Brave Movie Analysis Assignment Report

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‘Brave’ movie analysis
Introduction
Brave is one of the great-looking movies which transports its viewers into a fantasy
island with perfect animation, painted thrillingly until the detail is given to every action
performed by Merida with her archery. The movie's director Branda Chapman and Mark
Andrews together with Walt Disney Production uplift a key message regarding
communication made between daughters and mothers. Having flatly rejecting 3 suitors,
Elinor seems happy without a spouse and for Scots, she seems "brave" as she reflected bold
and confident attitude.
Analysis
In masculinity, men are assumed to be competitive, assertive and focused on material
accomplishment whereas women are more inclined towards nurturing family and people.
Contrastingly, feminism in a feminine society reveals more fluid where every gender role is
acclaimed equally. After seeing the movie, ‘Brave’ and reviews about it, it can be said that
the film succeeded or partly succeeded while portraying the tomboyish princess not only
because it was simply a story on a princess but because it was about relationships that took
away the line of focus away from the centre plot. Analyzing sociological and psychological
perspectives, one can relate the incidents of the movie from their own life. But the movie
gave beyond feminist message through Merida's insistence on choosing her destiny and
resistance to being told what to do (Mason, 2012).
Patriarchy is grounded in society making people believe that females are inferior and
must surrender their free will to satisfy men, however, the entire story plot of the movie
centred around fighting such patriarchal note as Merida chooses to fight for her own sake.
She reflects a strong personality that goes beyond domestic and womanly activities which are