

When a festival of sorts begins, solely for other clan members to present their sons in trials of strength and other qualities, Merida can't find it in herself to even pretend to care.Īs none of the men are impressing her, when the archery challenge occurs Merida steps up and walks past all the targets, hitting every single one perfectly she wants to prove to her mother that she doesn’t need a husband, and can do everything by herself. Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), Merida’s mother, is very set in her ways in the sense that she wishes to follow traditions and customs this means finding her daughter a husband. She and her father, King Fergus ( Billy Connolly), are like two birds of a feather they both burp at the dinner table and tell stories of hunts and battles. Merida (Kelly Macdonald) is a headstrong and intelligent Scottish princess, but unlike the other Disney princesses you may be used to.
