Brave

Not Pixar fandom, we are. In the great debate between Pixar and Dreamworks, we choose Dreamworks, because we have more fun watching them. Still, each of us has a much-loved Pixar movie. P. loves Incredibles, D. loves Toy Story, all three of them, of course, and mine was Monsters, Inc, but now I think Brave is it.

It was stunningly gorgeous, a real pleasure to watch for every tree, stone, waterfall and mist in it, but even better than that, it was a mother-and-daughter story, where both of them had failings and flaws and very human feelings, and then through the movie learned to listen to each other and find in each other something new and worthwhile. I loved Queen Elinor both when she quieted the rowdy clans just by walking through, and when she was mauling the demon bear, and when she was helping Merida to pacify the clans... I loved Merida, too - but I know that as much fun running wild is, one cannot do it all one's life. But it's always nice to do from time to time. :)