Brother Bear has a very simple story at it's heart, that we should be kind to animals. The story revolves around First Nation tribal member Kenai (Joaquin Phoenix), who in post-Ice Age Alaska worships the Great Spirits who appear in the form of the Aurora. His natural disdain for bears is shown when his older brother sacrifices his life to protect Kenai and his brother Denahi from a grizzly. In revenge Kenai murders the bear, in return Kenai is turned into a grizzly bear by the spirits. Kenai then meets a young bear cub called Koda (Jeremy Suarez), and together the two set out to reunite Koda with the other bears and Kenai with the mountain where he can find the spirits.
Doing Brother Bear in live action would be a chance to explore First Nation cultures and give some much needed representation to them, it's also a chance to shine a light on the cruelty we impart onto animals. Doing the story justice will need performance capture so that the bears can behave like humans and the performances can ring true. Post-Planet of the Apes, Andy Serkis and his Imaginarium would be perfect for the job.
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