Brother Bear 2
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| Brother Bear 2 | |
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 DVD cover of Brother Bear 2. |
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| Directed by | Ben Gluck |
| Produced by | Jim Ballantine Carolyn Bates |
| Starring | Patrick Dempsey Mandy Moore Benjamin Bryan Jim Cummings Michael Clarke Duncan Jessie Flower Wendie Malick Andrea Martin Rick Moranis Kathy Najimy Catherine O'Hara Jeremy Suarez Krista Swan Wanda Sykes Dave Thomas Jack Weber |
| Music by | Matthew Gerrard Dave Metzger Robbie Nevil |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | August 29, 2006 |
| Running time | 73 min. |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Brother Bear (2003) |
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| United States: | G |
Brother Bear 2 is a direct-to-video sequel to the animated feature Brother Bear and was released on DVD on August 29, 2006.[1]
Melissa Etheridge contributed three songs to the film.[2]
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[edit] Plot
Brother Bear 2 focuses on Kenai, the man who was transformed into a bear in the previous film, as he travels across the Pacific Northwest at the end of the ice age.
During his adventures, his dreams of his previous life continue to trouble him. When he was a human child, he became friends with Nita, the daughter of the elder of a neighboring tribe. The pair's past friendship collides with the present as Kenai and Nita must undertake an excursion together and resolve the lingering feelings they have for each other.
Kenai has emerged from his first hibernation hungry and eager to take to his new life with his adopted little brother, Koda. Their friends, Rutt and Tuke, are busy courting two "moosettes" (female moose) with disastrous results. But Kenai and Koda are only intent on going to Crowberry Ridge for the best spring berries. This is interrupted when Kenai’s childhood friend Nita appears with a very human problem only Kenai can solve.
Kenai gave Nita an amulet when they were children. Nita responded to this by drawing a cave picture of them together pledging that they "will always be best friends". This was done in the presence of the Spirits and as a result, they are considered married. The Spirits have commanded that she must burn the amulet at Hokani Falls together with Kenai; then they will allow her to marry Atka, her betrothed. At first, Kenai refuses, but finally agrees.
Nita has missed Kenai, but doesn't tell him. Instead, she asks if he misses being human, and if he ever thought of changing back. He replies that he has thought about it. Koda, hearing this, becomes distraught and runs away up a mountain. Nita finds him and rescues him. Kenai, Koda and Nita make it to Hokani Falls where they burn the amulet and Nita says goodbye.
Afterwards, Kenai is depressed after reuniting with Nita and then losing her again. Koda asks his mother in the spirit-world to turn Kenai back into a man so he can be with Nita. The next morning, Rutt and Tuke tell Kenai that Koda had gone to Nita’s village to bring her back. Koda can't go the village because they will kill him. Kenai makes it there just as Koda does, and Atka attacks him. Atka knocks him off a cliff into shallow water in front of Nita. She hurries to him when the spirits come down to them. Koda tells Kenai that he asked the spirits to change him back into a man. Kenai says that he can't, but Nita replies that she can. The spirits change her into a bear and she and Kenai are married.
The spirits change the picture of young Nita and Kenai into two bear cubs, since both are no longer human.
[edit] Trivia
- Jason Marsden, as heard in the first trailer, was originally announced to voice Kenai, voiced by Joaquin Phoenix in the first film, but according to Reuters, Patrick Dempsey ultimately voiced Kenai. [2]
- Although Jason Marsden was originally announced to voice Kenai; the end credits note him as one of the additional voices.
- This was the last Disney animated film to use an old computer-generated Disney production logo. The Nightmare Before Christmas introduced a new computer-generated Disney production logo when it was re-released in select theaters in Disney Digital 3-D.
[edit] References
- ^ "'Brother Bear' DVD Press Release" by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, "Walt Disney Home Entertainment", May 26, 2006, retrieved May 27, 2006
- ^ a b "'Brother Bear' sequel coming direct to video" by By Thomas K. Arnold, Reuters, May 15, 2006, retrieved May 19, 2006
[edit] External links
- Brother Bear 2 Official DVD website including a sneak preview
- Brother Bear 2 on DisneyVideos.com
- Brother Bear 2 at UltimateDisney.com
- Brother Bear 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- Brother Bear 2 Trailers from IMDB
- Brother Bear Online Archives
