But Merida rapidly realizes her real nature, after seeing a broom moving by itself, a speaking crow, and other abnormal sightings. The Will O' the Wisps lead Princess Merida to her hut, and the woman insists on presenting herself as a simple woodcarver. The Witch lives the life of a woodcarver and uses her knowledge in magic to help her in her work. She was able to change the appearance of her shop to where she uses her magic and is skilled in brewing potions. She possesses telekinesis and was able to move her broom without touching it and levitated all the sharp objects in her shop. This demonstrates the witch possessing both wisdom and a good-will behind her actions, but she leaves the choice to the individual if they can learn the lesson behind her spell.ĭespite how the Will O' the Wisps has lead people to her cottage, she shows disinterests in their actions and reasons.Īs a witch, she possesses various abilities related to magic.
While her magic has come with great consequences, she gives a fair warning and advice, although indirectly, on how the matter can lead to a more prosperous solution. She is willing to comply, although slightly begrudgingly, to a person's demands if they tempt her with an offer that she sees appealing and highly profitable. When her guise is seen through, she's not above showing off her powers in order to threaten someone to leave her cottage if they're not interested in buying anything. She tries, albeit poorly, to hide her identity as a witch because of how many were unsatisfied with whatever magic she sold them. Although she lives a rather recluse life, she expresses interest in whoever visits her cottage as a potential customer.
The Witch comes off as an eccentric and seemingly harmless old lady who wishes to sell her products. After coming across many visitors who were unsatisfied with her ways of magic, she now lives the life of a humble woodcarver. Brave it is not.This mysterious elderly lady lives deep in the overgrown Highland forest where she lives in a cottage with her talking pet crow. Because for all these breakthroughs, Brave feels hopelessly safe, less a Pixar trailblazer than yet another entry in the Disney princess line of films and products. And it’s these firsts, combined with a charming atmosphere and layers of genuine heart, that make you want to love Brave more than you actually do. It was, at one point, also the studio’s first movie directed by a woman. Then again, Rapunzel has a supernice head of hair too.” However she praises Brave‘s star “Merida is active instead of passive, a doer rather than a gal who hangs around the castle waiting for Prince Charming to rescue her.”ĭrew Taylor from Indiewire calls the movie “A powerful but wobbly feminist fairy tale,” adding, “it’s the studio’s first period piece, their first fairy tale, and their first film led by a female character. New York Times‘ Manohla Dargis compares heroine Merida to Disney’s princess Rapunzel, saying “There’s so much beauty, so much untamed animation in this hair that it makes Merida look like a hothead, a rebel, the little princess who wouldn’t and didn’t. Los Angeles Times‘ Kenneth Turan points out that “ Brave simply doesn’t feel as much like the Pixar movies we’ve come to expect,” and she added, “Given that Brave does break new ground by being the first Pixar film to feature a female protagonist, that feeling of over-familiarity comes as a surprise.” Younger kids won’t mind, but many viewers accustomed to relying upon Pixar for something special will feel a sense of letdown due to the lack of adventurousness.” The Hollywood Reporter‘s Todd McCarthy says “ Brave might disappoint many ardent Pixar loyalists while simultaneously delighting old-time Disney fans,” pointing out that “for all its pictorial and vocal beauty, the film’s emotional line and dramatic contrivances are both more familiar and less inventive than what’s usually delivered by. Read below for some of the reviews from the top critics:
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