{"id":4901,"date":"2012-07-28T17:24:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T15:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents-blog\/?p=4901"},"modified":"2022-06-22T13:08:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T11:08:03","slug":"movie-review-disneypixars-brave-in-3d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/lifestyle\/movie-reviews\/movie-review-disneypixars-brave-in-3d\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie review: Disney\/Pixar\u2019s BRAVE in 3D"},"content":{"rendered":"

Funny, scary and sweet, the movie \u2018Brave\u2019 has a little bit of everything\u2026<\/p>\n

The Plot? <\/strong>The young headstrong Princess Merida with her fiery red hair refuses to follow tradition. Her rebellion against her mother who attempts to arrange a marriage for her leads to big problems and a bigger adventure as the mother and daughter try to undo a witch\u2019s spell.<\/p>\n

The Disney Pixar princess movie formula is complete with magic, mystical creatures and Scottish lords who bring their sons to compete for the princess\u2019s hand in marriage.<\/p>\n

Characters include a vicious bear, Merida\u2019s hilarious dad who is voiced by Billy Connolly, as well as three of the cutest and naughtiest little animated boys I\u2019ve seen on screen lately could have been a bit shorter than its 95 minutes running time but it\u2019s full of action so it\u2019s very unlikely that the audience will nod off.<\/p>\n

The voices of all the characters are spot on with the Scottish setting which includes a grand castle, forest and river.<\/p>\n

What stands out? <\/strong>Pixar have outdone themselves in terms of graphics! The animation is splendid and the 3D effects thrilled my four-year-old, Isobel. Another nice surprise was a short animated film called La Luna which precedes \u2018Brave\u2019.<\/p>\n

Bottom line:<\/strong> The movie is not in the league of Shrek and Ice Age but is a heart-warming animation with lots of laughs for the whole family. Although the message is one of family unity and not to take your loved ones for granted, I\u2019m sure that many pre-teens will identify with the rebellious nature of Merida. The movie does cover a range of emotions from joy to anger and sadness which is much deeper than Pixar\u2019s previous animations like Cars but it\u2019s not an overly serious movie.<\/p>\n

Age Restriction: <\/strong>Rated PG for some rude humour in the form of flashing but it\u2019s nothing to be alarmed about. Isobel did hold onto me tightly and shriek at some scary parts of the movie but overall there were more laughs.<\/p>\n

This article was originally written for Jozikids by Sholain Govender- Bateman<\/em> in 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

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