As It Stands Now
© By Enoch Allen
This latest torment from Disney, which is slated to be released sometime closer to the end of 2004 (e-mail me if I'm wrong), centers on the youngest son of a chief killed by a bear. (Not likely that Disney will actually depict the killing.) So the little guy is understandably mad. He plans to hunt down the bear responsible for killing his father. One thing, though--his older brother, the new chief, isn't gonna put together a hunting party--right away, that is. Somehow, the vengeful young man is transformed by the so-called "spirits of the forest" into--get ready for this--a bear! What a shocker.
Anyway, the young-man-transformed-into-a-bear spends some time in his prey's shoes, getting a feel of what it's like to live off the land and live with his prey. It gets only marginally better--the older brother finally gets off his lazy can to form a hunting party, and his renewed objective is to kill all of the surrounding bears. Which puts his brother's life in danger, since he's been transformed into a bear.
The ending is alright--though the rest of the premise of the story, in its present form, does not stand up. Cannot stand up. Because of the way that the transformation happens--out of the blue. From the leftest field in the universe. Readers, this is not very good storytelling. And since this story will be executed via animation, is further evidence of the astonishing ignorance that the suits have in regards to the capabilities of animation.
Though, with a little more work and a little less interference from the Purse Holders, the eventual product could be worth spending ten (or so) bucks on.
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