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It's not the worst I've ever seen
Although "Brother Bear" doesn't compare with gold standard Disney films as "Beauty and the Beast" and the first version of "The Lion King", it does well enough on its own merits without having to be compared with them.

I write as an adult who loves animation and story, and sometimes I hate going to the movies where people insist on bringing their kids. And the night I went to see Brother Bear, I thought I'd avoid this and would have the screen room to myself when unfortunately some people with their kids came and, out of the whole doggone empty room, chose to sit all around me, who obviously were more interested in their popcorn than the movie!

So, I'm forced to tune them out and try to enjoy the movie, anyway. My first surprise was hearing Tina Turner's voice on the theme! I knew that she had retired from touring, but apparently she's still recording. It was great to hear her again! I also thought First Nation people depicted were done rather realistically, only I don't know if they represent a real tribe or not. But, I came to enjoy a movie, not do research. And as usual, the animals themselves were great. Compared to how Disney used to draw cartoon bears (remember Humphrey?), these were a lot more realistic.

Sensually, the colors are fabulous. The opening sequence is good, but not impressive like...oops, I said I wouldn't compare. The imagery is what amazed me so much about it. I loved the antelope scene, and the snowstorm was fabulous! The professional reviewer said the CGI was shocking; I didn't find it so, personally. In my opinion, CGI is a part of animated film from now on, so get over it. I think that if preferring CGI to not be there is like wishing cars built in 2004 still had fishtails!

I was impressed with the voice actors and didn't realize who they were until the end credits, which I always stay for. Part of me always cringes, though, when they do things like use an African-American's voice for a black bear, for example.

To sum up, I don't know what kids will think of it; there are no bodies shown and no blood; if they don't know what death is, they need to get out more. If you are an adult, in my opinion this is not the worst animated film you'll ever see in your life. And if you want to take your kids to see it, fine, but don't assume no adults will want to see it by themselves, and don't assume they want to be around your kids, either!

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