Brave [DVD] [2012]

Product Information

In North America, it is the eighth highest-grossing Pixar film, the highest-grossing 2012 animated film, and the eighth highest-grossing film of 2012. This marks the first time a different composer than Randy Newman, Thomas Newman, or Michael Giacchino has composed a music score for a feature-length Pixar film.

After retrieving an arrow accidentally fired into the woods, where Merida sees some Will O' the Wisps, small blue fairies that are said to lead you to your fate, Merida's family is attacked by an ancient bear, Mor'du. We're dealing with a primarily human cast for once, and ones meant to look very different than the ones in Up. Trackers suggested that the film might not appeal to the male demographic, whereas the female protagonist was expected to draw females of all ages, and 3D was expected to boost earnings. It had its Australian premiere on June 11, 2012, at the Sydney Film Festival, and had its domestic premiere on June 18, 2012, at the new Dolby Theater in Hollywood as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival, its European premiere was at the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily on June 23, 2012, and its British premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 30, 2012.

Then Merida is attacked by Mor'du, who lives in the ruins, but she escapes with the help of her mother. Ten years later, despite Elinor's intention of having the sixteen-year-old Merida become a proper, royal, ladylike princess, Merida is determined to seek freedom and live her own life. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film up against other Disney animated films, such as Wreck-It Ralph and Frankenweenie. The story cuts to around ten years later when the film learns that Fergus lost his left leg during the battle with Mor'du and has vowed to find Mor'du again and avenge his leg.

Merida realizes Elinor will become just like Mor'du, turning into a real bear if they don't break the spell.During the Brave Press Event (held April 3–5, 2012), it was stated that 111,394 storyboards were created for the film, compared to 80,000 for Cars 2 and 92,854 for Toy Story 3. Merida and Elinor, with the help of her the young princes Harris, Hubert, and Hamish, manage to escape the castle without Fergus finding them, and she and her mother retreat into the forest back to the witch's cottage. Defying the age-old and sacred customs, Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury with the other Scottish Lords, and in the process she stumbles upon an eccentric and wise old woman who grants her ill-fated wish.