I’ll be honest, I already had an answer in mind before I began. She is the Disney Princess of our modern time. It’s pretty obvious what this is all about. Since when did a Disney Princess come with a lethal weapon? Even Mulan doesn’t come with a sword. Merida has these too but do you know what else you can also buy at the the Disney Store? Merida’s bow and arrow. They all have the gloves, hairbrushes and tiaras. Think about the princess’s accessories too. Surely this is a little red flag that tells us that she’s not the traditional perfect princess.
Even Brave‘s co-director, Brenda Chapman, disapproved of the change. Unlike the long-haired blonde beauty, however, there was a backlash (mostly by parents) that Merida’s waist was too skinny, her hair was too perfect, and her stance was too evocative. However, there was uproar not long ago about how her new design for the princess lineup was “too pretty.” When joining the pantheon of Disney Princesses she had to have a new two-dimensional look to fit in, as Disney did with Rapunzel before her. The 2D re-design of Merida, with a more girly and glittery look. She’s on lunch boxes and pencil cases with all the other princesses and there’s nothing outstanding enough to suggest she doesn’t belong there. Okay, so she does wear pretty dresses (though reluctantly) and she does have a pretty face that can sell dolls. Take a look at that scene again and tell me whether it fits more into Pixar’s canon of animation – with depth similar to WALL-E and the “Define Dancing” scene – or whether it fits more with the likes of Tangled and the “I’ve Got a Dream” sequence. There is, in my opinion, a classic “Pixar Moment” when Merida and her mother – now a bear – are catching fish. Not because there’s someone else she loves – or might love in the future like Jasmine in Aladdin – but because, as her father so perfectly puts it, “I want to stay single and let my hair flow in the wind while I ride through the glen, firing arrows into the sunset.” It’s this humorous line that sparks the idea that it’s a Pixar movie, along with the animation and the depth. It’s the opposite in fact, Merida is trying to find a way to get out of a marriage. So Brave feels much more Pixar in that respect. There’s still a love story in that movie. However, in the exact same movie, her sister Anna ends up with a good-looking ice-seller. The StoryĮlsa from Frozen is hailed as being a great role model for little girls for not needing a man. The official Disney Princesses, including a 2D design of Merida. There is also one big different that makes her stand out from the rest.
She’s certainly not the perfect representation for femininity and perfection that we associate with a Disney Princess. She punches first and asks questions later. She has a horse that she treats like a horse and not an anthropomorphic animal that can actually understand her. So what does she not have that other Disney Princesses have? There are diegetic songs, but she doesn’t sing.
Amy Manson portraying Merida in the fantasy television series ‘Once Upon a Time.’ Surely this makes her more a part of Disney’s classic movies than Pixar’s? Can you imagine Woody or Lightening McQueen in this fairytale television show? Clearly it is Merida herself that fits perfectly into the Once world even though she’s not based on a traditional fairytale like Snow White or Beauty and the Beast. She was also chosen to be represented in ABC’s Once Upon a Time series.
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