History WesternAnimation / BrotherBear

A [[WesternAnimation/BrotherBear2 sequel]] was released in 2006.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The movie is set around 10,000 years ago at the lastest, as evidenced by the presence of Woolly Mammoths, and the mention of other fauna such as the Sabretooth Tiger (Smilodon). However, this means that despite the tact implications (especially with the use of the Inupiat language), the culture shown in the movie is not Inuit, as the ancestors of modern Inuit only arrived in America around 5,000 BP, several thousand years after the movie is set. This wasn't really avoidable, though--we don't know much about the culture of era, so it made more sense to use a later analogue. The movie and it’s sequel does, however, display an archaeologically accurate depiction of the Native Americans during Upper Paleolithic era- as seen with the accurate clothing, settlements, the use of “Clovis” spear tips, the use of red ocher during ceremonies, and jewellery.

* An Aesop:

** Manhood those not come from acts of bravery or tougthness. Everyone can become a man their own way by following their hearts and be true to themselves.

* PersonalHorror: First Kenai is transformed into a bear. Then he finds out that the bear he killed earlier [[spoiler:was Koda's mother.]]

The story tells the tale of Kenai, a young man growing up somewhere in the Alaskan wilderness about 10,000 years before it was Alaska. He is busy preparing for his coming-of-age ceremony along with his two older brothers, Sitka and Denahi, but when said ceremony occurs, he is... less than thrilled with the totem, or "spirit animal" that he is assigned, which turns out to be "The Bear of Love." To prove his toughness, he attempts to track down a basket dragged away by a bear who had stolen some food during the ceremony, and angrily provokes the bear after finding it. His brothers rush after him to find him cornered by the bear, and the three try to ward it off. Kenai and Denahi get out okay, but Sitka dies saving them. Later, Kenai hunts down the bear alone and slays it out of vengeance. The spirits of the land - Sitka now among them - are none too pleased with Kenai's needless violence, and, in an attempt to teach him a lesson, turn him into a bear.

** In a worded example, when they're resting on the mammoths, Kenai reluctantly opens up to Koda about Sitka's death. He says that Sitka was killed by a "monster", referring to a bear. Later, the two see a painting of a human with a spear fighting a bear. Koda says that "those monsters are scary... [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters especially with those sticks]]". And after learning that [[spoiler: the bear he killed was Koda's mother]], Kenai tries to tell him what happened in the form of a story, mentioning that his tale was mostly about a monster, [[HeroicSelfDeprecation referring to himself this time]].

** While Denahi is right to blame Kenai, he denies the fact that he himself holds some of the blame. If he hadn't been so hard on his younger brother (even going as far as to say that he's constantly messing up) Kenai wouldn't have gone looking for the basket, and if Denahi hadn't blamed Kenai for Sitka's death, Kenai wouldn't have gone after the bear. Both learn their lesson in the hardest way possible-- Denahi when he believes Kenai was killed, and Kenai when he realizes [[spoiler:the bear he killed was Koda's mom]].

The story tells the tale of Kenai, a young man growing up somewhere in the Alaskan wilderness about 10,000 years before it was Alaska. He is busy preparing for his coming-of-age ceremony along with his two older brothers, Sitka and Denahi, but when said ceremony occurs, he is... less than thrilled with the totem, or "spirit animal" that he is assigned, which turns out to be "The Bear of Love." To prove his toughness, he attempts to track down a basket dragged away by a bear who had stolen some food during the ceremony, and angrily provokes the bear after finding it. His brothers rush after him to find him cornered by the bear, and the three try to ward it off. Kenai and Denahi get out okay, but Sitka dies saving them. Later, Kenai hunts down the bear alone and slays it out of vengeance. The spirits of the land - Sitka now among them - are none too pleased with Kenai's needless violence, and, in an attempt to teach him a lesson, [[{{Animorphism}} turn him into a bear.]]

* {{Animorphism}}: Kenai's transformation into a bear.

* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Almost GoodVsGood--an unusual and refreshing approach for a Disney movie. Despite furiously hunting Kenai, Denahi isn't actually a villain and is more driven by heartbroken anger from thinking his only remaining brother was killed. What's more, he comes to his senses when he realizes Kenai ''was'' the bear he was hunting.

%% * {{Animorphism}}

2003's ''Brother Bear'' is the 44th film in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, and the second-to-last traditionally animated theatrical film produced by Disney for five years, until 2009's ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog.'' It was also the last movie produced by their Florida studio. ''Disney/HomeOnTheRange'' succeeded ''Brother Bear'', which actually DID end their traditional animation department until 2009.

A [[Disney/BrotherBear2 sequel]] was released in 2006.

* TheCameo: Not within the movie itself, but the HilariousOuttakes feature an unexpected appearance by [[spoiler: [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch]].]]

* PopStarComposer: Like Disney's earlier ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'' film, this one has songs by Phil Collins.

Not to be confused with the ''[[Literature/TheBerenstainBears other]]'' [[Literature/TheBerenstainBears Brother Bear]].

* DrinkOrder: Rutt's line to Tuke: "Hey, you know what this calls for? A pile of delicious barley and amberweed on a cool bed of malted hops, [[CanadaEh eh]]."

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The movie is set around 10,000 years ago at the lastest, as evidenced by the presence of Woolly Mammoths, and the mention of other fauna such as the Sabretooth Tiger (Smilodon). However, this means that despite the tact implications (especially with the use of the Inupiat language), the culture shown in the movie is not Inuit, as the ancestors of modern Inuit only arrived in America around 5,000 BP, several thousand years after the movie is set. This was;t really avoidable, though--we don't know much about the culture of era, so it made more sense to use a later analogue. The movie and it’s sequel does, however, display an archaeologically accurate depiction of the Native Americans during Upper Paleolithic era- as seen with the accurate clothing, settlements, the use of “Clovis” spear tips, the use of red ocher during ceremonies, and jewellery.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The movie is set around 10,000 years ago at the lastest, as evidenced by the presence of Wolley Mammoths, and the mention of other fauna such as the Sabretooth Tiger (Smilodon). However, this means that despite the tact implications (especially with the use of the Inupiat language), the culture shown in the movie is not Inuit, as the ancestors of modern Inuit only arrived in America around 5,000 BP, several thousand years after the movie is set. The movie and it’s sequel does, however, display an archaeologically accurate depiction of the Native Americans during Upper Paleolithic era- as seen with the accurate clothing, settlements, the use of “Clovis” spear tips, the use of red ocher during ceremonies, and jewellery.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: And then Kenai was a bear.
* AnimalTalk: Lampshaded by Tanana. She realises it's Kenai trapped in the bear but, "You know I don't speak Bear!"

* ArtisticLicense: Kenai and Koda encounter cave paintings in one scene. Cave paintings have never been discovered in the northern parts of North America - in fact, the popular image of them as represented here are based on those found in Europe.

* TragicKeepsake: The bear totem for Denahi.

* WhamLine:
** [[spoiler:"Your mother isn't coming."]]
** At the cave painting: "Those monsters are scary... especially with those [[spoiler:[[HumansAreTheRealMonsters sticks]].]]"

* BadassBeard[=/=][[BadassMoustache Moustache]]: Denahi grows them while hunting Kenai.

--->'''Rutt:''' I didn't even spy anything!\\

* SomethingThatBeginsWithBoring: Rutt and Tuke play "I Spy" while riding the mammoths. The only things around to spy are trees.
** It gets to the point where they just alternate saying "Tree" a few times.

* NoAntagonist: Despite furiously hunting Kenai, Denahi isn't actually a villain and is more driven by heartbroken anger from thinking his only remaining brother was killed. What's more, he comes to his senses when he realizes Kenai ''was'' the bear he was hunting.

* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Almost GoodVsGood--an unusual and refreshing approach for a Disney movie.

* RousseauWasRight: Denahi isn't really a villain but he is the closest thing the film has to one. He also isn't really bad but rather a guy motivated by heartbreak.

* OminousFog[=/=]CensorSteam: The cloud cover used to prevent Denahi from seeing Kenai undergoing his metamorphosis. Given the Aesop being learned, it's probably intentional on the spirits' part.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Hey, you know what this calls for? [[DrinkOrder A pile of delicious barley and amberweed on a cool bed of malted hops,]] [[CanadaEh eh]]." Now where do we humans find these sort of ingredients?

* MoodWhiplash: "Brother Bear" journeys through a lot of different moods and tones in just eighty-five minutes. It starts off breezy and lighthearted like your typical Disney movie, then it becomes incredibly dark for a while after Sitka dies, then it becomes lighthearted again (with occasional moments of darkness and intensity) when the audience follows Kenai and Koda on their journey in the middle act, and then it becomes intense and violent again in the last act, following TheReveal, before it finally wraps up with a semi-happy ending.

* MoodWhiplash: A major source of complaints is that the movie starts with a dark tone, nosedives into childish humour after Kenai's transformation and then goes right back into tense and adult territory following TheReveal.