B R A V E

DURING THE MOVIE

1) Who are the 5 most important character in the film? List out the names of the actors playing them.

Merida

Passionate and fiery, Merida is a headstrong teenager of royal upbringing who is struggling to take control of her own destiny. She longs to be outdoors, honing her athletic skills as an archer and swordfighter, and racing across the magnificent Highlands with her faithful horse, Angus. With a spirit as vibrant as her untamed hair, Merida also has a softness of heart, especially when it comes to her wee triplet brothers.

King Fergus

Protector of his kingdom and family, King Fergus is a heroic warrior with a majestic bear cape, broad sword and a knobbly peg leg – the result of his much-regaled skirmish with the demon bear Mor’du.

Queen Elinor

A vision of grace, wisdom and strength of character, Queen Elinor is fiercely dedicated to the well-being of her family and kingdom. As the measured, diplomatic counterpoint to her more impulsive husband, King Fergus, Queen Elinor shoulders the weight of the kingdom.

The Triplets: Identical triplets Harris, Hubert and Hamish are adorable, red-headed and always ready to stir up a bit of mischief, especially if sweets are at stake.

Loard MacGuffin

Strapping Lord MacGuffin is full of brawn and dignity. Though a man of few words, his deep voice resounds across the land demanding respect, bolstering his reputation as the most even-handed and reasonable lord in the kingdom. Even so, like his fellow lords, MacGuffin isn’t opposed to a first-rate brawl or full-throated belly laugh.

Young MacGuffin

Speaking an uncommon Scottish dialect that is incomprehensible to most, Young MacGuffin is a shy lad of large proportions.

Lord Dingwall

Grumpy and quick-tempered, the scrappy Lord Dingwall doesn`t let being height-challenged get in the way of solving his problems with fisticuffs.

Wee Dingwall: Gangly, guileless and often lost in his own head, Wee Dingwall is the awkward son of Lord Dingwall. Wee Dingwall displays an eagerness that outweighs his inherited small size, and his father will proudly employ his only son as an attack dog when the moment is right.

Loard Macintosh

The wiry, indignant and off-kilter leader of his clan, Lord Macintosh is always a heartbeat away from hysterics. His savage smile and fierce appearance – body bedecked in blue war paint and chest proudly puffed up – proclaim that he’s ready for battle, though his bark may be worse than his bite.

Young Macintosh

As the first-born son of a lord, Young Macintosh knows he has it all – athletic physique, undeniable charm and long flowing locks that leave the lasses swooning in his wake. But vanity and legions of devotees can also be a distraction when it comes to bragging rights at the Highland Games.

Angus

Black as night with ivory muzzle and fetlocks, Angus is Merida`s powerful Clydesdale and her most trusted confidant.

2)  What is the story about?

     A young princess named Merida of the clan Dunbroch is given a longbow by her father, King Fergus, for her birthday, to her mother Queen Elinor's dismay. While practicing, Merida ventures into the woods to fetch a stray arrow, where she encounters a will-o'-the-wisp. Soon afterwards, Mor'du, a giant demon-bear, attacks the family. Merida escapes on horseback with Elinor, while Fergus fights off the bear at the cost of his left leg. Years later, Merida is now a free-spirited, headstrong girl with much younger identical triplet brothers, Hamish, Huburt, and Harris. Elinor informs her that she is to be betrothed to one of her father's allied clans. Reminding Merida of a legend about a prince who had ruined his own kingdom by pride and refusal to follow his father's wishes, Elinor warns her that failure to consent to the marriage could harm Dunbroch, but Merida is still dissatisfied with the arrangement.

     Rival clans arrive with their firstborn sons to compete in the Highland Games for Merida's hand in marriage. Merida, twisting the rules, announces she is eligible to compete for her own hand as the first-born of Clan Dunbroch and defeats each of her suitors in an archery contest, shaming the other clans. Merida's actions cause an argument with Elinor and she leaves. In the forest, Merida follows the wisps to the hut of an elderly witch posing as a wood carver. After some bargaining, the witch agrees to give Merida an enchanted cake to change her mother's mind.

     Merida returns to the castle and gives Elinor the cake, which magically transforms her into a black bear. Realizing that she has made matters worse for herself, Merida returns with Elinor, who still retains most of her human personality, to the witch's cottage but finds only a message left behind. They learn that unless Merida is able to "mend the bond torn by pride" before the second sunrise, the spell will become permanent. The two are led by the wisps to ancient ruins, where they encounter Mor'du, whom Merida discovers was once the power-mad prince in Elinor's legend, under a similar transformation spell. Merida vows to her mother that she will not let her become a wild animal like Mor'du, and theorizes that she can reverse the spell by repairing the tapestry she damaged earlier

     At the castle, the clans are on the verge of war, but Merida interrupts their fighting and states that the children should be allowed to get married in their own time to whomever they choose. The clans agree, renewing and strengthening their friendships and breaking tradition. Merida then sneaks into the tapestry room with Elinor. Elinor, who is losing control of her human self, attacks Fergus, but suddenly regains her human consciousness and races out of the castle. Fergus, thinking that the queen was killed by Mor'du, pursues the bear with the other clans. With the help of her brothers, who have also eaten the enchanted cake and transformed into bear cubs, Merida rides after her father while simultaneously sewing up the tapestry. The clan members and Fergus capture Elinor, but Merida intervenes, just before Mor'du appears and attacks. A battle ensues, with Mor'du scattering the clan warriors and almost killing Merida. Elinor intervenes, using the strength of her bear form to hold off Mor'du long enough for him to be crushed by a falling menhir, which releases the prince's spirit. Before departing to the afterlife, he silently thanks Merida for finally freeing him from himself.

     At the second sunrise, Merida realizes the true meaning of the witch's riddle, and reconciles with her mother. The queen is transformed back to her human form along with the triplets, and the family is happily reunited. A few days later, Merida and Elinor are working together to sew a new tapestry of Merida, and Elinor as a bear, when they are called to the docks to bid farewell to the other clan lords. They then ride their horses across Scotland together with a renewed mother-daughter bond.

3)  What group of people would like to watch this film?

     Brave is suitable for all age of viewers. Especially for the kids, they like to watch cartoon movie. Kids have a very high level of imagination compare to adult. Movies such as brave would give some moral values and a bit of fairy tales where they could use as imagination. Kids can be creative by learning and watching things that happened in their daily life.

     Kids are the most suitable group of people that would watch this film because the film contains a lot imagination, fairy tales, fantasy, and animation. Adult also are encourage to watch this film as they supervise their children. Other than that, doing activities such as watching movies can strengthen the bond in the family as parents spends their time with their children.

AFTER THE MOVIE

1)  Do you like this movie? Why or why not?

     I like this movie very much.The story takes place in 10th century Scotland and centres around the life of 16 year old Princess Merida and her family. There is a heavy emphasis on mother-daughter bonding, and how difficult and tedious it can be when the two don't think alike. Her mother Elinor is a typical elegant, strictly trained and proper queen, while Merida is a raucous tomboy with a thirst for adventure and honing her already amazing archery skills. Merida seeks the help of an old witch to change her mother's personality in hopes of avoiding an arranged marriage which her mother is extremely adamant on making her go through, but gets far more and far worse than she bargained for. 

     Brave is a visually stunning film with a rich, endearing, and gripping story that does have some considerably dark undertones. Despite the fact that Merida (a princess) is the main character, this is a far cry from the traditional cutesy Disney princess films, Merida is fiercely independent and asserts herself when faced with an arranged marriage and even ends up without a love interest in the end and doesn't let her status and expectations hold her back. There is no graphic violence, while there are scenes of two bears fighting. Since these are viking-like warriors there are a lot of swords, arrows, axes and maces shown and used, but there is no blood or visual injury being caused to other characters, other than a small scratch Merida gets on her arm while getting in the way of her father's sword and the bear. 

     In the end, the movie has some great lessons and role models kids can learn from, and speaking as a university student who just saw the movie, I can completely say that it is enjoyable for all ages. Highly recommended, wonderful movie!

2) What rating would you give for this movie?

This movie deserved to get 4 and a half star out of 5 because the movie is very interesting. The plot, characters, theme and the moral value really make the audience enjoy watching the movie

3)  What spoilers would ruin this movie if you told your readers about it?

The daughter should not go against the mother especially by giving spell that is really unacceptable. 

4)   All movies teach a lesson (theme or moral). What did you learn from this movie?

Theme : Argument between daughter and mother in making decision.

Morals : 

•     Think deeply deeply before do any job when it is related with family and future undertaking.
•     As we all grown up, we need to identify pros and cons.
•     We must always trust our family and take responsibility in every action that we did.

5)  What title would you give for your review?

Great Moral and Adventure.