Considering it's been 20 years since this came out, I think the hatred this movie had is WAY too overblown. Not to say that it's one of Disney's strongest films, but it's still a good movie that at the very least tried to focus on it's own concepts (looking at you, Wish).
A young hunter in the Pacific Northwest of the Ice Age tries to avenge his brother's death only to get transformed into a bear by ancient spirits. Later on, he grows into a better person when he befriends a young bear cub and bond with each other in their journey.
Before I give this movie some praise, the movie does have some problems of its own. Most of the modern talk does get old pretty fast when Kenai gets transformed into a bear which makes the 2nd act of the film pretty dull. Not to mention the secondary characters especially the two talking mooses could've been given further development. Also, while the musical score from Mark Mancina is great and the songs are good enough, they do lack the spark of previous orchestral music from other Disney movies.
That being said, there are some stuff to like about the movie. The story has a good concept of it's Pacific Northwest setting and it's ancient spirits and looking at life from another perspective. Not to mention the brotherhood theme was handled very well especially with the relationship between Kenai and Koda. The voice work from everyone involved is great especially Joaquin Phoenix is superb and the animation is breathtakingly beautiful with it's designs and expressions.
Overall, Brother Bear isn't exactly one of Disney's strongest films, but it's still a good movie with enough charm after 20 years. 7.5/10.
A young hunter in the Pacific Northwest of the Ice Age tries to avenge his brother's death only to get transformed into a bear by ancient spirits. Later on, he grows into a better person when he befriends a young bear cub and bond with each other in their journey.
Before I give this movie some praise, the movie does have some problems of its own. Most of the modern talk does get old pretty fast when Kenai gets transformed into a bear which makes the 2nd act of the film pretty dull. Not to mention the secondary characters especially the two talking mooses could've been given further development. Also, while the musical score from Mark Mancina is great and the songs are good enough, they do lack the spark of previous orchestral music from other Disney movies.
That being said, there are some stuff to like about the movie. The story has a good concept of it's Pacific Northwest setting and it's ancient spirits and looking at life from another perspective. Not to mention the brotherhood theme was handled very well especially with the relationship between Kenai and Koda. The voice work from everyone involved is great especially Joaquin Phoenix is superb and the animation is breathtakingly beautiful with it's designs and expressions.
Overall, Brother Bear isn't exactly one of Disney's strongest films, but it's still a good movie with enough charm after 20 years. 7.5/10.