![]() There were also six speakers across the back wall and a total of twelve speakers suspended in even rows across the ceiling overhead. In the sketch, you can see that there were seven speakers on both the right and left walls. The layout of the speakers for the theater we saw Brave in (Roosevelt Icon Theater – Chicago, IL) was similar to the quick sketch I did on the iPad. I could go on and on about the scenes that it enhanced, but I would also highlight the scene of the witch’s cauldron as well as the final fight scene between Mor’du and Mum bear. There is a table that gets lifted and swung around on the screen and as it swings around, the speakers also follow by creating the swinging sound – it almost sounds like the table was swinging around the room and you could almost feel the whoosh of the air as it swung around. The other scene that caught the attention of my ears was the scene where the lords are getting into a brawl after introducing themselves (right after Lord Dingwall sicks Wee Dingwall on Lord Macintosh). Photo Courtesy of DOLBY ATMOS AUDIOįor review purposes, we wanted to make sure we could see the movie two ways – in standard surround sound as well as the new Dolby Atmos. There’s not too much to say about the standard Dolby surround as we’ve all heard it before – it’s not to say that it’s bad, we’re just already familiar with it. Dolby Atmos, on the other hand, is a subtle marvel – it really, truly does take film immersion to the next level, but like I eluded to, only in a subtle way. When I heard about the number of speakers (up to 64) I was concerned that the sound would be over the top and in your face could possibly come off as gimmicky. This was certainly not the case and it was amazing to hear the arrows zoom across the room from the right rear of the theater to the left front of the screen as the arrow would hit the target while Merida was riding Angus (her trusty horse). Julie liked Lord Macintosh the best and his implied homage to Apple computers. The lords have received some mixed reviews as well, but I loved them and their quirky looks and attitudes. Personally, I favored Lord Dingwall because of his quick temper and crazy looks (almost a Donald Duck temper). ![]() The Triplets – Harris, Hubert, and Hamish are insanely lovable and you can’t help but be endeared to them immediately through their “look” as well as comedic abilities – Julie absolutely loves the boys.įrom the moment you meet Merida, you feel her presence as a character. On the obvious front, there’s her hair which commands your attention – but underneath is a well-developed character that almost anyone can associate with at some level. From our standpoint, we associated with the struggle of being yourself but living within the constraints of others. Queen Elinore is so believable as the perfectionist Mother who always means well with Merida. ![]() King Fergus is a gentle giant that has Merida wrapped around his finger. The characters are completely lovable and have been well thought out. That’s how I look at Brave, it’s an improved version of a standard story and that makes it unique in its own regard. This is an original script and if I can get off course for a minute and compare the story to products that we love – many if not all products are improvements of something that’s already been done in the past. ![]() I would argue that this isn’t just another Princess movie since Merida carves her own path without worrying about a Prince to save her. One of the more common gripes I’ve heard was that it was yet another Princess movie. The reviews that already exist for the movie are wide-ranging from glowing to not-so-great. I still have a bit of a problem with motion scenes and the motion jitter of 3D that comes along with it, but overall I liked the 3D version a bit better this time while Julie favored the 2D version still. The depth from the triplet closest to the camera to King Fergus at the head of the table was just amazing. The scene that first caught my eye in 3D was the scene when King Fergus is telling the tale of how he lost his leg and the boys are mimicking him by mouthing along as he talks. We really liked the 2D version of the movie, but this may have been the best 3D I’ve seen.
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