Kenai acquires a sidekick, Koda (Jeremy Suarez), a bear cub searching for his mother, and their adventures culminate on a mountain peak with another visit from the lights (and Sitka's ghost), which usher Kenai, now human again, into a wiser, gentler manhood in tune with nature.
Parents who take their children to see Brother Bear may bask in the illusion that the film is doing a far better job of teaching ethics than they ever could. But I wonder how many children go to any Disney movie hoping to learn values. Fun is what they want.
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