Thursday 17 May 2018

Brother Bear

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Brother Bear is a very sweet film, with some pretty decent animation, but unfortunately it’s held back but it’s incredibly predictable plot, weak music entirely unfunny comic relief.
The story sounds odd on paper – an Inuit hunter named Kenai kills a bear and then learns the error of his ways when he himself is turned into one. The first part of the film is probably it’s strongest point, as the conflict Kenai experiences as a human is built up very well. But you can see where the story is going from a mile off and, unlike the Emperor’s New Groove for example, it isn’t funny enough to distract from it’s rather weak and very predictable plot. In fact, most of the comic relief characters in this film are awkwardly unfunny and they make the film too goofy for its own good overall.
The only way in which the plot redeems itself is in it’s sweeter moments, as it is a very heart-warming story, but a few cute moments don’t make up for a poor overarching plot. Additionally, it has a good score, but the songs themselves are not exactly Disney’s best.
It does have some nice animation and a lovely colour palette, but that’s pretty much all that’s truly good about it. When it comes to Disney’s lesser known films, this might be one to dodge.
Ratings
Good guys: Kenai is a decent lead, but the majority of the side characters are unfunny at worst or annoying at best, so the good guys get 4/10 overall
Bad guys: Although he doesn’t really count as a villain, Denhai makes for a fairly compelling person-in-an-antagonistic-role for much of the film, so the bad guys get 5/10
Animation: Visually, this is a rather enjoyable film, so the animation gets 7/10
Music: It has a good score, but it’s songs are some of the weakest in the canon so far, so the music balances out to 5/10
Plot: Sweet in places, but completely predictable, the plot gets 5/10
Overall score: 26/50
Next review: Home on the Range
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