you're going to see Brave.
But the question is should you watch Brave, and is it good? Â
That answer is awfully subjective, but from my point of view, the answer is yes.. with a but.Â
Brave was entertaining and I was enthralled by the story's twist and turns. In terms of animation and wow factor, just like always, Pixar has created a technical masterpiece (that red hair had me going!). Our heroine is fleshed out, actually seems like a conflicted teenager (read: whiny, but justified), and is a fitting strong women for Pixar's first female protagonist (finally!). The most impressive feat is that Brave feels like it belongs in the pantheon of Disney princess movies while simultaneously having that Pixar aura that differentiates itself from said Disney princess movies.Â
It's hard not to compare Brave to the preceding Pixar movies. It's one of those,  "I know I shouldn't, but it happens," type of thing. In that sense, Brave just isn't on par with the best of the best Pixar films. There are good moments, and an engaging story in Brave, however looking back 1 week after I saw the movie, nothing really stands out. No first 30 minutes of Wall-E, or pure emotional sentiments like Up. That's not a knock though. It's basically saying "Brave is good, really good, maybe even great... but its not the greatest."Â
That's the catch with Pixar. We expect the greatest... and it's an awesome situation to be in. Â And guess what?... You're going to watch it.Â
PS: Big ups to all the artists who worked on Brave. Excellent work! (I know some of y'all).Â
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