Postby Vilo159 » Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:00 pm
I was kinda disappointed. It explored the exact same relationship that has been explored dozens of times, and added nothing original to it. The plot was threadbare, and they tried to cover it with a bunch of filler panoramic scenes to make up for the loss. They could've gone into a lot more depth with the bear, and everything else for that matter. I kinda felt like I was watching Brother Bear all over again. And there was nothing in the plot that had to do with the title at all. This had a lot of potential, but I think they chose a bad direction to go with it in the first place. Everything after the marriage competition should have been scrapped, and they should've gone an entirely different direction from there.
On a more optimistic note, everything before the competition was great. The filler scenes were fantastic, the animation was stellar, the accents were well done. The characters were great, or at least have potential to be great with further detail. I loved Merida's dad. They did a great job animating the wisps, and her hair looked awesome. That, and Merida was pretty cute.