[ SECRET POST #2016 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2016 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 065 secrets from Secret Submission Post #288.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I agree. Maybe this is just my ASOIAF-esque understanding of how medieval royalty works, but I thought Princess Merida betrayed a remarkably poor understanding of her situation for a sixteen-year-old. Merida gets to eat three meals a day and ride around on a horse shooting arrows for fun, and in return she has to consent to a political marriage in order to maintain an alliance between four clans that could go to war with each other at any time. Even within the not-quite-adult universe of the film, I got the sense that, if the clans hadn't had a demon bear to rally together against at the end, there would have been trouble between them despite Merida's talk of breaking from tradition and writing one's own story.

[(Anonymous)]

What I didn't get was, how would the alliance hold for the clans whose guy Meridor didn't pick?

[stainless]

I had the same question.

[(Anonymous)]

That's why it was a competition. Then they couldn't really complain, besides being disappointed.

[anonymouslyyours]

Couldn't the other clans accuse the winner of bribery or other shady deeds? I could see how clans could hold a grudge if it didn't go their way.

[(Anonymous)]

...Except they were all present, watching the competition. How the fuck do you pull off bribery with that?

[(Anonymous)]

.....this is a children's movie. Comparing it to stuff you see in GoT is really just looking for stuff to complaint about.

[meadowphoenix]

Maybe it was a Helen of Troy kind of thing, where everyone promises loyalty for a chance for the hand of the princess.

[(Anonymous)]

I got the sense that, if the clans hadn't had a demon bear to rally together against at the end, there would have been trouble between them despite Merida's talk of breaking from tradition and writing one's own story.

I think a lot of people are missing a subtle, but key thing: it wasn't necessarily the leaders that went with Merida, it was their sons. The sons, like Merida, might also have lofty ideals and want to marry for love, etc. It's easy to say Merida is a brat and breaking tradition, so she should marry your son... expect when your son doesn't necessarily want to marry the princess.