Finally Watching BRAVE and I HAD NO IDEA it was gonna make me CRY?! *Commentary/Reaction*

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[@DanGamingFan2846]

Fun fact: Pixar had to make a whole new code just to animate Merida's curly red locks for this movie and it's CHANGED the game of animating hair ever since. Sully's fur in _Monsters Inc._ was a similar story.

[@DevanteTalkaholic]

Seems like they've taken a similar route with Moana

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

Disney and Pixar

[@mischr13]

Is this copypasta? why does everyone word it the exact same way

[@ofthenearfuture]

It apparently took 3 years of R&D to perfect

[@Iqnacio.]

@@user-re8fc8yk8n Yes but not really. Disney, as the parent company (and even before that when they were actually different companies and made a deal to co-produce movies), deals with marketing and distribution, but when it comes to actually making their movies all the ones with the Pixar label are basically completely made within the studio, including in this case animating Meridas hair. That's why Disney Animation and Pixar still exist as two separate studios and their movies are respectively attributed to one or the other (and also why their movies have quite the different feel).

[@gooseweasel]

Fun fact- bows have what's called "draw weight" which is what determines how much force is needed to pull them back, and it can come in a really wide range. Beginner bows usually have a draw weight of 20-30lbs, while the English longbow, probably the most iconic heavy drawn bows, had a draw weight of 150-180lbs, the strain of which changed the archer's body to the point where archeologists can tell whether or not someone used it just by their bones.

[@joshuawoodbridge6267]

Meridas bow used in the movie is from 1800s North America

[@Temujin1206]

@@joshuawoodbridge6267 To be fair the entire world shown in Brave is a mishmash of different bits of history. The fashion is a mix of Late Antiquity/Early Medieval (e.g. woad body paint), High Medieval (e.g. the wimple Merida wears) and Early Modern (e.g. Great Kilts), as are the weapons and other material culture, not to mention that two men of the same generation (two of Merida's suitors) are described as having fought off Vikings and Romans, despite the fact the last Romans left Britain four centuries before the first Vikings showed up and both groups were many centuries gone before Scottish people started wearing tartan kilts. It's a fantasy world with cursed bears and witches loosely inspired by a very American understanding of Scottish history, I doubt they were really aiming for historical accuracy and its absence doesn't really take away from the story they're telling.

[@HiddenWindshield]

@@Temujin1206 Well, the clan leaders _were_ exaggerating the accomplishments of their sons _just_ a tad, so there's no real evidence that either the Romans or the Vikings were actually there.

[@VerchielxKanda]

Merida fighting her father, who is considered one of the strongest, to protect her mother, is my favorite part of this whole movie.

[@aubryellaotero1064]

That one suitor is in fact speaking in English, it’s just an extreme Scottish dialect, actually watched a Scottish reactor once be able to translate what that guy was actually saying 😭😭

[@Flamingol08]

yeah the dialect is Doric! It’s from Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire (the northeast of Scotland!)

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Most underrated Pixar movie ever, dosen't deserve all the hate and deserved Best Animated Feature over Wreck It Ralph. It's about time Pixar told a mother and daughter story and the second sunrise scene hits me in the feels every time😭🐻🌄!

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

Disney his is Disney movie

[@looloodee]

​@@user-re8fc8yk8n what

[@franolich3]

@HarryThomasPictures Could not agree more!

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

@@franolich3 Disney Pixar

[@franolich3]

@@user-re8fc8yk8n Sure, Disney have owned Pixar since 2006. The point here is that Brave is still incredibly underrated for reasons I cannot understand.

[@mariaghiglieri78]

This movie is packed with Harry Potter Actors: Queen: played by the fantastic Emma Thompson (Trelawney) Merida: Kelly MacDonald (The Grey Lady) The Witch: Julie Walters (Mrs Weasley) Lord Dingwall: Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) Martin the Door Guard: Patrick Doyle (Composer for Goblet of Fire)

[@taylornusteling8692]

Rest in peace Robbie Coltrane. 🕊🙏🏼

[@HannahB09]

It’s crazy that even after knowing all that I still can’t hear it. Like for whatever reason it doesn’t sound like them to me

[@Grace_Reads]

the grey lady had mommy issues too, lol

[@joshuawells835]

For this film, Pixar designed 3 original tartan patterns for Clans DunBroch, Dingwall, and MacGuffin (they also got permission from Clan Mackintosh to use the real tartan of that clan for Clan Macintosh) and then had them registered in the Scottish National Tartan Registry, despite protest from at least one Scottish politician who said that this wasn't what the registry was for. Kevin McKidd voices both Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin. McKidd grew up in Elgin and used a variation of the Doric dialect for Young MacGuffin. Doric is also known as Northeast Scots, Scots being the Scottish dialect of English.

[@7rollface]

I love this film so much. It's often cited as one of Pixar and even Disney's worst. Honestly, I think its one of the best from either studio. And I could watch just Merida's hair for hours. Even now it's amazing.

[@jwideuluisinaein]

WORSE!???!!!!?!? This is one of my favourites wtf

[@peterkoester7358]

The original title of this during production was "The Bear and the Bow," but the filmmakers felt no one would know what that meant and would not go to see it.

[@user-vq1bk5no3j]

it seems clear to me they called it Brave to piggyback off the success of another Scottish-centric film Braveheart. I think it's an especially dumb title considering the main character is more fearless than brave.

[@ismaelvargas-osiris6108]

​​​​@@user-vq1bk5no3j She WAS fearless at the beginning, then she becomes brave. The choices she makes by the end and her final monologue explains it the best.

[@samuelvincent557]

The Witch's warning "Mend the bond torn my pride", I felt had four parts to it, all of which Meirda had to deal with. The obvious ones were the tapestry, and the bond between her and her Mother. But there were two others as well. Her actions tore a rift between the four clans and almost started a war over it, because she shamed them and insulted them by refusing to pick a suiter after they were, invited there by the king for that very reason. And the last one was the rift between the four kingdoms by the prince that became Mor'du. It's possible that the four clans were, originally, the four kingdoms, and that Mor'du is an ancestor of hers, since their kingdom was so close. So Meirda was releasing Mor'du from his torment. Also, that tapestry would have been horrendously, expensive. They were hand made and embroidered. Based on the shine, there was gold and silver thread woven through it, and that would have taken most of a year to make. Tapestries like that were used in castles to cover the cold stone walls and keep rooms warmer, because stone walls just sucked up heat. That rend Meirda made with her sword wouldn't have been able to be, perfectly, repaired easily, if at all

[@Caderynwolf]

And yes, we did "used to" have bears in Alba (scotland) here, along with wolves and lynx... There is currently a program of reintroduction, along with trying to "rewilde" parts of the country, as well as trying to stop the decline of the wildcat, red squrrels, and golden eagle populations. The otters and beavers have been doing a lot better though. Also, yes, we would literally fight over anything, war over anything, because what-esle is there? However, if there were anyone outside trying to take over we'd drop everything, to go fight the new people and once that's done we'd pick right up where we left off with each other.

[@phoenixdzk]

Oh this is a classic and you can tell how much love and thought the animators put into her archery skill scenes. Also Touch the sky is a classic song

[@SpecklesTeeV]

Fun fact: This movie has been rated by archery experts as one of the most accurate representations of archery. In order to shoot, you need to be able to move so Merida ripping the dress to move is definitely correct. The fact that Merida keeps all her shots consistent and she has less influence over the shot definitely serves accurate because Archery is about keeping everything nice and simple and repeat the shot time and time again. The final arrow shot where the arrow goes through another is called a Robinhood. Also on the close up of Merida shooting, you can see her hand relaxes and flows back without any force because that is how you are suppose to get a good shot. If you open your hand, that is not gonna get a good shot. The slow motion is very accurate as well because arrows travel like a wet noodle, not straight.

[@CodLiverOil8]

Its a cartoon 😂

[@themangomanjuice]

Brave is such an underrated movie, I have loved it ever since I first saw it in theaters with my mom and older sister back in 2009 when I was 9.

[@thestarsailor972]

Brave is one of my FAVORITE Pixar movies!!! I'm so happy that you are reacting to it 😁

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

I agree, but this is Disney movie and Merida official Disney princess Disney princess not Pixar princess

[@ithinkihadeight]

The witch in the cabin has a key role in the Pixar Theory, the belief that all Pixar movies are connected and on the same timeline. TLDR: She's a time traveling future version of Boo from Monsters Inc.

[@centurycountess4949]

Elenora was actually based off a real queen. I forget the name but there was a time the king was away so the enemy decided to invade. she never picked up a sword but she managed to win the war. one attempt of breaking in the castle was they catapulted a huge bolder thing into the castle. the queen basically said clean the mess it made and save it for later. When the enemy realized they had to take special measures they built this thing(I forget what it was called so we will call it a tower ladder on wheels) as they wheeled that thing up to the castle and began climbing up, the queen had them roll out the boulder the enemy catapulted earlier and just dropped it down onto their ladder thing smashing it and literally they gave up after that and ran home.

[@isaackellogg3493]

The term is “siege tower.”

[@aidanfarnan4683]

"If I had a nickel for each time Disney did a mother-daughter movie where the mother turns into a bear like creature as a result of her rebellious daughter medalling in magic, I’d have two Nickles, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice."

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Hey, it's a kind of magic!

[@ciscoralmazora289]

I remember thinking that was a weird year when Pixar made a Princess movie and Disney made "Wreck-it-Ralph". 😄

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

Disney Pixar

[@williamwilburn7924]

Your editor always does a very good job. I especially liked when he put your face on the will-o'-the-wisp. Nice touch!

[@waverider9920]

I actually found that super creepy 😅

[@kdub3871]

"Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" coupled with your sense of humor...reaction and "take" on an animated movie with adult humor snuck in with recognizable voice actors.🙏😂👏🏾

[@nintenmetro]

First we had Brave, then we had Turning Red. Both of them are top tier on my list as far as I’m concerned.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I propose a toast to daughters!

[@marcusfridh8489]

To daughters with helicopter moms but supportive and loving dads

[@Bri_Games]

The animation is beautiful and the countryside omg I love it!! Everyone who made this possible are so extremely talented. I remember seeing this for the first time in theaters & loving it & mainly just being extremely scared bc of the bear. Me being scared as a little kid is what I mainly think of when I hear the title didn’t remember what happened till whenever it was when I rewatched it. Can’t believe I was scared of the movie mainly the bear tho like I can bc I was little and I got scared extremely easily (And I mean extremely easily.) Always wanted to learn archery after watching this. It looks so so so fun! I’ve always wanted to learn horseback riding! Top two things still on my to do list that’ll prob never happen 😅. I’ve tried to do a Scottish accent also a Irish one too but I can’t which ironic since my mums side is Scottish & Irish. 🙃 Love the videos! You always make me laugh and smile! You do an amazing job!

[@elinswan8174]

PLEASE REACT TO "SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON"! It's a story about a strong, beautiful horse with a spirit that can never be broken. I cry every time i watch it! It's a INCREDIBLE film, and the songs are so cool! But it's not a musical and the animals can't talk. 😭💔🔥

[@SorenAlba54]

I know. What’s taking them so long? Hahaha

[@aaronduran3506]

This my favorite when I was a kid

[@camerontroutman1605]

A childhood classic

[@SorenAlba54]

@@camerontroutman1605 Indeed, it is.

[@m00n_beetle]

honestly i'm sooo glad the animals don't talk, the movie is so much better that way imo

[@nightwingmoon5532]

Yay i am so happy you reacted to this movie! So underrated. The ending scence always makes me cry, as someone who has lost there mother at a very young age. Such a fun movie full of emotions.

[@S0urmf420]

If you notice when the eldest prince nods to Merida, he turns into a will of the wisp :3

[@annacselotei8262]

If you want to cry at another amazing mother-daughter movie i highly recommend watching Lady Bird! It's one of my favourite movies of all time, and both main chatacters are beautifully and realistically written!❤

[@summercoyle5171]

I love your videos so much! the lighting in the back is also really pretty

[@iamsam322]

As a farmer, love seeing myself represented so authentically through your farmers tan! Keep it up with the thoughtful inclusion :)

[@emeraldoracle8706]

Would love to see your reaction to "Kubo and the Two Strings" animated movie!

[@CorinaStadler]

Mother/daughter stuff always gets to me too, since my mom and I are very much like Merida and Eleanor in the sense that we are very different people. It's always nice to see those relationships being worked through onscreen, especially in Pixar!

[@Flwrs0fia]

Omg! I always wanted you to watch this movie!

[@Grace_Reads]

The hair rendering for Merida features in "Pixar in a Box" on Khan Academy--there's a whole module on it.

[@StoryMing]

Ange-- the tension in the bowstring, which makes it so hard to pull, is the whole reason it works at all: it's what provides the energy / impetus to make the arrow go. Actually, not Brother Bear-- in this case, it's MOTHER Bear.

[@Loliston]

Brave is one of my favorite Pixar movies, it's criminally underrated but it packs so much punch The loving relationship between mother and daughter that can make you finish the movie waiting to hug your parents No love interest, just very cool action and coming of age story Bonus points for tackling archery that involves one of my favorites weapons of all time

[@whitneygrace4733]

This reaction was great! Other animated movie recommendations: Weathering With You, Kubo and the two Strings, and Suzume.

[@kratosGOW]

A bow’s string is taut because the energy you use to pull it back is the same as the energy an arrow gets transferred when let go.

[@agenttheater5]

18:09 Not coin. Signet ring. Symbol of who he is and who his family is. As in no one but them can wear a ring like that. He gave away a symbol of family to have the strength of ten men. Just like Merida gave away a symbol of her family (the three bears - their official symbol of the clan is the symbol of the sword but I'm sure I saw those three bears somewhere in the castle).

[@rhiannonliddell]

YAY hi ange I’m so happy your watching brave ❤ I remember when it came out me and my mum went to the cinema to see it and we were both bawling by the end 😂 😭 ❤️

[@TSIRKLAND]

I love this film. I'm a guy, and was in my mid-30s when this film came out. But I still found it a beautiful story about family love, and it was so beautifully told, so much humor, so much heart. And the visuals are so gorgeous!! It's among my favorite Pixar/Disney films; right up there. So glad you liked it, too!

[@JazzyBear123]

I'd love to see a video on the animated film Anastasia

[@grm773]

I enjoy watching KZbin videos. I’m currently on the binge and I’m saving the descent and kung fu panda for the very end but you make me laugh watching your commentary

[@DavidDingoBleecher]

Watching you watch movies is always a great experience. You're so adorable and animated. 😊

[@dquanissavage6287]

Angelina Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

[@madders9678]

this is such a good filmm

[@tjskeyblade]

I appreciate your commentary for Brave from 2012. It was hilarious.

[@katheralockharte4475]

I recommend you check the DISNEY movie Maleficent and the sequel. It's another female lead Disney move that is not on your channel yet. I don't know if you have seen it before, but you should. It has some of the things you said you like here.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

I learned alot about the different Scottish Clans in this movie and how they fought in battle together and triumphed over their enemies but yet they felt the only enemies they needed to fight were eachother

[@ReissK02]

Nobody hates us as much as ourselves lad

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@@ReissK02 yep, it's like they say "we're our worst enemy"

[@ReissK02]

@@rickymoranjr9609 aye too ryt mate 😂

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@@ReissK02 sorry, I wasn't trying to be a jerk

[@ReissK02]

@@rickymoranjr9609 na your fine mate im agreeing with ye 😂 your all good boss

[@duanelavely5481]

In 2001, Brendan Fraser & Bridget Fonda made a comedy movie with animation included called "Monkeybone". It's a crazy, weird movie with John Turturro, Chris Kattan, Rose McGowan, Megan Mullally, & Whoopi Goldberg. I'm probably the only one that remembers this movie but I think that it would be right up your alley & would be a great reaction movie.

[@Drake844221]

A KZbin artist called Lydia the Bard actually made a video of "Merida's villain song" based on Touch the Sky, in an alternate version of events where her father did kill her mother and brothers... it is a very chilling take on it...

[@arwenjanssens6806]

I schot whit a bow and arrow and i'm kinda good at it, but pulling is super hard, but it's so cool when you hit the target, i once popped a balloon, i was so proud on myself, also really loved this reaction, Brave is an amazing movie, but when i was a kid, it did scare me

[@camerontroutman1605]

I had to pause at 11:21, because I spotted the most vital, the one & only Easter egg that had no business being there, yet here it is. A carving of Sully from Monsters Inc/University, the important memory of them all lives. If you know, you know🙃💯

[@OgBobby42]

This movie is hella underrated thats why you’ve never seen it but its top tier

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

I'm so happy to find people rediscovering this movie. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie as a child. My 10th birthday (or 12th, don't remember) was Brave themed, it inspired me to get into archery (which I wasn't that good at but got complements on my effort), and to this day I want to see Scotland in person one day despite knowing it's a little romanticized here. Love all the ideas it tries to tackle including Merida learning humility and how to love her mom, though as an adult can't help but feel they fumbled in the portrayal of men and the political stuff. I would like a remake that polishes the political/cultural aspects a little

[@JodeciD]

I heavily appreciate the subtle edit at 10:44

[@naruske97]

Ange, now you have seen all the mcs of Rise Of The Brave Tangled Dragons!(aka the fandom for the fictional crossover between Jack Frost, Merida, Rapunzel and Hiccup where they are besties!)

[@KaelKnight]

According to the Pixar theory the old witch is Boo from monsters Inc which is why her door works like that and she has a carving of sully from monsters inc

[@katarinadreams6955]

I don't read into that at all

[@arturoleon3681]

!!! i got so excited and realized i was early. :( noooooooooooooooooooooo lol cant wait

[@dstojanovic9]

Wall-E is another lesser known one

[@mugiwara9599]

i was just thinking about this movie for some reason and here it is.

[@serendavies7375]

Scotland is so beautiful 🥰

[@mhjohnson33]

The superimposed face on the sprite.. I can't even. Stop it. 🤣

[@PurpleMoth_]

i’m pretty sure Brave was originally ment to be done by disney but they couldn’t animate the hair so pixar took over instead

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

Disney Pixar Disney dis is Pixar

[@virlinehonore9767]

i’ve always wanted to try archery

[@Grizzly_6623]

This is an all time great dad movie

[@lousou5030]

In Hawaii we call that the tourist t-shirt (tan line) 😂

[@virlinehonore9767]

i feel like brave is so underrated

[@StillJaded_07145]

Fun reaction...nice nails!

[@luciaarnaotorrego6852]

Loved your reaction as always. You should watch society of the snow. It's a great movie and I would love to hear what you have to say about that one

[@waverider9920]

10:42 Did anyone else find that extremely creepy cuz for me that was kind of a jump scare😅

[@randyjohnson-ts2lk]

I loke the dynamic of parent's expectations versus the child 's expectations. Also, your hair always looks good.

[@mariecc3452]

I remember not liking it but i have to rewatch it😅

[@hole_4_Renee]

It cant just be me but whenever i see the suitor, the first to be presented, i think of Howard Horrowitz from the Big Bang Theory 😂

[@SeanBlader]

I started doing some archery and in my first week I 'Robin Hooded' an arrow, out of sheer bad luck. That sucked, destroyed one of my carbon arrows. And yeah, I did get a bow that was a little heavy to start, so I had to get one 10lbs lighter.

[@marcusfridh8489]

A real Archer wants to avoid splitting the arrow at all costs, becourse an arrow is a complex, time consuming to make and exspensive peice of ammunition

[@sterlingmurray7830]

Actually the boy who speaks gibberish in the first time he was introduced said “If he got a wee bit closer I could throw a caber at em, ken?” Bc caber sport is when they throw a huge log at a target. Ken means “you know?” Basically

[@agenttheater5]

19:58 Because THAT is what she's been preparing her for her whole life. Etiquette, history, public speaking. Not to be a wife, sitting meekly behind her husband, but to be a queen, ruling her clan and her kingdom alongside her husband as Elinor has been with Fergus for years.

[@Vmcf1968]

so good

[@jo-mama5929]

This is one of my favorite movies. I have scotish heritage. I have bagpipes, and I'm trying to get better reads for it. I also play a lot of other instruments. I also wear a kilt to school and I don't care what people think.

[@Elementarian]

Love your reactions! And would love to see you react to other Pixar greats, like Up, Wall-E, Inside Out, and Ratatouille!

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

Disney

[@amemelia]

​@@user-re8fc8yk8n no, those are all pixar

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite Pixar movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

Disney this is Disney princess movie and Merida official Disney princess not Pixar princess Disney

[@steph0711]

Ang: "Aw, she's a little woodsculptor lady" Me: "WOODCARVER!" 🤣

[@blakewordlow7632]

28:00 I Watched Brave Too On Disney Plus! (But I Don't Have It Anymore)

[@agenttheater5]

25:01 I still say they should've kept the original idea they apparently had of the wisp he turned into joining three other wisps that seemed to be waiting for him before they all disappeared.

[@igorrodrigues2532]

This movie is really good. It's an unpopular opinion but it's one of Pixar's best for me.

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

Disney And Pixar

[@memphissings424]

I love this movie

[@elrincondelarte8376]

Continuing with the Pixar movies you should see "The Incredibles" very good movie

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

Disney Pixar this is Disney princess movie and Merida official Disney princess

[@ajandrianjafymusic]

Elinor is and will forever be my favourite ‘Disney’ queen

[@najhoant]

”That’s me mother! She’s a bear. The trailer was very misleading!”

[@nurdinfarahat6975]

I suggest you to watch spirit stallion of the Cimarron and Kung fu panda 4 please

[@41tinman41]

Part of a bigger Pixar theory, many suspect the witch in the woods to be Boo from Monsters Inc. If you look closely at the wooden carvings around her cottage, many of them are of characters from other Pixar films. It's just a theory though, and a loose one at that.

[@user-re8fc8yk8n]

Disney

[@jantokar9211]

Nice, video. Is not a bad for a cray with a perfect film. Is so meny films with cry i too. I wish you good luck.

[@brucewilliams4152]

The warbow , England, wales, was 180lb draw weight

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

Bears and wolves actually did exist in Scotland and the rest of Great Britain up until around the 15th century or so (I think...I could be wrong, but I don't wanna google it, so if someone else knows better, please say so). By then they'd mostly been hunted to extinction. Crows, ravens, other corvids (the genus that includes crows and ravens, as well as mynah birds), can all talk (if trained, or if exposed often enough and consistently to a given sound or speech). They have an organ called a sarynx, which is a much more complex version of a human larynx. It's what allows them to perfectly mimic things like human speech, even though they don't have lips or tongues that can form different shapes for different sounds. Parrots and related species also have the same organ.

[@violetpup4272]

I saw it in the theater and came out crying and had to call my mom

[@xdstars4308]

You need to do a commentary on Scott Pilgrim but the show.

[@stormywolfhowls]

Oh you'd LOVE wolfwalkers if you like brave. Mother daughter and father and daughter.

[@AstralForrest]

Rees knew what he was doing with that cut before "like they're not gonna find a way in" 😂

[@RicoRaynn]

One of my top 3. Up there with Beauty and the Beast and Moana.

[@IDLERACER]

😎👍 If animated films that revolve around a mother/daughter dynamic are what you're looking for, then two that immediately come to mind are "Wonder Park" (2019) and "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" (2023). If you're looking for animated films that revolve around a strong heroic female lead in general, of course you can't go wrong with "Zootopia" (2016), but others include "Flushed Away" (2006), "The Croods" (2013) and especially "9" (2009). There's only one female character in that last film, and she's the badass who comes to the rescue of all the others.

[@DesertHomesteader]

YOU are a complete goof! I like it.