Riley Hansen Brother Bear: A lesson filled unoriginal Brother Bear is a movie that will tickle the young mind with bright colors, funny characters, and a semi interesting storyline. However, the seemingly original Disney movie made moves that well, are not so original. As you get deeper into the movie the plot begins to seem very familiar, and although the kids love to watch movies like this one, it may be time for Disney to be a little more creative in how they make their money. In this movie expect to see a very predictable plot, with life lessons worth teaching your kids.The feeling you get when you're introduced to the characters is a mix of excitement and intrigue. You start off listening to an elderly man telling a tale of what turns out to be his own life. He goes on to say,"The greatest change I ever witnessed was that of my brother, a boy, desperately trying to be a man." With a dramatic scene change you meet three brothers who are lurking through the forest trying to get food for their tribe they, like normal brothers, are teasing and messing around with each other. Then the scene cuts to a boy being chased down by a herd of deer. With a narrow escape the three brothers come up laughing and you finally meet the main characters of an unoriginal Disney movie.Disney has had many great movies, many iconic movies that almost everyone has seen, but that is the problem. Too many people have seen the multiple movies that begin with young stubborn kids that need to prove something or accomplish something in order to show their worth. And even from the very beginning of Brother Bear they hint at a movie plot just like that. if you like the general I need to find myself, prove my worth, and overcome challenges kind of movie then this is the movie for you. Meeting the all the many characters in the movie can usually be a fun and enjoyful ride, and in many cases it is. In Brother Bear on the other hand very few of the characters take long to actually know who they are. The character development is very fast mainly because the characters are more ideas than anything. Kenai for example is the idea of change. Throughout the whole movie he is changing and growing as a man. The three brothers all have very different personalities, but the younger and main character in the movie is the stubborn kid who has to overcome challenges in order to learn and grow. Yes there are the cookie cutter types of characters, but there are two characters who will really freshen up the movie. Rutt and Tuk, two Canadian moose, who have great personalities and give a good change to the movie. They basically allow the adults to suffer through yet another cliché Disney movie.As I said before this is a movie that you have seen a million times before. The story begins with a stubborn child trying to prove himself to the seemingly perfect oldest brother. And as the story presses on you begin to piece together what will happen at the end. This is a great movie for the young kids that's brains and personalities are still like sponges. They will learn to love everyone and respect others. Disney does a great job at teaching life lessons in movies, but it's clouded by repetitive humor and over the top shenanigans performed by the characters. However for most adults they will see a different take on the movie. At parts you realize that maybe this isn't a story between man and beast, but man and man. And how we treat other races. All though kids won't recognize the social aspect of the movie Disney still did a great job at sending the message subliminally to these young kids. Change is very important in the world and maybe we can achieve change through movies like these. So as we can see the movie though cliché in nature, cookie cutter characters and an unoriginal plot there are still some positive points to it. It does teach good lessons to the kids and adults, but isn't exactly the Oscar award winning movie that others can claim. for a movie that you watch over and over again I wouldn't recommend but at least see it once. Disney movies seemed to draw kids in so hopefully you can at least teach them some positive things in life in and easier way than sitting them down and talking to them.

OllieSuave-007 Disney's 44th full-length animated feature film is a story about an Inuit tribe member named Kenai who kills a bear and he, in turn, becomes one in order to learn the true meaning of brotherly love.This movie brings us directors Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker, who gave us quite an adventurous movie full of man vs. bear action and animals journeying through the wilderness. The plot about Kenai traveling through the land looking for ways to become human again with a chattering cub as his guide is interesting, but not fascinating. The brotherly relationship between the talkative cub and Kenai is a little heartfelt, but I've seen more touching animal character moments from other Disney films like Fox and the Hound and Dumbo.The animation was colorful or vibrant like earlier animated pieces in the Disney canon - traditional hand-drawn animation. The visual effects were quite nice - love the human to animal transformation and the sequences involving the spirits.The plot, though, goes at a somewhat slow pace and doesn't gain very much traction throughout the movie because of a lack of suspense and surprises. Nothing really captures your interest as it's more like a simple Disney cartoon about talking animals. However, I do have to give credit for Disney in entertaining the idea of producing stories with different plot lines other than prince meets princess love stories, and emphasizing on family, consequences, responsibility and forgiveness.Yet, this movie still doesn't have that wow factor as earlier Disney movies do like those from the Walt Era and the Renaissance Era, but it's still not too bad to watch at least once.Grade C

Taylor Kingston I don't know why this movie got bad reviews. I think it is an adorable children's movie with funny moments and real-life moral dilemmas and situations. It is relatable, whilst at the same time, goes off in a way that is more make-believe.This movie is about Kenai, a man who resents all bears, after his brothers get into a fight with one, and is sadly killed. I don't like Kenai's attitude towards bears at the beginning of the movie. After all, the bear was just protecting itself, just like any human would. Kenai is then turned into a bear to see what it's like to be in a bears "shoes". He sees life from a new and different perspective and realizes that not it really wasn't the bears fault. On his journey, he meets an adorable bear cub, Koda, who is trying to find his way home. Meanwhile, Kenai's other brother worries that he has been killed by the bears, until he comes face-to-face with bear Kenai. Overall, I give this movie an 8 out of 10.

almanjit25 I have learned that sometimes critics have their heads up their a**es and their prejudice, arrogance and jaded perspectives make them disregard anything with pure heart and emotion and love, praise and adore mindless fart humor and depravity. If you are one of those people who loves what critics say and can't form your own opinion, you'll probably have a preconceived opinion of this movie so disregard my review. Also if you hate stories that teach and educate and make you inspire to be a better person, disregard the rest of this review. This film is a breathtaking, emotional roller coaster of intellect,wit, pure heart and moral. It takes you on an astonishing journey filled with soul. It is visual eye-candy, epic and breathtaking. The vividness of the colors and brush strokes actually takes you on a magical enchanting journey and leaves you awestruck with its beauty. So yeah the animation is AMAZING!The voicing by the actors is so fitting and they do a marvelous job. Effortlessly so if i may add.The music is pretty amazing and in fact adds to the amazement of the story. It carries the emotion of the story. Most people listen to the instrumentals instead of the words. Try listening to the words and they will carry you on an immensely emotional and feeling ride. The words add to the story and the characters thoughts. Wonderful. Not particularly the best ever in terms of instrumentals, but the words and their meaning make up for this ten-fold. The transformation song and "On My Way" were a particular delight.Now to the story which i feel is the most important thing: It is firstly educational and takes a more cultural turn by taking you through the mythology of the Inuits and way of life. It is a different time and culture and it is both awe-inducing and educating. Not for people who prefer films like Shrek or Simpsons. Now the emotional depth of this film can make you weep throughout as it showcases love, arrogance, prejudice, intolerance, tolerance, pain, death, family, darkness and finally light. It transcends above nearly all films in terms of emotions and heart. It is heart-breaking and tear inducing as it showcases human cruelty and arrogance. A subject people will really dislike or feel in denial about. It showcases pain and heartache like no animation does these days since people prefer the superficial. It shows the themes that are present today such as intolerance, arrogance and sheer heartlessness. And finally it shows a journey of education not only in terms of cultural differences but learning that intolerance and preconceived notions are imbecilic, it is about responsibility, it teaches the importance of stepping into another's shoes and feeling what they feel as well as learning the power of love. It is very intelligent so very few will get or be able to understand and appreciate its messages. And plus if you hate emotion, education and being taught valuable life lessons or feel you are too superior for them, you will not like this movie. Otherwise if you are intelligent and have a heart, you will adore it as i have.Definitely one of my favorite animated films and i've seen over 200. Actually it is one of my favorite films period, not just from the animated ones. A masterpiece and i know i will get hate for saying this but it is the truth, this movie is way better than several Pixar films which are good visuals but superficial story lines that don't capture heart, horrors of the world and emotion as Disney films of the past do. I said several Pixar films and not all. Up, Wall-E and Monsters Inc are masterpieces and Brother Bear is in their league of excellence. Though it is way way way more magical and beautiful than the Toy Story Trilogy, Brave, The Incredibles, Cars and Finding Nemo. I have watched this film every year since i was a kid when it released and it has still not lost its magic and that is the true mark of a pure classic, one that will never lose its charm.