"The story of a boy who became a man... By becoming a bear."

This movie is way too under appreciated in my opinion… The fandom is practically non-existent…

And I don’t understand why? The plot was fantastic.

All of the characters were lovable.

There was no one that you absolutely could not stand.

The “bad guy” was actually the main character, Kenai. Which was an interesting twist for Disney.

But by building a bond with this young cub (Koda), and seeing the world through the eyes of a bear, he realized that he (as a man) had been the monster… Not bears.

I mean, talk about character development…

Koda: Those monsters are really scary… Especially with their sticks.

And for me, this scene right here was one of my most emotional Disney moments. You can’t even here Kenai telling the actual story… But you can see their facial expressions and you can just feel it. You know exactly what he’s saying to Koda.

Kenai: Well, I have a story to tell you.

Koda: Really? What’s it about?

Kenai: Well, it’s kind of about a man… and kind of about a bear. But mostly, it’s about a monster.

… Koda… I did something very wrong.

Okay, but on a lighter note?

The animation was incredible.

Amazing.

It was a powerful movie about brotherly love, guidance, and responsibility, and it truly is one of my favorite Disney movies ever.

Not to mention the soundtrack is amazing. You can’t go wrong with Phil Collins.

The fandom will never be huge, but the movie definitely deserves more credit. If you haven’t watched it, I highly recommend it.

Brother Bear

I want to remind everyone that this movie is where the “quit telling everyone I’m dead” “Sometimes I can still hear his voice” joke came from.

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I’ve delivered us to where we are, I have journeyed farther. I am everything I’ve learned and more, still it calls me…

all i see is sky for forever

I can’t wait until the Anastasia cast album gets released so I can obsess over yet another musical and ignore my responsibilities

Ok here’s the thing about Dear Evan Hansen and the characters: this musical is about forgiveness and learning to accept each other, but also overcoming personal hurtles/flaws. Now, I myself feel there needs to be a balance between praising these characters and totally bashing them for their personality flaws & struggles. Here’s why: one of the main messages of DEH is learning to accept yourself and others, but at the same time it’s important to treat others the way you’d want to be treated for this to happen. This is just an important thing to remember while evaluating the characters, I think. That’s a huge part of what makes DEH great, the characters have highs and lows & flaws and redemptive qualities, just like everybody does.

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This is my fucking life in a nutshell

Once at a 9 hour flight from Paris to Tokyo I had offered the guy sitting next to me a Finnish candy, Sisu (kinda like salty liquorice but not, but also not liquorice with menthol but kinda like?) He then showed me something, roughly the size of a breath mint. So I took it and put it in my mouth, because hey, they ate my Finnish Black Bomb so I’m going to taste their French Thingy.

Except it wasn’t a candy. In fact it was nothing edible. It was a fossil they wanted to show me. I just put a fossil in my mouth. Somebody else’s fossil.

It’s been 12 years and I’m still mortified.

ok I literally burst out laughing at that story, I think that’s the best “most embarrassing” story I’ve ever read.