Response Essay to Movie "Brave"

  Friday night was a movie night!! Our class, class 19, and a bunch of other classes watched the movie, "Brave". It was Disney movie and although it was a movie for little children, I felt many things. I thought that adults should listen and respect children.

  In the movie, princess Merida and her mother, queen Elinor had a conflict. Elinor had a fixed idea about princesses being polite and graceful. Also, Elinor wanted Merida to get married. However, Merida is different from Elinor. She liked riding on horses and shooting arrows, and does not want to get married. So a conflict took place.

  I think Elinor should have respected Merida. She should have thought carefully about her daughter's personality and passion. Elinor thought inside the box and didn't even think about leaving Merida alone. Princesses do not always have to pursue perfection.

  The conflict between Merida and Elinor became more serious so that Merida ran away. She arrived at the magical forest and followed a path to change her fate. She met a witch and got a magical cake from her. Elinor ate it but she changed into a bear!!

 However, I don't think it was Merida's fault that Elinor turned into a bear. Merida just wanted to make Elinor listen to her and she didn't know eating that cake would cause a problem. She was just too young and un-experienced.

  If Elinor respected Merida's opinion about being a princess and getting married, Merida wouldn't have torn the tapestry and Elinor wouldn't have turned into a bear. Also, if they listened to each other, the conflict between them wouldn't have become that serious. Although Merida repented her acts and part of it was her fault, Merida and Elinor didn't solve their problem in the best way.

  Through the complicated and hard conflict between Merida and Elinor, I think those two became more mature. I hope they learned to respect and listen to other's ideas. This movie may talk about love between a mother and a daughter, deep inside, it has the moral that people should respect others, even when it comes to adults and children.