Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Brother Bear
2003
***
Director: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Jason Raize, D.B. Sweeney, Joan Copeland

Sometime after the Ice Age young hunter loses his older brother. In rage he kills the bear he blames for the death, which tranforms him into a bear. Disney's spiritually charged 2D animation is an entertaining if rather forgettable children's film. It offers a moving story and some comic relief in the form of a talkative cub Koda.