Talk:Brave/@comment-3464085-20130919050544

Come to think of it, I think that Brave is actually a pretty deep story when you look at Merida and Elinor's relationship and the role that Mor'du plays in the movie. Mor'du represents the inner darkness within Merida and Elinor, and thus when they fall out at the tapestry room, they kinda risk awakening the same darkness within themselves, and when they mend their bond throughout the movie, they are overcoming their inner darkness and when they kill Mor'du, all of that darkness will be destroyed and thats what repaired their bond.

Also, note that when Elinor defends Merida from Mor'du, it represents how far a mother bear would go in order to protect her cub