BRAVE is an EPIC TALE! (Movie Commentary)

[@themoviebud1988]

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[@hypnotherapy69]

it´s like the theme of this movie:Take the time to lissen to echother.

[@naimahal-azeez1728]

You should look at The Legend of Mordu short on the Brave DVD. It will give you more context in terms of Mordu's backstory. Also, can you react to the Descendants series? That was Disney's best work.

[@only257]

Enjoyed the video but did you understand how much i hate mac and me do you💀

[@claranguyen2738]

The How to train your dragon trilogy is awesome! Do commentaries on those if u want. (Personally really want you guys to, but I don't wanna be that pushy comment.)

[@barisbal7782]

i love how the whole movie was basically about how to *bear* our problems in right ways

[@badboyluvr]

"How is she afraid of bear cubs?" I mean, as cute as bear cubs are, encountering one means momma bear's somewhere nearby. You do NOT mess with bear cubs for that reason.

[@a.g.demada5263]

Yes and Mama bears can be very agressive if their children are in danger

[@breezy3392]

Don't mess with any baby animal in the wild

[@GollyJolly]

@@a.g.demada5263 as this movie shows

[@IvoryAspen97]

I've seen Brave about a dozen times and I never thought about one thing. The reason why her dad didn't believe her initially at the castle about her mom is because it was established in the first scene of the movie that he didn't believe in magic.

[@summerrose8110]

They showed that at the beginning when Merida was little. The wisps lead her to fate back to her parents.

[@IvoryAspen97]

@@summerrose8110 yeah, that's what I said... Also I'm pretty sure the wisps were leading her away from her parents deeper into the woods, but her mom called her back

[@13rieCheese]

Oh shit, I never thought of that. Nice!

[@ma.2089]

@@IvoryAspen97 actually I think they led her away from Mordu and towards her family. Of course mordu followed but in that way her dad was able to defend them

[@introvertedaz9963]

That's the first thing I thought of bruh

[@HannahSpencerxx]

MacGuffin speaks in Doric, it’s a Scots dialect largely spoken in the northeast of Scotland ☺️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HannahSpencerxx]

Also, towards the end he says “It’s not fair making us fight for the hand of the girl when she doesn’t want a bit of it/doesn’t want to be a part of it” 👍🏻

[@BlackStarSymphony]

@@HannahSpencerxx I love that. Thanks for translating 😊

[@loveaguitarplayer]

Yeah I watched an interview where the actor says its his hometown dialect! He joked that other people in Scotland can have a hard time understanding it 😅

[@R989D]

I am completely Scottish born and raised in Edinburgh until I moved to aus. But I went to uni in Aberdeen in the north of Scotland and it was like a whole other language. I lived with two girls from the area and needed subtitles for the first couple of months haha. So I’m not so embarrassed to say I understood most of what he says.

[@petrastedman669]

@@HannahSpencerxx actually he says 'quin' which is Doric slang for a girl. He's talking about Merida, not the queen.

[@lisaleyendekker8305]

Mending the bond wasn't about the tapestry, it was the two women putting aside their pride to admit their mistakes. the queen did this when she told Merida she could break tradition so she can find love in her own time, and Merida completed this when she apologizes to her mother and admits that it was her fault for trying to change her mother. the tapestry may be a physical representation, but it was their relationship that needed mending.

[@ghostlyexe]

Yes, I love that and was think about that while scrolling through the comments. Merida think that’s the bond is the torn tapestry but in reality, it was fixing their relationship. She’s so focused on her idea of what to do that neither of them even realize it. She does the same thing with the spell, she focuses on what she thinks it’s gonna do/has to do, when in reality, she needed to step back and look at the bigger picture, from a different POV, which is what her mom needed to do as well. They both just needed to pull back from their tunnel vision and pride of what they wished for and stop ignoring each other and understand and compromise with each other. The writing in this movie is really good but it’s gets so much hate for the dumbest reasons. Brave is an excellent movie and it’s writing and animation is great

[@catmcflooffloof4832]

@@ghostlyexe I can agree- I get why some people don't like Brave, but it's honestly my all-time favorite movie

[@lilyraimey3499]

Her trying to “change her mom” was a desperate last resort of her mother literally emotionally neglecting her daughter and making her entire life miserable by being a bad mother. I think she was well within her right to do anything within her power to take her life into her own hands because she literally had NO control over it. Ion know, wouldn’t call it “wrong”. It was more about her changing her mom’s MIND about a specific thing rather than changing her as a person overall.

[@missserenity1090]

@@lilyraimey3499 You have to remember that she jeopardized the stability of her kingdom in doing what she did though. They were both in the wrong.

[@breezy3392]

Merida and her mother both needed to learn how to find middle ground

[@rivervixens06]

When Mordu died, the oldest prince soul was free and it feels like he’s telling them “thank you” because for so long he was trapped in that monster as a bear, he’s no longer remember who he really was

[@agenttheater5]

I've heard that originally they had the will-o-the-wisp that he turned into join three others that were waiting for him and then they left together - the four brothers finally reunited.

[@SusanaCanales1]

@@agenttheater5 awww, man! That would’ve been so much better!

[@a.g.demada5263]

He really thanks her when he nod to Merida. If you're interested there's a short film called " The Legend of Mord'hu "

[@freyjanj]

We need more Scottish animated movies.

[@jess_serin]

ouuu not exactly Scottish but check out wolf walkers!

[@wolfxstar]

@@jess_serin isn’t wolf walkers based off in Ireland or is it Scotland?

[@naylisyazwina6836]

@@jess_serin not an animated movie but The Water Horse is such a good one, Scotland

[@bromega2477]

First rule of Celtic magic: always read the fine print!

[@mckenzie.latham91]

that seems to be the first rule of any kind of magic lol

[@arisahaven]

facts- from an irish

[@Kyra_M]

I love how the other Disney movie about bears abides by the same rules: ‘Suffering from the crippling guilt for forcing your brother to sacrifice himself in order to save you? - Turn into a frickin‘ bear!‘

[@LadyKuroneko13]

Brother bear is such a good movie

[@cniknik9863]

Because the pain is "overbearing" and in Brave her mother is "overbearing". Plus in some cultures like Native American, bears were seen as closely related to people. The way they protect their kids, the way the stand on two feet, eat meat and fruit/ vegetables, and are intelligent etc.

[@jessmPS]

As a curly haired person I’ve loved when they have enough effort to develop new technology to animate curly hair

[@a.g.demada5263]

Her hair is a masterpiece. I wonder how she manage to brush it

[@Ivy94F]

They way they animated her hair is amazing.

[@whenmylifebegins]

Them: "Need to find love? Bear." Me: Remembers the totem from Brother Bear

[@Kyss111]

Bear of love

[@vadalia3860]

I saw this movie with my mom and really liked it. I remember when it first came out some conservative women (the holier-than-thou, anti-feminist, judgey as hell types) didn't like it because they claimed it was saying feminine things were bad. They wanted to know "why can't we have a princess who likes good, godly, feminine things?" and "why is Disney catering to these feminists who hate womanly values?", etc. Which I never understood. Elinor's problem wasn't that she was feminine- it was that she was overly controlling & not willing to hear her daughter out. And Merida's tomboy tendency to try to bulldoze through all her problems is what causes the main conflicts of the movies & have to be fixed later on. And while Merida does save the day in some ways with skills like archery & swordsmanship, which are coded as masculine, it's in her using her mother's "princess lessons" about civility, tact, and grace (plus a little ego-boosting where necessary) when dealing with the clans that stops their warring. And her willing to be vulnerable enough to admit her faults and that her mother was right about some things that helps mend their bond. And literally sewing was necessary to save Elinor- sewing! On horseback! At night in the middle of a raging storm! I'd say I don't know how they could think this movie hates femininity but I already know it's because of their very narrow and un-nuanced view of how a woman can be feminine. Unrelated, I will also strive in the future to work the phrase "wacka-wacka, bitches" into casual conversation.

[@ma.2089]

Yeah, the MC is a tomboy but does have feminine qualities. It’s also funny cuz Merida is attracted to the guys there, but she simply doesn’t want to marry young and have a choice on who she ended up with (apparently she was supposed to get with the blonde guy but I think they removed it to keep it more focused on the mom and daughter relationship, but we can still see the remnants of that which I also detected when watching). My biggest issue is that the “feminine” princesses are also frequently shit upon by similar ppl and it’s annoying

[@mischr13]

lol I didn't hear about all that when it came out but I'm not the least bit surprised. people are so weird. Merida seems more realistic to me cuz she has both masculine and feminine coded traits. You know, like MOST people

[@lilyraimey3499]

Exactly. It wasn’t “Argh, fuck all that outdated feminine stuff, let girls be boyish instead!” It was literally about free will. How regardless of your outlook, or whether you’re more masculine or feminine, that women should have the freedom to choose their paths regardless, and be their respective individual selves.

[@the_nikster1]

idk what people were on about. the dad was a great character; he was always supportive of Merida and what she wanted and although he wasn't always the most helpful, you could tell he loved his family and would die for them if it came to it. not sure how that paints men in a bad light but ok lol love you both and glad to see you back again with this wonderful commentary! 😃

[@celestiacrystal9317]

So true, I’m a girl, but I find the dad so relatable… That would be literally me as a parent😂

[@SunwardRanger83]

I'll start by saying that I do like this movie, and I'd say that Merida is probably one of my favorite Disney princesses, but I do see where some people could take issue with the way men are depicted. Every (grown) man in this movie is depicted as some kind of combination of fat, stupid or otherwise unattractive and this is a trope that's been going on for decades. You don't really see the opposite happen anymore, women just aren't allowed to be ripped on while men are considered fair game. Someone like Kelly Bundy from Married With Children would never be written today without everyone involved being fired due to public outrage. While some people were no doubt just butt hurt losers looking for something to be upset about, I think plenty of people just don't like the double standard. You'll never make everyone happy but you have to have the same rules for everyone, either everyone's up for mockery or no one is.

[@celestiacrystal9317]

@@SunwardRanger83 I think that a good argument here would be, that all of the men here are side characters, they are not complicated, developed characters, they are mainly plot devices, the two women, that are main characters look quite normal, fairly pretty and are complicated and deeply written, that’s why they are the realisticly portrayed ones, the only other woman(the maid) is also a caricature just like the men are, I think that the problem is that the average male audience is not used to being represented by simple side characters, but in most previous works a lot of the women were represented like that, I can think of many times in media, where women are shown just as mere accessories to men and the ugly ones are shunned by the main characters (men), in many cases, for example in Herge’s comics Tin-Tin, the main cahracters (all men) look very realistic and normal, some would even call them handsome, while all the side characters look funny or just unattractive(mainly the bad guys) and all the women are very stereotyped and are mostly viewed as unattractive and stupid… That is just one example, I’m sure I could bring up many others… But you know what? I still enjoy Tin-Tin and many predominantly male-centric works, I realize that people around me don’t look and act like that and I can enjoy the main character’s perspective and their struggles, I choose who I relate to, if there is no relatable woman, I relate to a man, as simple as that, I think that a lot of men should just get over their mysoginy and just try to relate to female characters if they don’t like the male ones… After all It’s just a one subjective piece of work, It’s not a societal study…

[@SunwardRanger83]

@@celestiacrystal9317 If you are only looking at this movie I'd tend to agree with you, but this is a trend that has been going on for a long time. Personally I'm not particularly concerned with "representation" so long as the characters are well written, and I'll laugh at the bumbling male trope (Homer Simpson, Peter Griffin and so on,) just like any normal person. What my point is is that there's a double standard and a lot of hypocrisy going on currently. We're told that anything less than perfection is unacceptable for a female character and that anything else is just terrible and damaging to women's mental health, yet then we're shown time after time where male characters are portrayed in a very poor light. If you can explain this phenomenon in any kind of positive light I'll listen, but I think that a lot of people think this isn't okay. I do take issue with your assertion that " a lot of men should just get over their mysoginy," frankly I think you're being extremely insulting whether you intend to be or not. You're assuming that men in general are misogynistic and can't relate to women (not actually true,) rather than listening to guys who say that they feel like they're being mistreated. Personally, most of my favorite characters are female, and I'm getting kind of sick of the tired old line that guys just hate women in fiction. Ellen Ripley and Sarah Conner have been a thing longer than I've been alive, and I grew up with Lara Croft and Mara Jade Skywalker, so popular female characters aren't exactly new or rare.

[@celestiacrystal9317]

@@SunwardRanger83 Even tho I didn’t really express it in my comment, I agree with the fact that stereotyping anyone is wrong and representation matters even for men, but I would like to argue that the creators behind most of the shows and movies with characters like Homer or Peter Griffin are men, it is a harmful stereotype, but it was still pushed by men. Maybe you can ask why would men want to dumb themselves down and make themselves unattractive, that can also be explained by a little bit of sexism. Usually such male characters have a love interest way out of their league and they still score. It then sets a low bar for women and their chances with men irl. So yes, we would all like to see actual representation on screen and it should be the norm and I’m also not fond of the perfect female characters stereotype… But also the female characters you mentioned, I don’t think that they have been portrayed realistically and without the male-gaze… For example: Lara Croft, in the old games, her proportions were crazy and we all know it was not much of a female empowerment, I do love the new games tho and that Lara Croft, while still being very artificially attractive is I think an admirable character with her own story and ambitions, I also loved the new Tomb Raider movie with Allicia Vikander and liked how much it stayed true to the games, however I have never been able to watch the Angelina Jolie TR movies, the outfits the crazy unrealistic stunts, the love interests, it all seemed very sexualized and made for the male enjoyment and as an asexual that is very hard for me to watch… And my mysoginy comment, while it may have sounded a little aggressive, it was meant as more of a blunt honest jab at some people and while you may not be one of them, trust me there are many men who feel or have felt like they can’t relate to female characters, just look at the haters of female-led games, most of the hate is just straight men being frustrated that they don’t want to play as a female and that it is no longer relatable for them, even tho they’re not forced into any romance or anything uncomfortable for them…

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

I will ride and die for this movie, Mereda is a queen

[@themoviebud1988]

Damn straight 😆 - Stef

[@kassandrajeffery7035]

@Foodislife YES! I love that movie!

[@SunwardRanger83]

Technically I'm pretty sure she's just a princess, maybe she could be a queen if they ever make a sequel? LOL

[@missserenity1090]

@@SunwardRanger83 it’s just saying, it’s not that deep.

[@d.eliiii]

This movie always makes me cry. I think, people with complicated relationships with their mom will hard core relate to this. Sometimes it's hard to listen to one another. Mother and daughter relationships can be HARD. I truly love this movie!

[@meghanmonroe]

Lost my mom almost 6 years ago. This movie breaks my heart all over again every time I watch it.

[@in.other.words_]

+1

[@scarlett-moriko1543]

You’re 100% right. I’ve always had a rocky relationship with my mum and seeing this movie for the first time with her made us both cry like babies. Ironically this movie brought us closer together, sure we have our moments but I’ll always love her and her with me.

[@screamingbegins4688]

​@@scarlett-moriko1543same it makes me sob everytime, im literally crying right now

[@madebycoffee]

I always liked this movie, but mostly because it surprised the hell out of me. When they were advertising Brave before release they leaned HEAVY into Merida not wanting to be a princess "I'll be shooting for my own hand" yada yada yada. Not a SINGLE mention about her mother getting turned into a bear. I don't even know if bears were shown in the ads. So I had a great time back in 2012 watching a movie that turned out to be a story about a mom and a daughter. Even if the mom was a bear for most of it lol.

[@Meimoons]

That’s because during the development of the movie, Pixar had fired one of their original directors and hired a director that decided to take the movie in a whole different direction. It’s literally two movies that can’t seem to make up their mind in what it wants to be. A guy who made a video analysis called “Pixar’s Almost Masterpiece” breaks down the movie and explains in why this movie doesn’t work. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYPNeX9uoMeekM0

[@kede849]

@@Meimoons True, but even the original director had planned to turn the mom into a bear. I do think that it would've been one thousand times better if they had kept the original director and storyline though

[@BeeKee404]

Honestly, even as an adult, I still sided with Merida when she tore the tapestry. Elinor was really reaching overbearing dictating mother territory. Kinda reminded me of King Triton from The Little Mermaid except in mother form. I mean maybe tearing the tapestry was a bit over the line but I was getting where she was coming from.

[@ma.2089]

At the same time, Elinor is raising her daughter the way she was raised. The issues with elinor is not considering who Merida is as a person and instead focusing on the role her daughter must be so that she won’t have trouble in the future rather than preparing her to be the best version of herself. And of course, since she went thru that stuff and things turned out fine, she thinks that her daughter should do it as well without considering that things could go wrong or that the next generation doesn’t have to do what the parents did and that maybe they should be allowed to do what their parents couldn’t

[@samiraansari5686]

But Elinor is not just a mother- she is also the Queen, and the future of their lands depends on Merida‘s marriage. Yes, she is controlling and comes across as harsh, but considering what‘s at stake, her behavior makes perfect sense to me. That doesn‘t mean it‘s good, but it is very much in line with her duties as a Queen.

[@SunwardRanger83]

Hmmm, a monarch acting overbearing and not considering the wishes of other "lesser" people. Never find any examples of that in the history books! LOL

[@naylisyazwina6836]

@@samiraansari5686 agreed 100%. Asians seem to know more about responsibility while Western people care more about freedom but I'm still also happy about Merida can decide on who to marry now because forced marriages aren't valid

[@drewc981]

The song that starts are around 4 minutes in this video, "Touch the Sky" is by Julie Fowlis. Her music is excellent, she primarily sings in both English and Scottish Gaelic. Highly recommend even if you don't understand the language.

[@janejanejaney]

Love her, highly recommend the collab album Allt if you like beautiful harmonies 🙌🎆

[@Ivy94F]

Don’t know her music, but loved her work in this film. Just a beautiful voice.

[@tvcritics6526]

This movie is underrated. One of my favorites. Also if you guys see this, would you mind adding Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs to your list? It's another underrated animated film in my opinion.

[@MotherOfOwlbears]

The second is one of my favorites.

[@19Rena96]

@@MotherOfOwlbears Same! The first one is great but the second one is one of my all time favorites when it comes to animated movies and i watch it like several times a year :D The last time was 2 weeks ago haha

[@queencobraclub7202]

Oh i absolutely love cloudy with a chance of meet balls!!!! And the sequel is even better in mt opinion

[@dummyberrry]

That film scared me

[@neydaa_]

Yess!! And also Mega mind 💙

[@mynameisnonofyourconcern8685]

Angus is definitely some type of draft horse, probably a Clydesdale since they’re from Scotland. Huge horses, they really are that big even if it looks like an exaggeration

[@KaiAquila]

A shire horse, actually. The coloring would be unusual for a Clydesdale, since those are almost always sabinos.

[@mischr13]

I love them. They're SO sweet

[@elisabethn2893]

@@KaiAquila Yeah, he's a shire for sure, love those babies

[@safire2971]

Drafts are amazing I love them so much

[@naylisyazwina6836]

Shire horse

[@define8730]

i didn't even finish watching the video yet and i needed to comment, " so the backlash it got, was because, men?" moment was beautiful, iconic, and i felt it in my soul, need it on a tshirt, thank you and good night.

[@themoviebud1988]

Tough that the backlash explanation can be so simple, but, I guess that’s where we are haha - Sam

[@Meimoons]

It’s not as simple as that. The bigger issues was the way how the second director took the movie in a completely different direction which is what caused this movie to be a disappointment. Watch “Pixar’s Almost Masterpiece” and you’ll see a break down as to why this movie had a great premise which was later changed by the new director.

[@frikkinpenguin]

As a child that has a lot of struggles with her mother, this movie hits deep and really was the beginning of me not seeing a parent as this untouchable, unbreakable being but as a human with struggles, worries and problems themselves.

[@gabbyh9788]

Y'all have been putting out so much content lately, and it never fails to make me laugh. I don't know how you've done it during your lockdown, but keep up the good work, and make sure you take breaks when needed. Love ya!

[@themoviebud1988]

Thanks bud, we really appreciate the recognition 😄 - Stef

[@sanne1261]

"I don't believe Jeremy Renner is a real person." cracked me up

[@ERIS-tm8lf]

“Animal planet is wild” Why did that crack me up so much?! 😂

[@lovablecharacter8167]

"Damn, Nature. You scary!"

[@Ezra4224]

“The backlash [for this movie] was caused by MeN??” “Well are you surpriSED?” “No not really 😕”

[@Meimoons]

The backlash wasn't because it was directed by a man, but due to some directional differences where one female director was fired and replaced by a male director who decided to take the movie in a 180 degree direction that did not agree with the beginning concept of the movie. “Pixar’s Almost Masterpiece” goes into depth why this movie was a disappointment and the development issues before it’s release.

[@princecarmon5674]

@@Meimoons yep, know the context and development of something to know why it went wrong or right

[@Travel__Spin]

Same thing happened with Captain Marvel. Instead of pointing out actual "problems" with in the script or plot or the directors choices almost all the hate comments I see are mostly men angry that Captain Marvel became a movie in the first place and say how much they hate Larson for being a "raging feminist who never smiles like a women should." 🙄 Yet they ignore the fact that she smiles all the time in her videos and on her Instagram and she also smiled many times in the movie and she was only acting the way the directors told her to because Carol had 0 memory and didn't know who to trust.

[@gc0009]

@@Travel__Spin also carol is a soldier on earth AND kree planet that i forgot the name now sorry. yon rogg says all the time to carol repress her emotions. she even joke around with her team mates in space, this ''she not smile'' is pure bull shit

[@safire2971]

When they talked about the back lash I had no idea about that and very confused about that kind of back lash the story was really deep and yah sure princesses are a Disney thing doesn’t mean it cant be pixar.

[@Epodmusic17]

Fun fact, crows have a similar tongue to parrots, so they can be taught to speak. They are also highly intelligent.

[@screamingbegins4688]

the iq of a 7 yr old human i believe, all corvids are highly intelegent

[@jennapeaches4339]

I love the humour in Brave 🙌🏻 Especially the shenanigans from her little brothers always crack me up so much. 😂 and they do look so cute as little bears 🐻 but the end also never fails to make me teary eyed, love the character growth and the bond between Merida and her mom 🥺 and that Merida is finally free to be herself and follow her own dreams...

[@themoviebud1988]

Omg yeah, the little brothers were so great all throughout 😆 glad you enjoyed this movie too 😋 - Sam

[@SusanaCanales1]

Oh yeah! The mom not changing back and Merida finally admitting that it was her fault, before begging her mother to come back ALWAYS chokes me up and I shed a few tears. Lol and I’ve seen this movie SO many times and cried a little even during this reaction. I’m a sucker for this movie lol

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Emma Thompson Supremacy. Screenwriting, Actress, and brilliant voice actor.

[@lott94leann]

As a natural redhead, Merida is my favorite Disney princess. I'm so glad you reacted to Brave! (I know technically Ariel is a redhead, but no one has THAT color of red naturally.)

[@sipulikorva8717]

In finnish mythology we have virvatuli which is pretty much the same as a will o wisp. They would lead travellers off paths into, as Stef said, bogs and other deadly dangers.

[@Neverland-Runaway]

We have the same in Danish myths. "Lygtemænd" ie. latern men would totally lead you to your death in bogs etc.

[@anamarf]

...lovely

[@valentinafangirling]

The mom is obviously on the wrong with the argument but I think is also important to remember the time is set and how marriages were a political thing. The mom wants Merida to marry in order to avoid war. Is not right, but she isn't doing it for the shits and giggles lmao. I just think you guys were a little too rough on her, because the movie is on Merida's pov, not the grown ups. Obviously there was an answer by changing things, but what Merida wanted at first, which was to simply say no, wasn't the answer either. There needed to be a different solution/system for her to find a way to not get married.

[@cniknik9863]

Yup! Especially since she had done it in the past herself she understands the political and societal part, takes emotions and personal life out of it.

[@MissCaraMint]

She isn't entirely wrong though. Keeping the peace between the clans is the most important thing. It makes sense that only when they both start to understand each other do they figure out a compromise.

[@snapmyneck8818]

Both sides of the argument have their wrongs, in the eye of a parent and a child

[@naylisyazwina6836]

@@snapmyneck8818 yup. She does need to marry but she should get to decide on who and a bit later, not just from the guy that accidentally hits a bullseye or wins a competition.

[@benarts2271]

I remember first seeing this in theaters and it was a cool experience! Some funny moments. It made me appreciate Scottish culture 😊 also, Merida is super badass and started the princess line up where she didn’t need a man to complete her story. Like finally, a Disney character who doesn’t rely on romance to solve their problems 😂 I’m saying this as a single man for his whole life lmao Keep up the good work, Budz! 💪🏼

[@IceQueen975]

What I like about Merida over Elsa is that Merida doesn't "need no man"; she honestly isn't ready for one! She wants to explore and grow as a person. Marriage is a big responsibility and can cut you off from certain kinds of growth (though it does promote other avenues of growth you cannot access when single). IT felt less a "fuck the patriarchy" and more "I am not ready yet, give me time".

[@mischr13]

@@IceQueen975 Elsa seems asexual to me, they won't make it cannon but it would be cool representation. And, like you said, Merida just isn't ready...which is something that should also be covered more in media, especially for kids.

[@neptunie5171]

And going to have to disagree with you on that Merida started the "she didn’t need a man to complete her story". That was Mulan. She literally saved China and had the emperor acknowledge her feats.

[@sarat.1744]

@@neptunie5171 to a certain point...but she still fell for a guy and ended up with him (or at least it's hinted that way). The love interest was a small part of the movie, true...but it was still there. Not it Merida or Elsa's cases though.

[@observantwonderer7401]

Actually Mulan was the first, and before you say that she still "fell in love and ended up with a guy", the story wasn't about them or Romance AT ALL, it wasn't focused on to any extent. Mulan became a soldier and saved China irrespective of Shang or Romance , and gain they only hinted at the maybe ending up together at the end and that was just them dating which is more or less the same as Merida because technically its about Merida avoiding marriage so it's still a big plot thing, she has 3 love interests, does she want any of them? No. Does she end up them? No. But is romance (the avoidance of it) part of the plot, yes. With Mulan there was romance (but not really) but it had nothing to do with the story or a big impact on it, you could easily ignore it and pretend Shang didn't go after Mulan and nothing would change

[@alenasayy]

Young mcguffin was in fact actually speaking English but it was a dialect called doric(?) I think... Sometimes they translate if you put on the subtitles. I'm pretty sure he says "Since youre saying it and I wasn't there to see it for myself, I'll go ahead and take your word for it." when they're at the banquet

[@vasyabrave2832]

And the second time, after her speech about winning her heart, I think he said something like "it's not fair trying for a queens heart who doesn't want it"? That's what it sounded like to me at least.

[@klcpesan]

Aye, it's Doric and you've got the right translation. Except its quine not queen.

[@petrastedman669]

@@vasyabrave2832 you're really close but it's quin not queen. Quin is slang for a young girl. So he says it's not (nae) fair making them fight for the hand of a girl who didn't (dinnae) want a bit of it.

[@petrastedman669]

@Celena Webb which scene at the banquet? If it's the part where one of the other suitors is talking and they're making fun of him, Young MacGuffin says 'if he were a wee bit closer, I could lob a caber at him, ya ken?' Which means he'd throw one of those telephone pole looking things from earlier at the guy.

[@alenasayy]

@@petrastedman669 it's the part where he talks right before he stands up from the table and leaves. This is after mom turns into a bear and merida is like "you can't go out there".

[@heyitsmira17]

It's interesting when you think about how there wasn't really a bear plot originally and it was about the bond between them. The whole Brother Bear plotline was nice, but I'm curious to know what the original director had in mind for the project before it was handed over to another person that decided to go for the bear route.

[@NikkieTwix]

As a Scot it’s great saying a Scottish Disney princess movie 😂

[@NikkieTwix]

Shit i meant to write seeing 😂

[@QueenOfTheZombieApocalypse]

God the one-liners in this reaction from you two were so great. “So the backlash it got was… because men?” “Waka waka bitches” 😂

[@nazarisreyes6037]

The animation for Merida's hair is sooo beautiful

[@d13_a]

“Need to find love? Guess what? Bear.” *Brother Bear has entered the chat*

[@kunilsen2519]

Although the movie isn't bad, I thought it started off very good, but the kind of derailed into a whole different movie. I thought the beginning (which I found super interesting) and the end (I thought could be interesting) needed more time to develop or build up. It's basically two different movies. I later found out the story originally was about gender norms and how it can harm the relationships between women in a sexist society where every woman(and children in general) needs to figure out what norms they want to enforce and what they want to fight against, and the consequences of these choices (basically the start of the movie). But the director of the movie(Brenda Chapman), whose vision inspired by her and her daughter's relationship created this movie was "let go" (fired). To be replaced by a man (Mark Andrews), who either ignored or didn't see the message of the movie and changed it into what the later half of the movie is. Claiming "gender has nothing to do with the movie". To me, it kind of ruined the "soul" of this movie, but Mereda is badass either way lol

[@a.g.demada5263]

Me, I think it's a good idea to have a tomboy princess as an heroin. It changes and a lot of girls can identify themselves to her

[@Ivy94F]

I loved everything about these characters , the animation, this world, the mother daughter focus, the lore, the comedy, etc. Its just that when the ‘bear’ thing came in, it became a different movie and I didn’t like that plot point as much. However, they did such a great job in the film, that it wasn’t difficult to like it anyway.

[@itzmehDevi]

14:27 Her mom "You're acting like a child" Me: But.. she is a child...?

[@dyloosutherland3075]

From this scot still upset to this day this is the only Scottish movie Disney has ever done great reaction again guys haggis is made from the inside of a sheep

[@themoviebud1988]

As an Italian I can relate to the feelig since they only recently released Luca. Still nice to see your culture being represented 😄 - Stef

[@dyloosutherland3075]

@@themoviebud1988 and glad for you aswell Stef haven't seen Luca need to give it a watch

[@earthing3696]

I feel the same with princess and a frog..

[@samkelly4132]

Brave is the closest thing I have to a Disney Movie as an Irish person (so far 😉) I really want one, but I’m worried it’ll turn into “🍀lEprEcHauNs☘️anD🍀PoTS☘️oF🍀GoLD☘️” or something

[@madison.w8615]

For anyone curious as to what MacGuffin's son was saying: His first line is when the clan leaders are heckling each other, he says, "If he was a wee bit closer I could lob a caber at him, ya ken?" Translation: "If he was a bit closer I could throw a log at him, you know?" Second line is at the feast when he is sitting with the other suitors, "Since ya saying it and I wasnae there tae see it for maself, Ahm gonnae hae take ya word for it tho". Translation: "Since you're saying it and I was not there to see it for myself, I am going to have to take your word for it." And his third line is after Merida has made her speech and Lord MacGuffin asks his son what he thinks of the situation, "It's jist nae fair makin us ficht for the hand o the quine that disnae want any bit o it. Ken?" Translation: "It's just not fair to make us fight for the hand of a girl who does not want anything to do with it. You Know?"

[@matijasostojic4288]

He is a pretty nice guy. If she had to pick one she would definetly pick the gentle giant.

[@shannonceleste5557]

I love how much the parents care for each other 💜

[@h.haydon8044]

At 21:30, yes, Kevin MacDonald spoke a very specific Scottish dialect. He played the father and son

[@lapizlapoppy]

I used to like this movie as a kid, then I learned that they missed such a big opportunity to show a mother and daughter relationship where they respect each other's stands on individuality. Oh well, still a fun movie

[@lightefilit]

You're not wrong on wisps. Traditionally speaking, they are there to fool you and lead to your death. It's kinda of similar to siren who leads your ships to crush. "Lead you to your fate" means to your death 😅 They kinda twisted a lot of the original mythology, but I'm fine with it as it's not about historical accuracy. Love the movie ^_^

[@fern1820]

I think the reason why the crow got to talk is that crows can mimic human speech--bears don't have the required anatomy. (Also, as someone who did archery quite a bit when they were younger and has taught archery to kids for months at a time--the scene where her mom throws the bow into the fire always gets me because it takes years to make a wooden bow if you include curing the wood and the sinew, which you'd have to in a hand-made bow like that. A shit ton of work went into that bow.)

[@Rec426]

Since you guys were talking about the scenery: fun fact, my mums old school friend who lived in the UK worked on this film since she lives in LA now. She worked on the scenery art for this movie and I believe has a head role (not completely sure) with the scenery animation team at Pixar and has worked on Finding Dory and Toy Story 4 so hearing you compliment the scenery art was pretty cool :)

[@ariadnamargaritadelgadober6180]

The fact that I've always hated when my mom used to tell me I was like Merida because she was always ready to escape rather than to find herself as a better leader. And then it appears Moana and I thought yeah that's the reason why I could escape to find a way to save my people even if they don't want to, not to escape from my responsibilities

[@agenttheater5]

7:48 There's a short movie where we find out that each of the sons had a gift of his own - the fourth was wise, the third was compassionate, the second was just and the eldest was strong, but he unfortunately took great strength to mean strength of character and so was convinced that he alone should be the sole heir. He asked the witch for a spell that would change his fate - which according to him meant 'giving him the strength of ten men' and he paid for it with his signet ring.

[@aliyahpulido953]

2:43 If you pause to look at the "Brave" title card, you can see Merida and Queen Elinor carved into the wood of the first and last letters, respectively. Merida is in the B and her mom is in the E (you can tell it's her mom because she has her crown.)

[@mikarosen]

Oh my god I never noticed

[@liamwhelan388]

I absolutely love Billy Connolly as the father in this. Extremely well cast

[@NoudlePipW]

Ooft, lads. Haggis is unreal. It's like black pudding! Scrumptuous! Especially on toast

[@themoviebud1988]

Never had black pudding either. That said, I'm a really fussy eater 😅 - Stef

[@NoudlePipW]

@@themoviebud1988 Aussies, we love you here in Ireland, we're oddly similar, but you need a good Irish breakfast 😉 (I know haggis is Scottish, but black pudding is Irish and in every good fry up 😄)

[@IceQueen975]

I remember when it came out how much flack it got. But what *I* heard was that it was boring and not feminist enough. Meanwhile, both my parents actually like it and were surprised that they did. Brave and Princess and the Frog are great movies imo and are totally shat on for no reason.

[@summerrose8110]

That stupid how people think feminism means hating men and that is not the definition of feminist.

[@msgirly6827]

Not feminist enough how?

[@vadalia3860]

lol All I heard when it came out what how it was TOO feminist.

[@mikelaw9317]

@@vadalia3860 which doesn't make any sense at all. She a just girl who doesn't want to confirm to what society says a princess is and should be and do. She she basically a Tom boy to my memory who doesn't look done girly girl things it's just she just doesn't wanted forus on her.

[@ma.2089]

I heard ppl shit on the fact it does the “person gets turned into bear” plot and “it was out of nowhere and not foreshadowed” Which is so dumb, the bear stuff was hinted at and exactly how can they foreshadow something like that? So stupid

[@jillianwerner7827]

Y’all are my fav reactors!! Thank you so much for all the content you’ve put out even during lockdown, y’all are the best💙💙

[@themoviebud1988]

Aw, thank you! We really appreciate it ☺ - Stef

[@devoneytaylor890]

Also, I come from a welsh family and loved seeing this movie in theatres. I was only like 12 when it came out so I was still young enough to appreciate the “princess not getting married” shit. And I have a bad relationship with my mom so this movie HITS HOME

[@thenerdytiger9306]

9:10 Angus is a shire horse and the proportions in this movie are actually quite well done. Shire horses were traditionally used for pulling carts and farm equipment so they tend to be larger and more muscular than other breeds shire horses are known to be one of the largest breeds of horse with a full grown stallion(like angus) standing around 17 hands or 1.7m tall

[@catherineginn3232]

Angus, Merida’s horse, is what’s known as a draught/draft horse. These are horses bred specifically because of their large size and great strength, so that they can be used for strenuous work tasks. Angus, in particular, is listed as being a Shire, which are native to Scotland (as are their more famous relations, the Clydesdales). These horses seem to be bred and employed mostly in areas and countries that are mountainous, likely because the rough terrain makes certain farming tasks more too difficult for both humans and other, smaller work animals. Though, if one’s goal was to go as fast as possible, a draught horse would not be the ideal pick, the location of Merida’s kingdom (farmland in the mountains of Scotland) and the use for which she employs him (transportation and a sturdy/stables mount for firing arrows while in motion) makes his breed perfectly suitable.

[@revafarleyleebiit]

This is one of the best princesses, who is an actual princess as well. The music is beautiful. as well.

[@kaladinstormblessed8470]

I can't believe I saw this in theaters ten years ago now. I've been watching it ever since and I don't think it'll ever get old

[@mckenzie.latham91]

This film deserves so much respect for literally being one of the few Pixar/Disney films with two parents and showing the different aspects of parenthood

[@bayliegates5319]

It’s been a long time since I’ve been early! So happy to be back. I remember seeing this movie with my dad the day it came out in theaters! Such a fun surprise!

[@themoviebud1988]

We're glad to be back too 😊 Funny, I saw it in cinemas with my mum - Stef

[@norahbooth6066]

There back!!!! Great movie choice, we seriously need more animated shows or movies with Scottish settings/ backgrounds

[@CaleyWarrior101]

Pretty sure Angus (her horse) is a Shire, which is a draft horse. Draft horses are big to begin with but as far as draft breeds go Shires certainly come in at the top. People think the Budweiser Clydesdales are something and while they are big they got nothing on Shires

[@marianellatamburo9865]

Here watching from Argentina, a pleasure always to find a new notification for a new video! Super fun to watch, It was a while since I've seen this movie... I remember it was huge here!! I think the real problem with this movie is more about the behind the scenes. The story originally was more about the bond between mother and daughter, and then the female director was fired (from her own proyect), and the male director was introduce. If you analyze from the stand point of story-telling, the structure it's all mess up. There are accusations of sexism in the decisions of Disney because of the way they manage the situation.

[@Izzybelle826]

“Need love? Bear!” Brother bear

[@madeleinereads]

It's true! Pixar created an entire software system just for Merida's hair! So cool. Also, Scotland is absolutely magical. The cities I have seen were incredible. I want to go back one day and see more of Scotland.

[@everausten]

I always got the impression from the special features that Mark Andrews and co made the production a nightmare for original director and creator Brenda Chapman. It was a passion project for her, but the behind the scenes make production look like a frat house, with Mark Andrews leading such inclusive morale initiatives as beard growing contests 🙃. I got the impression that they sabotaged her by taking up too much space and derailing her leadership. That's my memory and impression of how it went down, so I may be a little off. In other projects like John Carter of Mars I had a good impression of Mark Andrews, so I was disappointed by the behind-the-scenes of Brave. I'd love to see Brenda Chapman's original vision executed. It may well have needed work to tighten up the plot as all stories do, but I think her co-directors could have supported her instead of undermining. Pixar really packaged it as though Chapman couldn't handle the responsibility and needed more experienced hands to step in. Now that I'm older and have workplace experience, it reeks of HR/PR smoothing over the company's image by calling bullying a 'misunderstanding'. Projecting: yes. Very common story: also yes.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Witch: *takes a pie out of the cauldron* Movie Budz: Oh so that's how they make them. You guys had no right being this funny 🤣

[@laratamee2944]

It is very cool, that the mom saved Merida by breaking a rock of the circle. Because you know people say fate is not set in stone or something. It’s really cool symbolism for changing fate…

[@RabbitsFunWorld]

I love that her mom said that “only the firstborns can perform the sport chosen.” She didn’t consider to say “firstborn son.”

[@henriettaparlett8447]

I think the “crow” is a raven - they can mimic human speech so that’s probably why it can talk but the bear can’t?

[@monovevb8573]

The absolutely confused faces you guys made when the MacGuffin talked about the marriage cracked me up so much

[@ohbooyourselves]

I'm happy this video is here, it's my treat for passing my permit test the first time 👍🏾😆

[@themoviebud1988]

Well done, bud! 😁 - Stef

[@scarlett-moriko1543]

Oh my god your Dylan pfp is iconic 😭✨🤚

[@taerdrop]

Yes! Lol he's speaking Doric, a dialect from northeast of Scotland.

[@louisa1878]

That basketball edit was fucking hilarious. This movie is so good! I've always thought it was the most underrated Disney movie. I also think the King is the best character, he reminds me so much of my dad. And Stef's super giddy OMGYES! at 43.01 was so funny

[@shivshukla4394]

I loved the “ want some love ? Guess what ? A bear ! “ 😀 so true

[@abbythyst]

I was still a wee yin when this film came out, I still remember the magic and love I felt seeing it at the cinema. Loved all the wee things they added too, some things only us Scots picked up on, made it feel more personal. Pixar never disappoint!

[@TheGabygael]

On the backlash that she was a bad role model : the man hating part is funny considering men were not really focus of the story but yeah Mérida is not really that good of a role model, neither is queen elinor, the strength of the movie lies in thz fact that they are deeply flawed and the moral lies somewhere in the middle, Mérida is clearly not mature enough for the role she'll have to fulfil someday but she's a teen she has time to learn and tje queen is way too rigid and is willing to let her duty go before her daughters happiness but the duty she's faced with is not something to be taken lightly and they make for much better characters because in a way they are both right and both wrong they are not as perfect as other characters

[@ma.2089]

Lol the fact that men aren’t focused on is probably why they think there’s man hating. Like how dare they have a story about a daughter and mother rather than some man or some male love interest thrown in. And “oh the men r so dumb, so clearly they don’t like men” They’re so sensitive

[@MissCaraMint]

Yeah the story would never work if she wasn't flawed. In the end she is a good role model at the end when she takes responsibility for her actions, is willing to sacrifice for the peace, and finally to apologize to her mother, but she needed the whole movie to get there. So did her mother.

[@queencobraclub7202]

If you guys get the chance, i highly recommended 'the emperors new groove'. One of my favourite movies to this day, and im pretty sure you guys will like it

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Emma Thompson does a great Scottish accent.

[@lockmonster05]

I liked the beginning of this movie with the conflict between the mother and daughter. But when the mom turned into a bear it seemed to turn into a different movie and I hated it. It didn't vibe with anything that had come before, almost like I was watching two movies being shoved together. When I found out the original writer of this movie, Brenda Chapman, had been fired and a new writer, Mark Andrews, that had been brought in had added the 'bear/fate' idea to it, it was an 'ah ha' moment. It felt like two different movies because that's what it was.

[@snowtigress7744]

Watching this commentary again and hearing you guys talk about the crow being the only talking animal in the film made me realize something. I learned recently that crows can indeed talk like parrots. So technically, him being the only animal to talk like a human is pretty accurate. It's funny that I never noticed that little detail until now.

[@laurenmichelle1095]

When I first watched this movie, I thought that the blue Will O Whisps were actually kinda cute and friendly, but I learned that in folklore, mostly Irish, Scottish, and British, that they are actually evil and supposedly spirits of the dead. I never knew that they were actually folkloric creatures. I always thought it was something Disney (Pixar) made up for the movie.

[@alaasusername]

"Feast 'yer eyes" always kills me, I can'tt lol

[@MysticWolfMagic]

I saw this movie with my mom. We both really liked it. And we cracked up at all of the Mama Bear miming. I just love watching you guys. I would love to see more Disney from you. Maybe Brother Bear? That's another movie that has a lot of unwarranted hate.

[@SF-tv4bd]

You said welcome back Samantha and I nearly died LMAO that freaked me out 😂😅

[@introgeek5278]

I think the dislike was mostly from the trailer being misleading in terms of the story or something like that And that Merida had been deemed a “Disney Princess” and they started to look the part which - ironically - pissed off a few feminists because her character was shown to be wanting the opposite throughout the movie

[@shannonceleste5557]

Only 15 mins in and I’ve already laughed and teared up a bit 🥲 another great commentary from the budz

[@meghanmonroe]

I love when all the clans start getting into shenanigans and the bagpipes start up in the background 😂😂

[@malkyyy3418]

“Cheers love”😂☠️ that took me out bro

[@priscillamcrmy]

this is one of my all time favorites, makes me cry every single time

[@Vincisomething]

Fun fact, Mereda's voice actress was Margaret Schroeder/Thomposon/Rohan from Boardwalk Empire if you watched that.

[@yanawilliams6302]

This was the most laughing I've done out of all your reactions! Love you guys!

[@zacharybauer1753]

The thing is, you really can't hear a bear come up on you. Not to this extreme but their pads make their running silent.

[@sarahfields288]

Lmao when you zoomed in on Dingwalls angry face 😂😂

[@ColieBear18]

Haggis is legit delicious. I've been to Scotland twice and I've eaten it multiple times each trip. It's really rich and hearty I highly recommend at least trying it if you can!!

[@abbythyst]

Glad to hear it! Always people who’ve never tried it bashing it, brilliant when you don’t linger on what it is made of😂

[@ColieBear18]

@@abbythyst I mean if we really think of what ANY sausage or meatloaf type thing is made of lol. But yeah haggis is one thing I'm sad we don't have in the US I enjoy it so much :)

[@acidsupernova]

American here, also have tried and enjoyed haggis a lot! I also had vegetarian haggis which was pretty good but there was no sauce on it which made it too dry. But I had regular haggis in a restaurant in Inverness and it was delicious!

[@MellSayzHi]

'Wee Dingwald!' Lord McIntosh: Why do I hear boss music?

[@madeleinet-mcgarty2292]

Brave might be my favourite Disney princess film (alongside Tangled) so I’m so happy you two have done a video on it! Also I presume Lord MacGuffins son is speaking Gaelic (not the Irish kind obviously 😂), I don’t speak or understand it myself, but that’s my guess