"Brave" is an animation, adventure, and comedy film that was released in China on June 19, 2012. The
film takes medieval Scotland as the stage, telling the story of the protagonist Merida fighting against the shackles of tradition and fighting for the right to obtain true love, thereby changing his destiny.
In 2013, the film won the 70th American Golden Globe Awards in the category of best animated film; in the same year, the film won the 85th Academy Award for best animated feature film.
This is the first time Disney Pixar chose a female character as the protagonist. The work slenderly expresses the sensitive side of the rebellious girl who has obsession with her mother.
In addition, it took 3 years to produce the impressive red hair of Merida in the play alone, which shows that it is well-made and attentive.
scored only 7.5 points on the Douban score. Although some viewers think that the film is a "exhausted talent" for Pixar, it lacks novelty and creativity, and is too conservative, but the film also has different highlights from the past. Where.
This is the first film with a female character as the protagonist. The storyline of the film focuses on the mother-daughter relationship, which can easily resonate with the audience. At the same time, the audience can use the film to think about whether the mother-daughter relationship in real life is qualified.
01: You can’t do this
When we are young and can’t even speak, as family members, especially mothers, we will tirelessly and even enjoy ourselves, talking to us every day, singing to us, and telling stories.
She will tell us over and over again, this is our home, there are parents who love us, grandparents, grandma and grandpa.
The outside world has mountains, waters, waterfalls, flowers, grasses and birds. It is colorful and colorful.
When we can talk, walk, like to take things, and want to eat whatever we see, my mother will tell us: this is not for food, this is not for food now, this may hurt us, so Can't play...
When we were growing up, many things were taught by our mother, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.
is like Queen Eleanor to Princess Merida in the movie, play with her, play games, and learn about everything in the novel world.
The young Merida said that he saw the elves in the forest. As the father, King Fergus sneered and expressed extreme disbelief in this statement.
However, Queen Eleanor, as a mother, expressed her trust and kindness, and told her daughter that elves can bring destiny to people.
Queen Eleanor's feelings for her daughter Merida in this period are trust and tolerance, and the relationship between mother and daughter is also a teacher and friend.
Maybe the role of mother is too important, or the role of mother starts from the moment we are born and will not end until the end of life, so mothers are too fancy about their sense of mission, and too nervous about us Teachings.
As a result, even when we reach adulthood, our mother is still immersed in the teaching role she was in when we were young and unable to come out. In the
movie, Melida is already a big girl, even at an age when she can talk about marriage, but Queen Eleanor still manages all the big and small affairs in her life.
A father-in-law is familiar with the affairs of the country; the princess can't scribble indiscriminately; the princess can't laugh; the princess can't gobble up; the father-in-law gets up early; the father-in-law is sympathetic, patient, and tidy; most importantly, the princess pursuing perfection.
Queen Eleanor at this time has no trust and tolerance for her daughter when she was a child. There are only countless requirements. You can't do this, you can't do that, what do you want.
Whether it is because of love, responsibility, or mission, for her daughter Melida, Queen Eleanor only has requirements and standards, and no guidance.
02: It's all for your good
Under the various requirements of Queen Eleanor, Melida felt depressed and suffocated. She felt the happiest day when she didn't have to be a princess.
She can put aside all the restraints in the castle and rideOn the beloved mount Angus ran freely in the forest, feeling the breeze blowing her long hair, breathing freedom and fresh air.
But Merida is still Merida, returning to the castle at the end of the day, she is still the princess who is judged by her mother by various rules and requirements whether she is an elegant and qualified princess.
After learning that her mother Queen Eleanor wrote to the various tribes and would choose one of their heirs to become Melida's fiancé, Melida was anxious and angry, but helpless.
Melida expressed her protest, thinking that the princess shouldn’t just follow the steps, but Eleanor’s focus was on her speaking too loudly, and that this was the most important thing in her daughter’s life.
Regarding her daughter's protest, she didn't care at all, and even before making this decision, she did not discuss with her daughter.
Faced with candidates from three tribes, Merida chose her favorite archery project, and finally played in person, which formed a sharp contrast with the archery results of the three candidates.
For this reason, the mother Queen Eleanor believed that her daughter’s move had humiliated the people of the three tribes, furious, and a strong quarrel broke out between the mother and daughter.
Merida tried to explain her intentions, but her mother couldn't listen to her. She firmly believed that her daughter had misbehaved, and even said when her daughter asked her to listen to her: I am the queen, listen to me.
At this moment, the angry mother couldn't listen to any words of her daughter, and even threw her daughter's bow into the fire in anger.
In this process, Queen Eleanor showed her absolute power as a queen, and as a mother's absolute control over her daughter, she did not consider her daughter's thoughts at all.
Even if Melida slammed the door away in sorrow and anger, Eleanor herself hid her face and wept, and asked what she had done, but the whole matter of choosing a son-in-law did not change.
Queen Eleanor at this time does not regret all the decisions she has made, because in her opinion, all this is for her daughter Merida, who is ignorant and does not understand her good intentions.
But she never asked herself, her daughter Merida, what she wanted.
is like all mothers who think they are good to their children, but actually don’t care what they want. Eleanor imposes what she thinks is good on her daughter, but she doesn’t know that all she thinks are For your own good", it's not good for my daughter.
Behind "all for your good", there is no fairness, no respect, only self-righteousness and power.
03: Follow your heart and be yourself
The sad and angry Merida was taken into the forest by Angus, and guided by the wizard to find the witch, she asked the witch to give herself a queen Eleanor who could change her mother So she can avoid this marriage and change her destiny.
But things backfired. Mother Queen Eleanor turned into a bear after eating a cake made by the witch, instead of simply changing her mind.
Melida escaped into the forest with her mother, Eleanor, who had become a bear, and went to find the witch to release the spell. Unexpectedly, the witch was no longer in the cabin, leaving only a spell for them.
Melida had no choice but to take her mother to stay in the forest first. In the process of getting along with one person and one bear, the relationship between the two quietly changed.
changed from a person to a bear, or because of her love of her daughter, Queen Eleanor naturally felt incredible in her heart, but at the same time she felt sad, but this was her daughter after all. Because
has also become a bear, there are many inconveniences in life, but he has also experienced many things that he could not experience when he was a human. When the mother and daughter were looking for food for the belly, they seemed to have returned to the harmonious time of love and love when they were young. . When
met the magic city in the forest, Merida figured out the spell left by the witch, so she took her mother back to the castle again. It is undoubtedly a difficult thing for
to avoid the realization of everyone in the castle. Solving this matter requires a lot of courage, but Merida has no hesitation.
In order to allow her mother to go upstairs smoothly and touch the torn tapestries, Merida stood in the middle of the crowd, as her mother had expected, like a real princess, and delivered her own performance.Say, calm and calm.
At this moment, the mother Queen Eleanor was infected by her daughter. She even forgot that she was a bear now. She stayed in the hall like this. Listening to her daughter's words, she met her daughter Merida again. In her heart, "Everything is The idea of "good for you" also quietly changed.
She gestured, let Merida understand what she meant, and told her: break the tradition, compose her own destiny, follow her heart, and pursue true love.
At this moment, Queen Eleanor as the mother finally understood that her daughter Merida had grown up.
She has her own ideas and needs, and she has been able to be her own master.
As a mother, she should let go at the right time, instead of arbitrarily dictating her child's wishes, telling her what to do and what not to do .
Conclusion: The best family relationship is mutual respect
At the end of the film, Merida used her love and courage to help her mother Eleanor lift the spell and become human again.
And her own marriage was perfectly settled, the tribe leaders agreed with her, and left in a friendly manner. Eleanor,
's mother, is no longer asking Merida to behave as before, but riding a horse with her daughter, standing on the hillside, watching the tribe leave.
At this moment, Eleanor's dress is no longer as elegant and dignified as before, but a little more free and casual, heralding her change.
She has changed from a mother who requires her daughter to pursue perfection in everything, to a mother who believes in her daughter and respects her daughter.
The relationship between their mother and daughter is already equal. They are mother and daughter, but also friends.
"This is not fair. You never support me. This marriage is not what I want. Have you asked me what I think? No! You kept telling me what to do and what not to do, and want to I will become you, but I will never become you." In family relationships, whether it is mother-daughter or other relationships, the best family relationship is mutual respect.
Respect each other’s personality, respect each other’s ideas, and don’t do things that influence the will and destiny of others under the guise of “all for your good”.
Fate should be in your own hands, not controlled by others.
Don't even try to change a person. Everyone is a unique existence. Let the children fly. You will find that they are not chicks, but eagles.
