More than 220,000 supporters have signed the petition “Say No to the Merida Makover.”. Brenda Chapman (The Prince of Egypt) was the director of Brave, until she was replaced in the last 18 months of production by Mark Andrews, and the halfway-there aspect of that triumph serves as. By changing Meridas outfit and sexualizing her with the tinier waist, the.
Little did she know, her entire life was about to change forever. They are two VERY different people, so youre comparing two entirely different women. Now, as the day of her coronation came to a stopping halt, when the mysterious Black Knight came and kidnapped her. Many Merida fans felt a similar disappointment and disgust. Meridas destiny had changed since the day she accidently caused her mother to turn into a bear. And Disney turned her back into the same old thing, taking away her symbol of strength and individuality, her bow and arrow, and sexing her up. “So wrong-minded, when the Pixar crew and myself worked so hard to give them a completely different kind of princess - one that kids and parents today can relate to in many different ways. “I thought ‘typical,’ when I first saw the artwork,” Chapman tells Comic Riffs. so I’m dubious.”Īlthough Disney distributes Pixar films - and John Lasseter heads up animation for both studios - Chapman (who since “Brave’s” release has moved on to LucasArts) emphasizes the differences between Pixar and Disney. They have taken the images off of their Web site here in the States, but they are still up in other countries. “As far as the Disney makeover, I was incredibly disappointed and frustrated, but not surprised,” Chapman tells Comic Riffs. Oscar-winning “Brave” director Brenda Chapman - who created the film as a “love letter” to her young daughter, providing a model of feminine strength - strongly criticized Disney’s makeover decision this week. Merida sitting with her mother, Queen Elinor, and her father, King Fergus.
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