This comes with cultural Scottish expectations and standard medieval (and modern) stereotypes.Įarly in the movie Fergus, Merida’s dad brings home a bow and arrow for Merida’s birthday gift. She is brought up in a male dominant society, one that holds to the old way of doing things. Merida, as most female Disney protagonists are, is a strong young woman. LESSON ONE: You Don’t Have To Be A Stereotype Instead, I got a whole new insight into lessons they, and I, learned from Merida’s story. I was shocked when they said, “Yay!” in unison.Īfter the movie I asked my daughters what they liked most about this movie gem, thinking that I was going to get the traditional responses of “she’s got crazy awesome hair!” or “her brothers are naughty but funny!” Yes, my family was shocked that I didn’t jokingly choose Daddy Day Care or Rookie of the Year. After watching and re-watching Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean I don’t know how many times (I still haven’t gotten sick of them!), I made the decision this time to choose something that none of us have watched recently: Disney
My daughters are back on a Sofia the First kick, while my wife and I have been trying to introduce older nostalgia into the mix to change up the monotony, like Herbie the Lovebug and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. We gravitate to choosing Disney movies, and if not we most often choose personal favorites from our own archives. For the longest time, our Friday family routine has been “Pizza and Movie Night.” Each week, we order the same pizzas from the same place with the same sauces and the same sides, and each week we rotate who chooses movies.
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