Brother Bear's First Impression

[Krystedez "Spectrum"]

What was your first impression when seeing this film hit theaters? Did you think it would be good? Did you like the commercials? What was your thoughts when first watching this, theater, or vhs/dvd?

My first thoughts while watching it in theaters were:

"This movie is a Disney movie...Lately I've hear rumors of Disney's company growing weaker in the 2d aspect. I just hope this little tale will be something to knock those roots back into the ground. I think this movie will be good..."

After I saw the movie in theaters...:

"HOLY.... I...want....to...watch...again...!!!!"

unfortunately, after much begging that night, I never got to go to the movies to watch it again... I will never know how it feels like to sit in that theater, watching my favorite movie ever again...

I still got the DVD...but...

lemme tell ya... It's tremendously better when watching in the theaters....

[Nikiski]

Hm... When I first saw the trailer on TLK DVD, I thought, "Hm, cool. Bears!"

So I waited till November and saw it and I was like. "OMG! Gotta watch again!" And so I did.

Then comes the DVD. I got it on March 23 or whatever, the first day it came out.

I think I must've watched it for more than 100 times...

[Mohegan]

When i saw the trailer i thought: Hm, looks like a cool movie.

And then i saw it with my class in the cinema. At the end i was like: OMG, THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!

;D

[EbonyPatriot]

I first heard of it from the trailer on Jungle Book 2- my thoughts were: "It's Disney! It's like Lion King! It's Disney! I'm in!!" We first saw in a little one-screen theater and I thought: "WOW!! New obsession!" Unfortunately the theater didn't do the ratio switchs; as my brother so elegantly puts it: "They wouldn't know a ratio-change from a rigotonie (sp?)."

Live long and prosper.
-EbonyPatriot

[Truttle]

You already know that I was expecting it for quite a long time right. Okay well I remember seeing the teasers in theaters where Rutt and Tuke would tell you about seeing only one good movie that year. I was so excited that my anticipation was growing even more! When the day finally came I regrettably missed the premier of it on the first day only because of the Metro bus line bus drivers strike. There was a big school trip from JobCorps to Knott’s Berry farm’s Halloween Scare on the last day of October of 2003. Well I had forgotten my ticket back home and I didn’t want to miss the trip so I had to walk home and back to school to pick up the tickets. It was a long walk so after that I was too exhausted and couldn’t get a ride to the theaters on the first day of the premier. But on the next day I made it over to the theaters and was able to see it, and I was like “OMG!!! DUDE!!!THIS MOVIE ROCKS!!!” I stayed in the theater and watched it all day! Once it ended in one theater room, I jumped to another one to see it again. I mean my imagination just went crazy! I was imagining myself that I could become a bear like Kenai and I was all happy with Koda singing On My Way and I cried during Kenai’s confession. I was so taken by that movie that my nerves were so excited that I just had to see it some more! I even CoughditchedCough a few times to go see it again. And since that wasn’t really such a good idea, I went to buy a bootleg off the street after a few days. I don’t know if I’ve ever had this kind of impact by a movie in my whole life. It’s was a very wonderful thing that happened to me because it brought me closer to all of you and opened up so many feelings locked up within me. I never used to have online chat friends. I never tried to improve my art and drawing. I never roleplayed and I never thought I’d become noticed by anyone for anything I’ve ever done. This movie by far has made me really happy for doing all that. And I can’t wait for a sequel! Even if it is lower quality. I will like it just the same.

And I intend to continue the legacy of Traditional animation by always improving on my art! First it’s pencil drawings and then I’ll figure out coloring. And maybe some of the technical stuff. But later!


The future is whatever you make it! So make it a good one!

[Epesi]

That is a great story, Truttle; it's amazing to think of the impact a movie can have on someone.

I think the very first time I heard about Brother Bear, it didn't quite catch my eye. I don't remember exactly when I gave it a second look, but it soon got a hold on me, and I knew it would be something else. Around that time, I think, it was shortly before the release of Lilo & Stitch. I got a chance that year to go to Disneyworld, and of course I took the animation tour at Disney MGM studios. The focus was on Lilo & Stitch, but there was a small picture on one wall from Brother Bear; it was a production still of Kenai and Koda.

At the time, the rumors online still included Grizz as a major character, so I assumed that the cub was Kenai. I think by that time Koda had taken his place in the story, but it may have taken the rumor mills a while to pick up on the change.

I continued to follow the movie's progress as best I could; when I discovered the trailer on the Treasure Planet DVD, I watched the trailer again and again, excitement building every time. As soon as the website was up, I checked it frequently, played all the games and watched all the clips, some more often than I would have done in hindsight.

When the movie hit theaters, I saw it as soon as I could go, and I think I returned twice to see it again. There were several moments that got me choked up, but the scene that always affected me most deeply, and still does, is Transformation. That has always been a very powerful moment for me; the beauty of the song and the depth of emotion brought tears to my eyes. The second time I saw it, I couldn't hold them back, and Mom put a hand on my knee, thinking I needed comfort. There was a touch of sadness to it, but it's the beauty of the scene that tightens my throat.

[Mohegan]

Wow, Truttle that is an amazing story
Before i saw the movie, i didn't talked about my feelings alot because i was afraid that people wouldn't understand me, but when i heard Look through my eyes and On My way, i knew you don't have to be afraid to tell your feelings.

Maybe it sounds a little strange, but thanks to Phil Collins music and the movie I feel so much happier then before ;D

[Truttle]

Thanks! Yeah it's great to share your feelings. And Phil Collins Music is great!

[TigerTails2(TT2)]

Well on my part when I first saw the commercials I thought wow Disney has not made a movie like that in awhile(useing animation).So i thought oh well thsi looks cool because I did love TLK.Well I went to see it and I was VERY shocked!I had no idea Disney would do such a awesome job.Ya so after that I just fell in love with the movie.

[Nikiski]

Wow, you guys had amazing experience! Me? Well... I talked about it *Points up*.

Man, I'm obsessed. Now my room is practically covered with BB stuff.

[nadine]

When I first staring seeing commerials of it and stuff, I thought "Hmmmm, cool. This movie looks really good. I gotta go see it!" And then I saw it on November 1st, the day the movie came out and then BAM!!!! I became a huge fan of the movie and I started fallin' for Kenai. Why? Don't ask! ;D

[Striper]

Wow. You all seem to have such unbelievable experiences with the movie. Reflecting back, I guess it kinda did for me too.

I never actually heard of the movie before when it came out in cinemas here. I mean sure I liked watching movies and of course loved Disney films but I was never really that obssessed about anything in particular. Well the first time I actually came across BB was in a video rental store. I was looking around for a movie to watch for the night and felt in the mood for something animation. I looked around and I dunno why but BB kinda caught my eye so I rented that one out on DVD. I just thought ' Wow! This is incredible! ' all the way throught the movie. And yeah. I did actually shed a few tears at the confession scene. ;D I liked it so much that I virtually watched it continually until the time I had to return it! All night and then the morning after.

Well that first time coming across BB actually brought me into the whole world of the net and animal characters and rping etc. I rarely ever touched the net before but after watching BB I went on the net to search for the script to it. It was then that I accidentally discovered that there are whole online communities of people who share these common interests and I kinda got a 'lost in the moment' sort of thing. Forgot about BB entirely then and just started meeting all these new people.

Anyway, it was only after many difficult times that I finally rediscovered BB, what brought me there in the first place and then found this forum. So yeah, BB made me realise a lot of interesting things about myself and the world. Let's just see what the sequel can bring. ^^

[Kanda]

I first heard about BB, when I was browsing for a school assignment about world culture. Then I found this article about a movie that's about a boy that turned into a bear. I just read the main line, then I just go searching another article

Then I watched BB trailer when I bought TLK 3 . I like it very much, then when it premiered in here. I went staright to the teathers Just going to the teathers to watch it was an experience for me, a lot of things happened everytime I went to watch BB and I only have one word to describe it AWESOME!!!!! ^o^

[Ropespinner]

I never watched BB in a theater. I actually just bought the DVD few weeks ago, since it didn't cost much - and then I was all addicted.

For a long time, I somehow had the impression of it being not worth watching. I am not a big fan of Disney movies, and BB was/is not even rated very highly among them. For many years, it was just a movie I knew existed but I didn't pay any attention.

Then I've noticed something funny; the older I am, the more I like cartoons and animations and "children's stuff". I quess I am old enough not to care if someone laughs at me... And I just thought I should give some Disney movies a change, too. I didn't like Lion King very much (I quess I'm the only person on this planet who haven't seen it before turning 16).
I, anyway, adore things such as nature, north (I'm from Finland. My mother works to... Hmm... Save the World by saving the nature, she would say and my father is a nature photographer, so go figure), Ice age and Stone age, Native Americans et cetera. That is why I decided that I want to see BB...
And when I watched Lion King a while ago, there was a trailer of BB. It looked like it was quite well-drawn for a Disney movie - I don't think many Disney animations are all that well-drawn, especially these new ones, since I have always watched plenty of Hayao Miyazaki's animes, which are very, very high quality. Then I compare them to Disney animations, which aren't that high quality. BB, anyway, seemed to be well-drawn enough.

That is why I decided to buy the DVD.

When actually watching it, my first impressions were quite positive. I liked the beauty of the backgrounds, the characters were nice etc... I was greatly impressed by the fact there was no villain. I have never liked the Disney villains, they're way too one-dimensional and kind of childish (oh, I hate to use the world childish in such a negative place, but I can't think up any better word right now). I think it was really great that Disney, for at least once, made a movie with the message of trying to understand another's point of view. That matches very well with my life philosophy.

After seeing BB once, I've just been watching it over and over again.

[Jotah]

I became majorly obsessed, so I isolated myself from all things BB. Then 3 years later, I got the DVD after I heard about the sequel, and my obsession started up again.