We need people who care enough about Mother Jones’ journalism to be reading a blurb like this to decide to pitch in and support it if you can right now. Straight up: We need this pitch, what you're reading right now, to start earning significantly more donations than normal. And this next one simply has to be a year of growth-particularly for donations from online readers to help counter the brutal economics of journalism right now. We need to start being more upfront about how hard it is keeping a newsroom like Mother Jones afloat these days.īecause it is, and because we're fresh off finishing a fiscal year, on June 30, that came up a bit short of where we needed to be. AN IMPORTANT UPDATE ON MOTHER JONES' FINANCES Click here for local showtimes and tickets.Ĭlick here for more movie and TV features from Mother Jones.īy signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use, and to receive messages from Mother Jones and our partners. But for anyone over the age of 12, all the film offers is lovely scenery and a few giggles.īrave, a Disney Pixar release, is rated PG for some action and rude humor. There are animals, magic, fun accents and bare behinds (in 3D no less) to keep the PG audience entertained. When the slapstick is stripped away, you’re left with a lead whose most notable traits are her (albeit beautifully animated) hair and her archery skills, and a mother-daughter relationship that lacks any real depth despite being the focus of the film. Pixar turned us all to mush at the end of Toy Story 3 (admit it, you cried), but Brave’s ’emotional’ scenes aren’t nearly as satisfying. Later, as Merida searches for a way to undo the spell, what could be a moment of emotional development turns into a silly fishing contest. Unfortunately, the filmmakers focus on a ridiculous chase scene rather than the consequences of their main character’s brush with magic. When Merida turns to magic in an attempt to change her fate and avoid marriage, her plan backfires. But the next 40 minutes are slapstick humor mixed with pathetic attempts at character and narrative development. La Luna, the excellent short that’s shown before the feature film, is much more entertaining than the main event.īrave’s opening scenes hold promise-especially when our heroine, a Scottish princess named Merida, rides her horse through the countryside, firing off arrows and nailing targets set up around the forest. Instead, the story falls in line with those of the other Disney princesses-a bland cautionary tale filled with just enough action and suspense to keep you awake. Pixar’s first feature with a female lead lacks the depth and originality we’ve come to expect from the animation studio (I’m thinking of you, Up). Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.īeautiful yet unfulfilling, Brave will leave you wanting to grow long red hair and visit Scotland, but not much else.
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