More than 220,000 supporters have signed the petition “Say No to the Merida Makover.”. This powerful and adept girl still loved her mother and father. If you can do ‘it’ you can insist on others letting you try. In preparation for her 'coronation ceremony' last Saturday, Disney gave the Brave heroine Merida a makeover, redesigning the character as thinner with a bigger bust, more. Forceful when you have the power, you can use it. She let her ability and capability speak for itself. Many Merida fans felt a similar disappointment and disgust. Merida was not dependent on the approval of others. 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. Little did she know, her entire life was about to change forever. Now, as the day of her coronation came to a stopping halt, when the mysterious Black Knight came and kidnapped her. “As far as the Disney makeover, I was incredibly disappointed and frustrated, but not surprised,” Chapman tells Comic Riffs. Meridas destiny had changed since the day she accidently caused her mother to turn into a bear. 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.
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