Brave

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After seeing the latest Disney/Pixar collaboration Brave, I realized how difficult a film it is to market without giving away some major plot details.  Indeed, the film I saw today was quite different than the film that was advertised in the trailers.  That said, I still enjoyed the film that I saw.

Without giving away too much plot details, I would say that Brave can be described as a mix between the types of films released by Studio Ghibli in Japan and Scottish folklore.  I can’t really say much more than that without giving away too much about the film (though there’s a who’s who of Scottish actors in the voice cast including Kelly MacDonald, Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane and Craig Ferguson).

Overall, I found that I quite enjoyed Brave.  A lot of people have been nitpicking about how different this film is from Pixar’s other films and I respond by saying that I applaud them for that.

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Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.