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When Pixar announced that its next movie would have a female protagonist, I was thrilled. After all, this is the brilliant group that brought us Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Cars and Finding Nemo. Their track record for amazing, caring, wonderfully told stories was as close to pristine (give or take A Bug’s Life) as one could get in Hollywood. Their main characters have soul and verve; they make me — a bona fide adult — cry and laugh every time. Then I saw the first trailer for Brave and my heart sank like a stone in a deep, deep Scottish river. Continue reading →