Joaquin Phoenix

Jeremy Suarez

Jason Raize

Rick Moranis

Dave Thomas

D.B. Sweeney

Joan Copeland

Michael Clarke Duncan

Harold Gould

Paul Christie

Danny Mastrogiorgio

Estelle Harris

Greg Proops

Pauley Perrette

Bumper Robinson

Darko Cesar

Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley

Sherry Lynn

Mickie McGowan

Debi Derryberry

Patrick Pinney

Aaron Blaise

Robert Walker

Mark Mancina

Matthew Jon Beck

Mary Hidalgo

Tim Mertens

Phil Collins

Tab Murphy

Lorne Cameron

Chuck Williams

Bill Perkins

Matt Whitlock

Bruce Anderson

Hans Bacher

Richie Chavez

Paul A. Felix

Douglas Henderson

Xiangyuan Jie

Sai Ping Lok

Franc Reyes

Harald Siepermann

Marcelo Vignali

Terryl Whitlatch

Tina Turner

David Hoselton

Steve Bencich

Ron J. Friedman

Igor Khait

Robh Ruppel

Garrett Wren

Jeff Draheim

Rune Brandt Bennicke

Nathan Greno

Kevin Deters

Thom Enriquez

Broose Johnson

John Norton

Stevie Wermers-Skelton

Woody Woodman

Kevin Harkey

John Puglisi

Byron Howard

Alex Kupershmidt

Ruben A. Aquino

James Young Jackson

Tony Stanley

Anthony Wayne Michaels

Tom Gately

Jonathan Annand

Gregg Azzopardi

Robert Bryan

Don Crum

Steve Mason

Branko Mihanovic

Jean-Claude Tran

John Webber

Ian White

Travis Blaise

Jason Boose

Robert O. Corley

Sasha Dorogov

Trey Finney

Sarah Mercey-Boose

Dominic M. Carola

Theodore Anthony Lee Ty

Michael Benet

John E. Hurst

Scott Kersavage

Brion McIntosh

Stephanie Mendoza

Earl Coffman

Bruce Tauscher

Christopher W. Gee

Dave Metzger

Earl Ghaffari

Bérénice Robinson

Leslie Moes

Richard L. Anderson

Mike Chock

Steve Lee

Petra Bach

Piero Mura

Reuben Simon

Mark Binder

Chris DeLaGuardia

Mary Beth Smith

Rick Mackay

Donald Dowd

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Brother Bear

Walt Disney Feature Animation

United States of America

Hrvatski

English

friendship

sibling relationship

transformation

grizzly bear

inuit

bear

sibling rivalry

turns into animal

unlikely friendship

aftercreditsstinger

duringcreditsstinger

animal lead

brother bear

bjørne brødre

Heartwarming, if not as impactful as it intends to be.

<em>'Brother Bear'</em> leaves heartfelt feelings and features a cute story. It does get a bit too melancholic in moments where it doesn't need to be or where it's not set up perfectly. It can also feel a little predictable, but the twist is decent enough. Animation-wise it's fine, while that early aspect ratio stuff is oddly done.

The voice cast aren't amazing, despite the talents of Joaquin Phoenix (Kenai) and Michael Clarke Duncan (Tug). Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas are pretty amusing as Rutt and Tuke though. As a whole, I just don't feel the voices suit the characters greatly.

The pacing is pretty good while Phil Collins does a satisfactory job with the music, not sure how I feel about the ending though. Overall, it's very much mid-range Disney.

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"Kenai" is a young Inuit warrior who disturbs the spirits when he kills a bear. His punishment is to be turned into one himself, and be left to wander the wilderness alone. Luckily, he encounters the young cub "Koda" who thinks he might know the exact spot where "Kenai" might be restored to his humanity. What doesn't help their quest is that his human brother "Denahi" thinks that "Kenai" has been killed by a bear, and so is chasing his new form with lethal intent. As the two bears start to bond, they have some fun escapades, meet the "Stadler & Waldorf" of the moose fraternity and "Kenai" learns the values of friendship, loyalty and community - as well as how to catch some leaping salmon! The quality of the animation, the Phil Collins-led soundtrack (with a decent number from Tina Turner too) and the spirituality of the whole thing is breezy and enjoyable to watch. The young "Koda" reminded me frequently of a sort of "Mowgli" character. Friendly and playful but still staying on the right side of annoying. I also rather liked the denouement - that, too, had a sort of joy to it that exemplified the symbiotic nature of the relationship that ought to exist between mankind and the rest of nature. Characterful animations and cave paintings too! Worth a watch, definitely.

Brother Bear (2003) 35mm film trailer, flat hard matte, 1440p

Brother Bear( 2003)

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A review by r96sk

Written by r96sk on Thu Jul 30 2020

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