Giving BROTHER BEAR Another Chance | JAMBAREEQI ORANGE

As chosen by my Patrons, I review Disney's 2000's spiritual comedy-drama "Brother Bear"!
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[@chasehedges6775]

The Transformation scene is just wonderful. The music in that scene is nothing short of heavenly/spiritual

[@thecinematicmind]

In the cinema, what a outstanding scene with the stereos.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@thecinematicmind💯

[@dreamguardian8320]

Agreed.

[@jf4132]

Fun fact: there actually is a deleted scene where Kenai does try to tell Koda what really happened to his mom without the Phill Collins song, but was cut because the filmmakers wanted the scene to let the visuals tell the story. While the deleted scene has its own issues, particularly with Koda piecing together the fate of his mom way too quickly, I felt it was a much stronger scene and would’ve definitely been worth keeping in.

[@thecinematicmind]

That scene when I first discovered it online I was left stunned by the voice acting and the execution.

[@silashurd3597]

“I killed a bear” That’s what Kenai says before we hear Koda say he doesn’t like the story being told. I’ve seen that deleted scene. It’s so heartbreaking 🥺😢

[@alipazooki9297]

Compared to what kinds of films we are getting now, especially from Disney, this is a genuinely great movie that is highly underrated. It has been forgotten in pop culture but it is a delight to witness humans' actions with our environment and the powerful message of friendship. I love this movie!

[@naylisyazwina6836]

agreed but this one was popular in Malaysia when it was released. Brother Bear is my favourite Disney film. I love it a lot more than Lion King

[@josepharmstrong1788]

This is one of my dad's favorite movies. He researches Indigenous American tribes, so it's up his wheelhouse and so far, he hasn't complained and to the best of my knowledge Innuits haven't complained yet, at least in terms of representation. Personally, I think the movie is solid where it counts. The animal animation is spot on, the backgrounds feel like an elevated version of Yellowstone National Park, the drama and themes are explored very well, a fantastic music score, and the leads and antagonists are quite unique for Disney characters. Also, that line where Koda corrects Keni was improvised. The songs are mixed for me, with Great Spirits being a strong contender for my pick for Phil Collin's best song, next to the transformation music. The comedy really is weak, with only three jokes working for me. It'd be one thing if the jokes were fast paced, but a majority of them drag on and that's what really kills it for me. Overall, I'd say its admirable. I'm glad it's gaining a following. I don't see it reaching the same levels of a following as Treasure Planet, or even Atlantis The Lost Empire. However, it did financially well and I'm very glad its detractors are apologizing at worst, and/or becoming fans at best.

[@thecinematicmind]

I actually think Brother Bear could translate as a stage play. I seriously would to see this happen with puppetry.

[@randomsliceofcakeofficial]

I’ve always thought this film was underrated. Brother Bear is an amazing film. Everyone should give it a chance.

[@magnetoonproductions9541]

Brother Bear is an underrated classic: It’s got a heartfelt story, wonderful songs, and animation that is breathtaking. Though, I’d watch it just for the animation and the songs alone.

[@chasehedges6775]

I think Brother Bear(2003 is underrated.

[@nicholasesquivel6827]

I agree

[@rhettmaxwell4860]

Nice to see you are a brother bear fan chaserhedges6775. I see you quite a lot. It’s a film I grew up with.

[@Elephant-Puppet]

Unlike it’s sequel

[@alexismartinez8343]

🎉🍰 🐻 Happy 20th Anniversary, Brother Bear! 🐻 🍰🎉 ❤️💖 This year marks the 20th Anniversary when Brother Bear was released back in November 1, 2003! I'm happy and glad that you gave Brother Bear 🐻 a second chance and it is an improvement over last time and it is underrated animated Disney masterpiece. Not perfect but still good. 😃😀😄😁😊😉 👍🏻 💖❤️

[@DrakeMystical]

Oh wow, I didnt know it was made in 2003, Happy 20th Anniversary Brother! 🐻🎉🍰

[@thomasspongeconductor2222]

Hearing Rick Moranis in this film at all was a treat.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Indeed he is a very talented actor

[@danielsvetlichny5721]

I have seen Brother Bear not too long ago and I have found myself actually really liking it.

[@dreamguardian8320]

Me too.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

What I do like about this movie is not only is it set in the ice age but the fact that the movie is set in Canada during the ice age as well as exploring indigenous Canadian culture

[@ironclanex6351]

Yeah but did they have to give the moose such generic accents I’m not easily offended when it comes to my background but as a Canadian I feel slightly annoyed

[@AutisticBearLover]

Very silly story, but this was my first introduction to bears as a young child (around toddler age or so), and I was just so mesmerized by them. How they looked, acted, sounded, how strong yet gentle they could be, how beautiful they are yet being so deadly, it was just a whole new thing. It definitely started my hype for them. And, given my name, they are my autistic hyperfixation. Ever since I was 9, I started to study them. 14 years later and that love has *never* swayed one bit. Still love them as a 23 year old!

[@animationnerd2748]

Happy 20th Anniversary Brother Bear (2003-2023) 🐻🐻🫎🫎

[@gabeboldt4294]

I don’t care if people say that brother bear is underrated. I love it.

[@cliffturbo2146]

Say all you want, but Koda's Outtake is a masterpiece XD

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Kenai wasn't only the first time Joaquin Phoenix have been in an animated film but it was actually his first time in a film for a long time seeing as he retired from acting for a number of years after grieving the death of his brother River so I guess when he was cast as Kenai it probably gave him a reason to relate to the character he was playing

[@TheLionQueen98]

I loved Brother Bear as a kid and even as an adult I still like this movie and Phil Collins music in Brother Bear and Tarzan are amazing

[@J1P2K]

I like “Welcome to our Family” and “Look Through My Eyes.”

[@zackrules4797]

I haven't seen this movie in five years. But this was one of my favorite childhood movies that i watch a lot as a kid.

[@jamescoppock4448]

I remember seeing a McDonald’s advert for Brother Bear which I now have nostalgia for

[@jesusrox4u]

This movie holds a special place for me in my childhood since I saw it in theaters and was blown away by its animation, music and story. I think the movie holds up mostly. Does it have its problems? Sure, not all the comedy works and, the less said about the movie’s handling of “No Way Home” and its placement in the movie, the better. The scene it plays over shouldn’t have had the song there because it destroys what would’ve been an amazing scene in the film. Also, when you showed Koda roasting Kenai, I found it hilarious especially knowing its history behind the scenes. To sum it up, Kenai’s actor flubbed the line he was supposed to say and Koda’s actor, being quick witted, improvised Koda’s response on the spot. I like all the songs in the movie but my favorites especially would have to be “On My Way” and “Welcome To Our Family” (the song at the salmon run).

[@naylisyazwina6836]

For me the No Way Out scene makes me cry like 5 times even with the music

[@thecinematicmind]

Great Spirits with Tina Turner is a gem.

[@chasehedges6775]

RIP to a legend. We Don’t Need Another Hero is a blast.

[@joshuaW5621]

My auntie likes this movie. She also named her dog after Koda.

[@karasuthedreamer6353]

This is one of the first movies I saw in theaters. My mom hated it because she didn’t like “how it portrayed humans’ relationship to animals” and wouldn’t let me watch it after that (she’s a fundamentalist evangelical).

[@erich930]

1:22 - Yeah, ya darn well DO regret putting it on your "worst" list... I'm glad you've seen the light, that movie is one of my childhood favorites.

[@bigbangbot-SuperSqank]

Funnily enough, I actually watched this movie earlier today. While it certainly is flawed, I did end up having a decent time with the movie overall with some parts of the movie genuinely being quite good.

[@c0mpu73rguy]

If we ignore two specific characters that don't a-moose me at all, I really like this film. And I don't care what people say, THAT scene with the Phil Collins song playing over it (won't describe it more) is heartbreaking. It really works on me somehow. I'm glad you gave this film another chance. It's clearly not perfect, but as Stitch would say: "It's broken, but still good". EDIT: I am so voting for Nimona for the next one.

[@AmethystOrlando]

Brother Bear was one of those movies I watched a ton as a kid, but sometimes I wonder if I'd piece the twist together if I watched it for the first time as an adult.

[@123emilymason]

Thank you for giving Brother bear a chance

[@jamescoppock4448]

9:00 🕘 - I remember hearing that line in a trailer for Brother Bear that I saw 👀 when it came out. I even said it to some teenage boys on my secondary school 🏫 bus 🚌 who were always too loud for the driver. The other students laughed because I don’t usually say shut up 🤐

[@jamescoppock4448]

7:06 to 7:21 - I’ve listened to I’m On My Way more times ✖️ than I can count

[@Nick-ty9us]

Joaquin phoenix does the voice of the guy who turns in the bear in this movie I hope he didn’t get skinny like he did in the joker movie in the recording booth

[@thecinematicmind]

Have you seen the interview during Brother Bear’s press release he wasn’t thrilled at all.

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@thecinematicmind why was he not thrilled about this?

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Not to mention his casting as Kenai felt very personal for Joaquin because he had retired from acting for a number of years before being cast in the role due to the fact he was grieving over the death of his own brother River

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@williampulfer-melville8536 to be fair I can kind of see what he’s coming at I guess, voicing the main character, who lost a brother, really hit Walkeen like a bag of bricks to the gut

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

​@@Nick-ty9usExactly

[@ArtByAndy377]

Good Film Great story Awesome Soundtrack

[@demontorch]

Since Halloween is around the corner, you'd should give 9 a look

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Happy 20th anniversary to this underrated masterpiece, it's still way better than Brother Bear 2

[@chasehedges6775]

💯👍👍

[@laminjobarteh9808]

It is indeed underrated, and it is better than the sequel. And it’s one of those movies I’ve watched the most as a kid, besides Lilo and Stitch.

[@dreamguardian8320]

I'll say.

[@SIMBA-tq2ch]

I agree this movie is underrated and im glad you now appreciate this movie.

[@yosoyringodesanantonio8405]

I thought the film was fine I can’t wait for it’s 20th anniversary!!!

[@kristinahuchison2511]

I feel this is definitely one of the most underrated movies from Disney’s catalog. It’s personally not a top twenty for me, or even in my favorites for the post Renaissance. But I feel it was kinda trying to give a more comical approach with Spirit, just Bears instead. I really love the story of owing up to your mistakes and taking responsibility, and learning to respect nature. I feel in a way Kenai was the “villain” considering how much of a brat he is at first. He is forced to reflect into the toxic masculine man he was becoming if Sitka hadn’t transformed him into a bear, forcing him to see the world and humans through a bear’s eyes. In a way, he was basically becoming Gaston or Kocuom, where strength is all that matters and men aren’t allowed to express emotions or say the word love. I adore Koda as a character, despite he can be a bit annoying at times, but he’s a cub. The moose are the weakest part of the movie, they basically give me Beavis and Butthead vibes (especially in the sequel, ugh) and their dumb humor wouldn’t be so painful if they weren’t in the part when Koda learns Kenai is why his mother isn’t coming back. It kinda ruins the heartbreaking moment and absolute grief Koda is experiencing, learning his mother was killed by the bear who became his best friend. I get what they were trying to go for, that brothers forgive each other and stuff, but the moose didn’t need to be there to convince Koda to forgive Kenai. I kinda agree with the thing about the song playing over the part Kenai is actually saying he killed a bear. The song doesn’t suffice enough to make enough emotions for me to cry at what’s supposed to be a very dark moment. It more comes off that he lost his favorite toy or something

[@isaiahserrato9855]

Man you have nimona spider verse and elemental some of the best of best movies of the summer it’s going to be hard to choose them I can tell

[@jamescoppock4448]

3:08 - is that a new facial expression

[@thomasspongeconductor2222]

This film LOOKS amazing visually.

[@chasehedges6775]

Gorgeous animation, man

[@georgerobertson7010]

It is

[@jakedebruin2246]

Yeah this is a pretty good film, besides I legit don’t get the criticism of the “modern talk” , considering it wasn’t used that much and their isn’t any references to stuff from today.

[@sjmhadsock4586]

Im glad you gave it another shot

[@shadrok163]

This is my favorite movie

[@alexismartinez8343]

❤️💖 Interesting fact - I actually watched Brother Bear 🐻 in theaters 🎥 back in 2003 as a little kid in my childhood nostalgic memories. Me, my father, mother and sister did see the movie in cinema 🎥 together ❤️ as a family. The transformation scene is just beautiful and wonderful in the big screen and the music in that scene is nothing short of heavenly/spiritual. Never forget this. 😃😀😄😁😊😉 👍🏻 💖❤️

[@jamescoppock4448]

Jambareeqi said in his Quickie review of Alpha & Omega that it reminds him of Brother Bear, Lion King 2 👑 🦁 and Balto

[@georgerobertson7010]

I remember that

[@yamitay9258]

Always has and always will be one of my all time favorite Disney movies❤️🐻

[@chasehedges6775]

Same here

[@mackenziegivens6061]

I was just thinking of Brother Bear! 😅 Edit: Hey Jam, Spooktober is next month. You thinking of making another Cartoon Halloween episodes vid?

[@ryanandersonreade5437]

Thank you sir this film is very personal to me i watched this movie a lot when i was younger i even played the video game i and i love the music thanks for this video.

[@jamescoppock4448]

I wasn’t expecting Jambareeqi to calm down after how aggressive he was to this in his 🔝 5 Best & Worst Walt Disney Animation Studios list. I wonder 💭 what he’d replace Brother Bear 🐻 👨 with now

[@jamescoppock4448]

0:21 - Thank you for not picking Illumination’s Lorax. I hope 🤞 you never 👎 review it ☺️ 😊 🙏

[@Starwarsfanboy0928]

I have to agree with you. Aside from Phil Collins singing No Way Out during the moment when Kenai is telling Koda on what happened, this is truly one of Disney’s more underrated animated features. Also, one thing you forgot to mention in your review is the aspect ratio change. At the beginning of the film, the movie is cropped in a 1.75:1. But once we cut to the shot of the forest in the morning, the rest of the film is 2.35:1. Pretty impressive if you ask me.

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

Thank you for giving this film the justice it deserves sure brother bear isn’t a great film and I do think there’s a few issues I have with it but other than that I think this movie is pretty damn good I like the characters they’re pretty nice and I really like the Phil Collins songs yeah I said it I like Phil Collins deal with it

[@sjmhadsock4586]

Yeah I know how kids are I have nephew's and a niece

[@jamescoppock4448]

I watched There’s Something About Mary today which Jambareeqi referenced in his Osmosis Jones review, saying that the Farrelly Brothers are capable of doing funny gross out humour, they perfected gross out humour and they are the godfathers of gross out humour 😁 😆 😄

[@berengerdietiker22]

Brother Bear is the best film from the post-Renaissance period of Disney's history, better even than Lilo & Stitch, I dare say.

[@thecinematicmind]

This film. This film for me has a fantastic first act and great finale. The middle is frustrating and the dialogue doesn’t work for me. But most significantly one of my favourite deleted scenes in history with the scene without the Phil Collins song over it.

[@chasehedges6775]

Sooo true.

[@chasehedges6775]

The Transformation scene is still awesome

[@jamescoppock4448]

6:10 to 6:37 - Aaron Blaise is going to be in an upcoming documentary called Hand Drawn ✍️ which is about the current business 🧑‍💼 of hand drawn animation. He was in a proof of concept video where he said that when Disney offered him the opportunity to direct Brother Bear, he thought of staying in his comfort and just sticking to animation department credits but his dad 👴 told him that he’d kick 🦵 himself years later 👋 if he didn’t take this opportunity. Aaron thought that Brother Bear turned out great 👍

[@bluesamoyed]

Have you thought about remaking your Worst and best Disney movies since your opinions have changed over the years?

[@justinperry2520]

The relationship between Kenai and Koda is very cute

[@GodzillaPowerPuffFan]

Although I’m not on Patreon since I don’t have an account I would love for you to review elemental because I love that movie a lot and I would like to see what your opinion is on that movie

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

GREAT SPIRITS

[@matej9631]

,,bears just want to survive and will attack only when provoked"...you might wanna check you research buddy nice video tho

[@3milesMatter]

I better be getting help asap before I flip the fuck out on the bs

[@forrestdupre87]

Hopefully this is one movie that won’t get a live action remake

[@dreamguardian8320]

I hope it doesn't get a live action remake too.

[@922sunshine]

How about Nimona?

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

If you get a chance definitely do a review on the new movie Strays

[@achatterbox520]

Where is the guy in your channel icon

[@kylevansteelandt3971]

I must say, I love Brother Bear. Sure, I don't think it's a masterpiece, yet it's near-perfect (3.5/4 stars), but it is an honorable mention for me as a favorite, even though I'm not entirely sure. Also, not to worry; you're not the only one who gives some movies another chance. There are at least several movies that I gave another chance to and regret disliking it. Here's my list: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Barnyard (2006), Congo (1995), The Grey (2011), Transformers (2007), Nacho Libre (2006), The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), The Predator (2018), Jaws (1975), and last but not least, the modern remake of The Lion King (2019).

[@sjmhadsock4586]

Cool

[@ShadowWizard224]

The beginning of this movie is absolutely beautiful and the ending to this movie is absolutely amazing. Everything in the middle sucks. Still has a better soundtrack than Frozen or half of the other movies nowadays.

[@stormshadowproductions1660]

The beginning rate the endings great the middle sucks

[@inuyasha989]

Paw patrol? Tf 😂