Originally posted by bmcthomas
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It had an edge to it, I thought. Since, as pointed out above by bmcthomas a mother is in peril because her daughter put her there, to win a battle of wills. I had no idea if one of Merida's family was going to die because of her action. Movie had the quality of a an old folk tale, that may not end well. And because of that, I really liked it. I also loved that it was told from a female perspective, and dealt very realistically with the kind of power struggles that Mothers and daughters can get into.
The witch was the most problematic character to me, since she just seemed to be a f#%k up! Was she evil, or was she just a very bad spell maker? But, that was my only real complaint about the movie.
Loved the way they animated the mother after her transformation. And, I really loved Merida's hair! Apparently that was a technical breakthrough in animation technique, to be able to depict her hair in such a realistic way.
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