Talk:Brother Bear

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Contents 1 Animation 2 2.35:1 or 2.39:1? 3 Technical data 4 The most depressing line 5 Species 6 The Bear 7 Mistake in Summary?

[edit] Animation

Nowhere in this article does it mention if this is a cell-drawn or computer-rendered animated feature. I sure can't tell from the picture of the poster. Glaring oversight? Alvis 01:08, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

• I'll check the facts. I think the characters are hand-drawn, but I'll double check.  :) --Starionwolf 05:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2.35:1 or 2.39:1?

According to the DVD cover, the original theatrical ratio for the film was 2.35:1.

[edit] Technical data

I don't think this article needs the techinical data section as the infobox renders most of it redundant.

[edit] The most depressing line

I think the most depressing line is "your mother's not coming". I would put this in, but I don't know how to put it in without the "I think..." or where to put it. I will place it in (with some help as in changing opinion into fact and guidance as in where to put it) as "the most depressing line in the movie is 'your mother's not coming.'" if more that 50% of the responders of this section agree. Sir Intellegent 05:19, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Species

For years I’ve referred to Kenai and Koda as Grizzly Bears. Now I am not so sure. So, I ask you the wiki-community, what are they: Grizzlies or Kodiaks? I know they are certainly brown bears but there are many types of brown bears. In the Brother Bear 2 article, Kenai is referred to as a grizzly, but I would like to know the source of this information. By the way, in the Dakota language, Koda means “friend” (too perfect). (205.250.167.76 04:08, 30 March 2007 (UTC))

• Yes, Kenai and Koda are Grizzly Bears. I think in the official site and other sites claim they are grizzlies.

[edit] The Bear

Strike me if I am wrong, but does the plot of this movie appear to have been influenced by The Bear (1988)? (Mchelada 04:40, 20 April 2007 (UTC))

• I own the book Brother Bear: A Transformation Tale, which explains in detail all the progress they went through in making this movie. While it has some similarities, this movie wasn't influenced by The Bear, at least as far as I know of but I'm sure of this. (Kenichi340 06:45, 20 April 2007))

[edit] Mistake in Summary?

The article implies that the Great Spirits sing to Kenai in English, explaining why he's being transformed. They don't. The song 'Transformation' has two versions. The Phil Collins single version does include the English lyrics "Everything will become clear to you when you see things through another's eyes"; but the version of the song heard during that scene of the movie, performed by the Bulgarian Women's Choir, is in the Inuktitut language and is not meant to be understood. The lyrics cited in the summary as being sung by the Great Spirits are not actually heard in the movie at all. --80.42.2.55 (talk) 23:30, 3 January 2008 (UTC)