Bärenbrüder (2003)

Bärenbrüder: Directed by Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker. With Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Jason Raize, Rick Moranis. When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.

“Disneyu0026#39;s penultimate traditionally animated feature proved to be one of its best. The film is loosely based on the mythology of the native people of the Pacific Northwest. It has many classic mythological elements such as transformations and journeys, both physical and spiritual. It is also unique among Disney films, in having no villain (at least in a tangible sense). u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie features great music by Phil Collins and beautiful animation. It also makes novel use of the movie screen by switching to a wider aspect ratio at a certain point in the story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe protagonist, the Inuit Kenai, learns the value of his totem, love, when he is transformed into a bear and becomes the traveling companion of the cub, Koda. The film also features the hilarious Canadian moose, Rutt and Tuke (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) for comic relief.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI would count Brother Bear among my three favorite animated films (along with South Park: Bigger, Longer u0026amp; Uncut and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron). Itu0026#39;s also great for the kids. 10/10”