
“If you could change your fate, would you?”
This tagline was marketed fiercely by Pixar as their latest creative gemstone, Brave, drew closer and closer to its summer release. But now that the movie is out, and audiences are ready for the next Pixar film, one must ask – does Brave hit the target, or does it miss the mark?
Being a lifetime Pixar fan (I remember when Toy Story first came out, and I’ve seen every Pixar film since), I had been anxiously awaiting the release of this film. After the Pixar’s last outing (the disappointing Cars 2) I was ready for something new and fresh, and Brave looked to be exactly that. The main character is striking, the setting fantastical, and promises of magic and adventure abound. Despite a rather fierce marketing campaign, though, audiences have largely been left in the dark as to what Brave is actually about (a standard Pixar procedure, as any fan could tell you). All I knew going in was that the main character is a girl – the first for a Pixar film – that it’s set in mythical Scotland, and the graphics are mind-blowing. And while all three of those facts are true, Brave is not the adventure I was hoping for.
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