


So, she must escape with her mother from the castle.īRAVE is beautifully animated but contains offensive messages. The King hunts bears for revenge because he lost his leg to a bear saving his family years before. Merida is so overjoyed she doesn’t get to hear about the spell’s downside from the witch. She asks for a spell from the witch to change her mother’s mind. She follows the magical “wisp” spirits that lead her to a witch. Suitors come to compete for Merida, but none seems suitable.

This creates a longing in Merida to do her own thing. Her mother, Queen Elinor teaches her how to be the best princess, while King Fergus, her father, enjoys her tomboy ways. Princess Merida has been training all her life to be Queen.
