Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[Prudence]

We saw Brave on Saturday. The more I think about it, the more I like it for a few particular reasons:

Spoiler:

First, the lead character is a princess, but very specifically does NOT end up with a prince, much less require saving by one. I appreciate that she's not confined to girly-girl activities, but for me it's more impressive that she wasn't subject to the (no longer) inevitable pairing that seems to be part and parcel of Disney-affiliated princess movies. Also, I appreciated that essentially all the main characters were women: Merida, her mother, the witch, and even the primary comic relief. (The boys were annoying slapstick, so I'm pretending they didn't exist.)

Saw Moonrise Kingdom the previous weekend. Had no idea what to expect going in, but loved it.