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Breaking the “Disney Princess” Tradition - why the film “Brave” is a Big Deal


Kyle Munkittrick


PopBioethics

June 28, 2012

Brave is a much richer and more important film than most people realize. Context as they say, is everything. And to understand why Brave matters, we have to look at it within the context of animated films up to this point.


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Posted by advancedatheist  on  06/29  at  12:53 PM

>Thus, the film ends not with Merida getting married, or even falling in love, but instead of her destiny remaining her own.

So Merida winds up a single, childless, 40-year-old career woman who realizes to her regret that she sabotaged her biological purpose in life?





Posted by Intomorrow  on  06/29  at  01:56 PM

“...her regret that she sabotaged her biological purpose in life?”


Where in the film or in Kyle’s piece is it stated Merida felt regret?
Facetious, eh?





Posted by SHaGGGz  on  07/05  at  05:56 AM

Obvious troll is obvious.






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