The biggest excitement round these parts is that Max, our 110 lb. rotty-mix, is having a heck of a time. His world has been thrown into chaos by obsessive behavior (on his part). You see, a young, stray, orange and white cat has made an appearance. Repeatedly. And in the last two days, has dared to allow Max's humans to pet him--and then gets his purr motor going, loudly, adding insult to injury on Max's part.
Now, we must take extra caution when opening the door--because Max has already dashed outside in hot pursuit of the orange and white hobo who seems to be taking up residence here.
That aside, life has been quiet.
Today, Hubby and I took our 4 year old granddaughter to see, "Brave", the Disney/Pixar film.
But...this princess breaks the Disney mold. They are finally giving a good "princess" message to little girls. And it does not distract from the story. There was no prince charming saving the day. You read that right.
The princess was tough, capable, and refused to be married off to a prince from a local clan.
There were consequences from her attempt to change her fate, and she had to face them (there had to be a story) but it's a good story...and made me glad that we took our granddaughter to see it.
Kudos to Disney for getting this princess stuff right!
Tough princesses are the best- I remember my daughter dressing up as the evil queen in Snow White- a little alarming at first but we soon figured out that she was the stronger role model! Hope Max adjusts to the intruder :-)
ReplyDeleteYour daughter--fiercely independent! I love it. I am amazed when a child steps away from the herd!
DeleteWas glad to read that your move is well in hand :-) !
Good review Teresa. Had a lot of fun with this one for the first half or so, but then after that, things started to go downhill for me and it lost my focus. Usually, I love the heck out of Pixar films but this one didn’t do much for me, except give me plenty of eye-candy to gaze at.
ReplyDeleteHi Dan, thanks :-) My hubby and I just loved, "Up" . I am so glad you stopped and commented-and I found your review site. I will be checking it for your recommendations :-)
DeleteYours is actually the first good review I've read of this one. From the moment I saw the trailer in theaters last year I really wanted to see it, but after all the low marks I thought, well maybe I'll wait till it comes out to DVD. But now...I may just bite the bullet and go!
ReplyDeleteI liked the fact that there was no prince charming. I think young girls need that!
ReplyDeleteBut I loved all of the silly innuendos tucked in for the adults--each and every time I looked over and saw "Pap" laughing like a child. :-)
He prolly wouldn't admit it today, if you asked him about it ;-)
I actually want to see this movie myself. I haven't seen any reviews about the movie, so I'm glad yours is the first I've read. I usually read bad reviews, and it completely skews my opinion from that point forward. Anyway, I'll probably go see it this weekend. Great review!
ReplyDeleteHey, Chiz! I hope you like it. :-) Thanks for visiting :-)
DeleteTeresa I had no interest in watching this till I heard it's a true modern day fairy tale done right. Sounds like Disney could learn a lot from Pixar.
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Hi Maurice, I don't think of myself as a fminist, yet am forced to accept that the way world turns nowadays, girls have to learn to stand on their own. And this movie is a start. :-) If you have a little girl, take her to see it! Thanks for visiting!
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