BRAVE movie review

Movie poster of BRAVE

Brave is an animation film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2012, directed by Andrews and Chapman. It is a great and meaningful movie, but there is one thing I want to denounce the princess is that, she is too irritable and she can’t say “it’s not my fault” after she accidentally turned her mother into a bear.

The princess Merida

Plot of "Brave" is about the princess, Merida.

Different than most of the others animation films, the story of “Brave” is no longer not talking about the prince and princess. “Brave” tried to tell the audiences about woman’s right, life value and mother love and I think these made the Queen Elinor became the greatest character in the film.

Merida’s mistake turned her mother, Queen Elinor into a bear. The queen was danger, she might not turning back to a human, she can’t talk forever maybe, but she never blame on her daughter, princess Merida. She shows us the greatest of mother love.

Although she turned into a bear, huge body size, boorish, but all these can’t stop her from protecting Merida as a mother, this is the most meaningful part for me. 

I really glad that "Brave" is not about the happiness life of prince and princess. Merida shows us the attitude and right of woman nowadays. Her behavior and attitude affected the portrayal of traditional woman, she shows us the “Brave” of being herself. At the end of the movie, she influenced her mother, the Queen Elinor as well. Merida doesn’t dream that her prince will come; she doesn’t have to because it’s clear that, within the logic of the movie, the alternative is comically unthinkable. It’s no great surprise that she wins the struggle to determine her fate. But hers is a contingent freedom won with smiles, acquiescence and a literal needle and thread with which she neatly sews up the story, repairing a world where girls and women know exactly where they stand.

Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa Review

Poster for the movie looks prefessional and good design.

This movie released in Malaysia as "Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa". It is an adventure feature film set against the backdrop of ancient Malay, Roman and Chinese civilizations. It tells the tale of the journey of Merong Mahawangsa escorting a Roman prince to wed a beautiful Chinese princess during the 2nd century.

Cast:

Stephen Rahman Hughes, Deborah Henry, Umie Aida, Mano Maniam, Gavin Stenhouse, Nell Ng

Although I don't think it is a nice movie but I still like it because not much opportunity for Malaysian to watch Malaysia history on the big screen and we will be excited and surprise when have the opportunity. Besides, the visual effects and scenes setting inside the movie are quite good for local movie. Those awesome battle scenes also made the movie better and the audiences will pay more attention to the movie.

I don't think the history in the movie is right. I don't even know that Rome and China had a diplomatic relationship and not really sure who is Merong Mahawangsa. This is the only part that I don't like for the movie.

Also the story was a bit too rush. They never explain what the relationship between Embok and Merong, then all of the sudden, the narrator (the Sultan) came out and said that Embok was pregnant with Merong's baby. They never explain why Prince Marcus Caprenius still alive? How the the Chinese Admiral Liu Yun found Prince Marcus Caprenius and Merong? The movie should explain the stories more clearly.

What is wrong with speaking proper English? Why is there so many broken English in this movie? You see, games like God of War depicted ancient Greece, but with characters speaking proper English, and I didn't see any problem with it, so I really don't understand why should the actor use broken English instead of proper English.

Merong Mahawangsa, Stephen Rahman Hughes acts as this guy in the movie. He is my favourite character in the movie. He is a hero in the movie, everyone likes hero. The movie has describe Merong in very good way. Buff body, brilliant, brave and good looking. Claiming to be a descendant from Alexander the Great, but he doesn't look that much descended from King Alexander doesn't he? Can't say much about him though. In the end he did become a king. I'm not sure what the original "Hikayat" says but Stephen here portrayed his character well in this movie.