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I agree with Alex about the lame passive hero stuff, but that doesn't ever seem to have been the case with Pixar films.
Oft times in tales, the hero is supposed to be our "window" into the story, and thus everything just sort of happens to them. Blech. Yet it's been one of Pixar's unsung hallmarks that I cannot recall a single main character being that way. So that was not really a breakthrough for me with Merida.
Perhaps it is a gender divide ... but I really don't see why anyone would feel such a character being female was a big deal. I was much more impressed when a main character was a robot. I've known tons of women who were complete people, and it's absurd to me that portraying one in an animated film is some kind of triumph. But I lack the proper chromosomes for that opinion, I suppose.
I feel bad being a bit disappointed. The tale was enjoyable. Merida was fine enough. I DID really love the mother-daughter stuff and was heart-tugged at the arc growth of the main character. But minor key where I was expecting something else, I guess. And I really don't think Merida carries a film the way other Pixar leads have done.
Also I have to wonder why they switched directors mid-stream. If they were going for more BIG or less feminine or something, I don't think they got anything of the sort in the finished product.
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