Look closely at the movie's logo for subtle images of Merida and Elinor hidden in the letters.

I love that she is so strong, but it sure doesn’t make my job easy! She is my Merida … and I adore her,” Chapman said. “She has been quite a challenge to my ‘authority’ since she was five years old. If the mother-daughter relationship in the film seems particularly realistic, it’s likely because it was based on Brenda Chapman’s real-life experiences with her own teenage daughter. MERIDA WAS INSPIRED BY THE CO-DIRECTOR’S DAUGHTER. Scrooge McDuck also has his own official tartan, by the way.

And finally, the subtle grey imbues a sense of respect for the inner soul of the strong Scottish people.”īut don’t go commissioning a kilt in the DunBroch tartan just yet it’s copyright-protected and is “only to be woven with the written consent of Disney/Pixar.” Navy blue, and its clear central intersections, represents the forging of the clans within the DunBroch kingdom. Deep green shows a love for Scotland’s majestic highlands, where the story of Disney Pixar’s Brave unfolds. The deep scarlet represents the family’s reverence for its own history, and the blood shed during battles between the clans. “Much like Scotland itself, the DunBroch Tartan is set against the ocean blue of the North Sea. The design first appeared on the Scottish Registry of Tartans on the movie’s release date in 2012. DISNEY/PIXAR CREATED AND REGISTERED A REAL TARTAN.ĭesigners created a tartan for Merida’s Clan DunBroch-and it’s really official. THE WORKING TITLE WAS A BIT MORE LITERAL.īefore the team landed on Brave, the working title for the movie was The Bear and the Bow. Here are 13 more fascinating facts about the groundbreaking film.

And, appropriately, Brave broke a few molds in the real world, too: It was the first Pixar movie to feature a female protagonist, and it made co-director Brenda Chapman the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. While her predecessors may have been concerned about going to balls and finding their Prince Charmings, Merida of DunBroch fought against a betrothal to someone she had just met, becoming the first Disney princess to have no love interest. In 2012, a Disney Princess unlike any other arrived on the scene.

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