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it's flawed, I can tell you that.
Approximately 10,000 years ago in the Pacific Northwest, three native brothers (Kenai, Denahi and Sitka) forge out a comfortable and happy life within their tribe. Both Sitka (the eldest) and Denahi have received their ceremonial totem. Now it's Kenai's turn. (This charm worn around the neck represents a virtue, but is more than symbolic. Given by the tribe's shaman after receiving specific instruction from the Great Spirits, the totem serves as a personal director of one's destiny.) So when Tanana gives bear-hating Kenai a totem of a grizzly and tells him it represents love, he's greatly disappointed. He had something of more significance in mind.

Meanwhile, Kenai discovers that a bear has made off with his basket of fish and sets off with spear in hand to track down this pilfering brute-Sitka and Denahi in hot pursuit. Soon, in a frightful man vs. beast confrontation, Sitka realizes Kenai is about to be mauled to death and sacrifices his own life to save his brother. To avenge his sibling, Kenai tracks down the bear and kills it. Instantly, the Great Spirits (depicted as the Northern Lights) metamorphose Kenai into a bear. Now it's Denahi who is on the hunt (unaware that if successful he will actually slay his own brother). So in an effort to trade fur for skin (and try to save his hide), Kenai follows Tanana's direction to find his brother on the "mountain where the light touches the earth." Joining the expedition is a young bear looking for his mother and two slow-witted moose along for the ride (and some comic relief). Brother Bear is no Lion King or Monsters Inc. It's more like Jungle Book 2-easily forgotten and bearly worth the time. But with the MPAA granting it a G rating, a lot of families are going to assume all is well in the brotherhood. It's not. Although there are several praiseworthy messages (the moose brothers' reconciliation and the sacrificial death of Kenai's brother among them), families wanting a peek will be forced to wade through rivers of spiritual muck. Believe me, it's not worth it.

Love the Mooses
Great family dvd.

When this movie begins it starts slowly, with a yawn and Native American "brothers" mercilessly taunting each other with no point actually. Once the dialogue between the pair of moose voiced by Rick Moranis and Doug Thomas starts the giggles cannot come fast enough. Remember the McKenzie brothers? "Hoser eh"?(from SCTV and the movie Strange Brew) Well I think they are just hilarious in this movie and so perfectly "cast". Then as the bear's sincere relationships flourish the movie takes flight and never lets your attention wander again.

Gotta love Disney for making something entertaining for parents and kids. Only wish they'd stop killing off moms and leaving orphans everywhere. My kids still worry about Bambi and Dumbo.

A New Disney Classic.
Brother Bear is a little Tarzan, a little Bambi, and a little Lion King. All in all it makes a beautiful picture. The voice talent was wonderful. The artistry was great, and the plot was very intriguing. The story was very heartwarming, and it also broke your heart in some scenes. It teaches a valuable lesson, like we have seen in past Disney films. Michael Eisner, if you read this, please go back to traditional animation. If you made movies like this, that section of the Walt Disney Company might not flop.

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