BRAVE (INDOMABLE), (MARK ANDREWS, BRENDA CHAPMAN & STEVE PURCELL, 2012)

 http://www.disney.es/brave/

Merida, la indómita hija del Rey Fergus y de la Reina Elinor, es una hábil arquera que decide romper con una antigua costumbre, que es sagrada para los señores de la tierra: el gigantesco Lord MacGuffin, el malhumorado Lord Macintosh y el cascarrabias Lord Dingwall. Las acciones de Merida desencadenan el caos y la furia en el reino. Además, pide ayuda a una sabia anciana que le concede un deseo muy desafortunado. La muchacha tendrá que afrontar grandes peligros antes de aprender qué es la auténtica valentía. (FILMAFFINITY)

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"Las buenas noticias son que a los niños les encantará y las malas noticias son que los padres se sentirán decepcionados si esperaban otra obra rompedora de Pixar (...) Puntuación: *** (sobre 4)" (Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times)

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"Además de ser rápida, divertida y poco pretenciosa, 'Brave' es un alegre antídoto contra todos las películas recientes en las cuales las mujeres triunfan ganando a los hombres en sus propios juegos de machos" (David Edelstein: New York Magazine)
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"Los personajes destacados, las escenas emocionantes y las canciones memorables que esperábamos están ausentes. La frase publicitaria más sincera sería: 'del estudio que te trajo 'Cars 2' (...) Puntuación: **1/2 (sobre 4)" (Colin Covert: Minneapolis Star Tribune )

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"Ok, 'Brave' no es 'The Incredibles' o 'Toy Story'. ¿Y qué? Sigue siendo un entretenimiento entusiasta y maravillosamente animado (...) Puntuación: ***1/2 (sobre 4)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)

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"En lo que se refiere a la historia y a su poder emotivo, 'Brave' se queda corta" (Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle)

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"Es una obra excepcional: no sólo la mejor película animada de este verano, sino un interesante juego de reajuste del clásico cuento con princesa, sublimado por su virtuoso manejo del lenguaje animado" (Jordi Costa: Diario El País)  

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"Tal vez no esté a su altura, pero Brave no desentona en absoluto al lado de anteriores maravillas manufacturadas por Disney-Pixar, casos de Toy Story, Up o Wall·e (...) Puntuación: **** (sobre 4)" (Lluís Bonet Mojica: Diario La Vanguardia)

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"Brave promete mucho, empieza duro y mantiene un tono alto hasta que de pronto la historia se desinfla a medida que los topicazos van haciendo mella en un guión insuficiente, de bajo perfil. (...) Puntuación: ** (sobre 5)" (José Manuel Cuéllar: Diario ABC)

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"Una película absolutamente deliciosa (...) el diseño de personajes es precioso (...) y los secundarios son de oro puro (...) Puntuación: **** (sobre 5)" (Sergi Sánchez: Diario La Razón)

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Junto a la película se emite el cortometraje "La luna" de Enrico Casarosa, nominado al Oscar en 2011: http://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film863260.html (FILMAFFINITY)
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Esta es la primera película del Ciclo de Cine en Versión Original que organiza la Escuela de Idiomas de Ponferrada. Me encontré con mi antigua compañera de instituto Laura, y ya vimos la peli juntas. Mis compis de inglés también estaban por allí. 
Me gustó mucho la peli, ¡es muy bonita! y aunque había cosas que no se pillaban bien, en general se entendían bastantes cosas. ¡Me encanta Merida! jejeje.
Anina

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Brave is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It was written by Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman, and Irene Mecchi, directed by Andrews and Chapman and co-directed by Purcell. The film's voice cast features Kelly Macdonald, Julie Walters, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, and Robbie Coltrane. To make the most complex visuals possible, Pixar completely rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years.It is the first film to use the Dolby Atmos sound format.

In the film, set in the Highlands of Scotland, a skilled archer named Merida defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in her kingdom. After consulting a witch for help, her family becomes cursed and Merida is forced to undo the spell herself before it is too late. Brave premiered on June 10, 2012, at the Seattle International Film Festival, and was released in North America on June 22, 2012, to both positive reviews and box office success.

Preceding the film is a short film entitled La Luna, directed by Enrico Casarosa. 

 ^PLOT

 

In Scotland, King Fergus of Clan DunBroch presents his young daughter Merida with a bow for her birthday. While practicing, Merida encounters a will-o'-the-wisp. Soon afterwards, Mor'du, a giant demon bear, attacks the family. Merida escapes along with her mother Queen Elinor while Fergus fights off the bear at the cost of his left leg. Years later, Merida has become a free-spirited teenager and an older sister of identical triplets: Hamish, Hubert and Harris. Her mother informs her that Merida is to be betrothed to one of her father's allied clans. Reminding Merida of a legend about a prince who ruined his own kingdom, Elinor warns her that failure to marry could harm DunBroch, but Merida is dissatisfied with the arrangement.

The clans arrive with their first-born sons to compete in Highland Games for Merida's hand. Merida declares she is eligible to compete for her own hand as the first-born of Clan DunBroch, causing a falling out between Merida and Elinor. When Merida cuts the family tapestry in anger, she flees into the woods. There, the will-o'-the-wisps lead her to the hut of an elderly witch posing as a wood carver. After some bargaining, the witch agrees to give Merida a spell to change her mother; in the form of a cake.

Merida returns to the castle and gives Elinor the cake, causing her mother to transform into a large bear. With the help of her brothers, Merida and Elinor return to the witch's now deserted cottage where they discover that the spell will be permanent unless undone by the second sunrise. The witch leaves Merida a riddle, mentioning that she must "mend the bond torn by pride." The two begin to reconcile their relationship while Merida observes that the spell is slowly becoming permanent, as Elinor often loses control and acts like a bear. After encountering the wisps again, the two follow them to ancient ruins and encounter Mor'du, who they discover was once the prince in Elinor's legend who received the same spell from the witch. Merida theorizes that she can reverse the spell by repairing her family tapestry.

At the castle, the clans are on the verge of war, but the princess quells their fighting. With the encouragement of her mother who uses charades to guide Merida through a speech, the princess declares that the children should be allowed to get married in their own time. Merida then sneaks into the tapestry room with Elinor, who is losing control of her human self. Fergus enters the bed chamber and is attacked by Elinor until she regains human consciousness and races out of the castle in desperation. Fergus gives chase. With the help of her brothers, who have transformed into cubs by eating the cake, Merida rides after her father while sewing up the tapestry. The clan members and Fergus capture Elinor, but Merida intervenes just before Mor'du attacks. Elinor kills Mor'du by luring him under a falling menhir, releasing the prince's spirit.

Merida places the tapestry over Elinor, but nothing happens. After breaking down in tears and reconciling with her mother, Elinor is transformed back along with the triplets, and the family is reunited. A few days later, the clans depart for their respective lands and Merida and Elinor ride their horses together.

In a post-credits scene, the witch's crow asks a castle guard to sign for a delivery of wooden carvings that Merida bought simultaneously with the spell.

Beautiful film! I enjoyed a lot watching it!
Anina