Honestly, the only thing that might've made this movie better is if all the Natives were voiced by Natives. 15 or 20 years later, it would've been a given. But at least we got Joaquin Phoenix instead.
Also, how is this move 20 years old !!!!!!!!
I owned the soundtrack to this film for some reason, so the Brother Bear soundtrack, given that I had the access to listen to the CD on loop as a kid, is literally top 3 nostalgic Disney soundtracks of all time for me. I also have vague memories of playing DVD bonus features games either for this movie or the sequel. This was a big movie in my childhood for some reason. Watching it again.... I must've always been too busy jamming to Phil Collins because I don't think I ever paid attention to how sad the film is.
The tale of 3 brothers is a tragedy. Sitka died due to indirect consequences of Kenai's actions. Kenai blames the bear instead of himself and wants to kill the bear to redeem himself as if to make him feel better. Put through his bear transformation, and Denahi is left alone to track down the bear that "killed" both his brothers. That's more or less their story. What gets even more messed up is that Kenai and Koda develop this brotherly bond while neither of them know that Kenai killed his mom..... That's a topic of conversation for my therapist for sure. Like..... that's dark. I never took a moment to dwell on this. Why would I when I know every word to On My Way???
Also, how is this move 20 years old !!!!!!!!
I owned the soundtrack to this film for some reason, so the Brother Bear soundtrack, given that I had the access to listen to the CD on loop as a kid, is literally top 3 nostalgic Disney soundtracks of all time for me. I also have vague memories of playing DVD bonus features games either for this movie or the sequel. This was a big movie in my childhood for some reason. Watching it again.... I must've always been too busy jamming to Phil Collins because I don't think I ever paid attention to how sad the film is.
The tale of 3 brothers is a tragedy. Sitka died due to indirect consequences of Kenai's actions. Kenai blames the bear instead of himself and wants to kill the bear to redeem himself as if to make him feel better. Put through his bear transformation, and Denahi is left alone to track down the bear that "killed" both his brothers. That's more or less their story. What gets even more messed up is that Kenai and Koda develop this brotherly bond while neither of them know that Kenai killed his mom..... That's a topic of conversation for my therapist for sure. Like..... that's dark. I never took a moment to dwell on this. Why would I when I know every word to On My Way???