

The battle with Maleficent is pretty scary, as are most of the villain battles throughout the years. That said, I don’t feel the violence in any way exceeds other Disney animated features. It’s was pretty disturbing to me to see a once-living bear getting an axe stuck in its head as it stared blankly ahead. In the midst of his story-telling, he and others throw their weapons at an already stuffed bear standing within the castle hall. In addition, there is a scene where the clans are being rousted by Merida’s dad, Fergus, as he tells tales of finding and killing Mor’du, the bear that took his leg so many years ago. I’m not sure Brave is quite at that level, but I did jump out of my seat one time and the bear scenes are pretty suspenseful and loud. When I think of PG-rated Disney animated films, I instantly think of The Black Cauldron. If you do not want any elements of Brave spoiled, do not continue reading below, and head over to my review, which contains no spoilers. If you’d like to be prepared for bringing your children to the movie, or are looking for some discussion topics either before or after seeing Brave, I wanted to put this list together.

This companion piece to my initial spoiler-free Brave review will contain some references to plot points or ideas within the film which may spoil it for those wishing to be surprised.
