Merida may be beautiful, but she is not sitting around waiting or in any way dreaming of Prince Charming to come along. She is far too busy for that. Instead, the firstborn heir of King Fergus (voiced by Billy Connolly) the Scottish kingdom of DunBroch, would rather practice her archery and defend her homeland than primp herself as a princess and prepare for the eventuality of her becoming Queen. This is a refreshing alternative to the usual production line of Disney Princesses.
The glorification of these traditional and some would say, very outdated, role models has spawned an entire 'anti-princess' movement among many mothers who pledge not to allow their daughters to watch the Disney Princess films.
So, if you would like your sons and daughters to know the story of Merida - you can read the story online - you can do so at this site http://disney.go.com/brave/story/index.html#/about/ - where you can flick through a Brave storybook and re-live the movie with your child.
