Once Kenai is changed into The Bear the movie changes 180 degrees and becomes a lighthearted fish-out-of-water tale as the new bruin must get to the mountain where the sky touches the earth to become a man again. Up until this point “Brother Bear” is a mostly serious story with some issues that may not be suitable for younger kids. Through the magic of fairy tales and the Mouse House, Kenai is changed into a bear and now, so to speak, must walk a mile in another man’s shoes. Vengeful, Kenai hunts down the culprit for his brother’s death and, in turn, kills the bear. His brothers, being protective of their sibling, follow him and, in a frightening sequence, elder brother Denahi dies saving Kenai from the bear. “Brother Bear” starts off on a serious note as Kenai heads into the wilderness to find and, since he is heavily armed, kill the marauding bear. Sweeney) for his carelessness the newly anointed young man sets off to track down the thieving bruin in “Brother Bear.” Robin: This is definitely a second tier animation effort by Disney Studios and one that I am not sure is clearly defined as to its target audience. Chastised by his older brother, Denahi (Jason Raize) and Sitka (D.D. He grudgingly accepts what he considers a ”sissy” totem but not before a real bear enters the camp and, because of Kenai’s negligence, steals the basket containing the tribe’s hard earned catch of fish. The wise shaman (Joan Copeland) of the tribe selects, for Kenai’s totem, the symbol of the bear, for love. Kenai (voice of Joachim Phoenix) is an eager teen who is about to undergo the rite of passage in his tribe and become a man.

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