How is merida brave

Save FB Tweet More. Disney Princess Merida. What do you all think? Bow-slinging Merida has been given a makeover in advance of her official induction into The Disney Princess Collection. She now appears slimmer, older and somewhat sexualised, in comparison to the teenage tomboy from last year's Oscar-winning animation. A petition launched on the Change. Sure, her plan to "change" Elinor backfired in a major way — but it left us with the great lesson that messing with a witch's potions could potentially lead to accidentally transforming your mom into a bear.

You know, real life stuff. When the spell went awry, Merida didn't rely on anyone other than herself to fix it. As she and Elinor in bear form, of course set off in search of the witch to reverse the spell, Merida fended for both of them in the woods by finding food and shelter. When her understandably confused father attempted to kill Elinor because, you know, she looked like a fierce bear, Merida grabbed a sword and protected her mother.

In so many movies, Disney and otherwise, women are left to just sit back and watch the action — but Merida never shied away from it or expected someone else to do the rescuing. Sure, we've seen Disney princesses reject the idea of arranged marriage in favor of finding "true love.

When discussing the idea of marriage she even noted that, "I may never be ready for this. Instead of moping around and singing to her half-painted reflection or to the ocean about being the perfect daughter, Merida springs into action. Although she seeks guidance from the wrong person, Merida was quick to come up with a plan.

When her plan failed and turned her mother into a beast, the most important lesson that came from that failure was that she needs to clean up the messes she creates. Merida continued to be independent and believe in herself without stopping in her tracks for a spontaneous musical break. After being taken off the project, Chapman went through her own empowerment. Disney has created some strong princesses, the difference is that Merida knew who she was right from the beginning.

Merida did what women preach today, which is to be strong, make your voice heard and be that b—-. Edit Close. Toggle navigation.