Pixar spent so much time learning to spectacularly animate curly hair for this film that they forgot to have a solid plot. It's okay, the characters are cute, and the story about learning to sympathize and deal with one's mother is one that hits a wide swath of the audience. But for a studio that prides themselves on plucking heartstrings, it's very empty.

Merida is perhaps the most independent and courageous of the Disney princesses, willing to go off on her own and forge her own identity despite the criticism of everyone around her. The CGI animation is beautiful and although this isn't my favorite Pixar film, it is still a good one.

The memes have aged better than Brave as. It is cool to set it in this kind of folkloric environment, and the visual style is great, but it is ultimately a more forgettable Pixar film.