MY KINGDOM FOR THE HAIR
Release Dates
Australia 21st June, 2012 USA 22nd June, 2012 UK 17th August, 2012 Other Countries Release Dates
Australia 21st June, 2012 USA 22nd June, 2012 UK 17th August, 2012 Other Countries Release Dates
In the best books and films, we
fall in love with the characters—their personality, their strengths, their
struggles with their weaknesses, their style.
In ‘Brave’s’, Merida, Disney Pixar has given us not only a beautiful
character that young and old will love, they have also given us her Hair.
That’s right, I said, her hair.
Let me tell you, I now dream
about owning a Merida doll or a Merida wig or a blanket made from Merida
hair. This red, flowing, gorgeous, wavy
and ringletted matter is stunning. It
has a life and a beauty of its own and I’m looking forward to a sequel to see
what becomes of Merida’s hair.
And that is part of the magic of
this film, the animation is the most exquisitely divine ever seen on
screen. Producer and Pixar veteran,
Katherine Sarafian, comments “'Brave’ has a visual complexity that’s at a new
level—even for Pixar. Ancient
Scotland—with horses, bears and human beings—is about as organic as you can
get. There’s absolutely nothing easy in the film. We’ve pushed the look, pushed
our technology and pushed our artists to new heights. Merida’s wild, curly mane
of red hair and the complexity of clothing on all of the characters—from formal
dresses to tunics, cloaks and armor, plus layers and layers of kilt—made this
our most challenging film yet.”
John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt
Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and an executive producer of ‘Brave, says, “It’s
unlike anything you’ve ever seen. That’s what we love to do at Pixar. We love
to go to new worlds and present stories that you’ve never seen before. It’s a
tour de force of technology and artistry.”
The story introduces Pixar’s
first female hero in Merida (Kelly Macdonald) a Scottish princess destined to marry one of the
son’s of the four clans. The necessity
of the marriage is steeped in Scottish folklore and history and it appears
unavoidable. Since childhood, Merida has
behaved more like her boisterous father, King Fergus (Billy Connolly) than a
demure royal daughter. She becomes an
expert archer and a beloved sister to her brothers, identical
triplets Harris, Hubert and Hamish—adorable mischievous young red-headed boys
(and even they’ve got good hair).
"There’s a reason why the story of
“Brave” is so relevant," says director Brenda Chapman. "It’s inspired by a real
relationship. I was dealing with a very headstrong daughter. She was so passionate and so strong—and she was four at the time. I thought,
‘What’s she going to be like as a teenager?'"
“I started to imagine what a
fairy tale would be like,” continues Chapman, “with a working mom and a really
willful daughter whose strength you don’t want to squash—but sometimes you do
want to squash it a little. But in the end, it wasn’t a fairy tale at all.
‘Brave’ turned out to be more of an epic action-adventure.”
‘Brave is the tenth original film from Disney Pixar, and
as in all their films—as masterful as their animation may be—it’s the parable
within the story that reaches out from the screen and drags you in. It reminds us all that bravery is not only in
fighting for your beliefs but striving to understand others. Oh, and lest we not forget, accepting that
you will never have hair like Merida no matter how much product you use.
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