Brave

A bit of Scottish adventure...

From time to time I like to watch an animation film just to break up some of the more hard hitting, mature films. So a couple of weeks ago Brave was on the brand new Sky Disney channel (Exciting I know). I had heard a little about the film and knew that it was set in Scotland.

'Brave' is a really interesting film filled with Scottish culture and Scottish accents everywhere. I personally really enjoyed the film and found it very entertaining. Merida played by Kelly MacDonald is a typical rebellious teenage girl who would rather fire arrows than conform to her mother's expectations of her as a princess.

Merida's parents played by Emma Thompson and Billy Connolly were hilarious as the King and Queen. Connolly in particular was very entertaining as he is obsessed with hunting down bears after a traumatic event where he loses his leg.

With the troublesome triplets and other Scottish tribes , the film doesn't fail to amuse. Although the plot does head in quite an unusual direction and surprising turns, we are left intrigued and feeling sorrowful for the strained relationship between mother and daughter.

This film is great for families with young children. I admit I thoroughly enjoyed the film and would definitely recommend it.


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Junior

Arnold Schwarzenegger pregnant!

Honestly this is probably one of the most bizarre films I have ever seen. I was skimming through the movies on the TV and came across this one. I have to admit I was just a little more than intrguied when I heard that the film was about a man carrying a baby. And I was even more surprised when I heard that it was Arnold Schwarzenegger who would be pregnant.

So Arnold is often known for doing one action/thriller film and then a softer film which shows he can be diverse. But this is really not the sort of film I would ever have pictured him doing.

Having said that, after watching it I did find it rather entertaining and oddly funny to watch. Starring Shwarzenegger, Danny Divito and Emma Thompson the film really had me in stiches throughout. Thompson was brillinat as the clumbsy female lead and Divto was his usual comical self.

It was very odd watching Schwarzenegger's character Alex go through with a pregnacy from start to finish and eventual having the caesarian at the end to give birth. The film is very odd, yet the cast manage to make it very amusing. So if your bored and want to have a laugh, do watch this!

(Yes that is Arnold Schwarzenegger dressed as a woman on the right)





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