Johan Rytters I'd like to point out that I'm getting tiresome of reviewers either throwing away 1's or 10's and I feel like they are to be used more thoughtfully. At the same time, I cannot stray away from giving this movie a 10 since it's amongst my all-time favorites so I do admit on this being a bit of a double standard. With that said I cannot praise this movie enough. I have no idea how they've done it (If they've violated any animal rights, hoping not of course!) because the craftsmanship of this movie is just amazing. How they've managed to capture the emotions of the animals and made them all perform so naturally is just beyond amazing. I'm so happy that they've used real animals as it just gives this movie an authentic feel. Had it been with today's CGI it would have been a different experience and I'd probably be entertained too but it'll never feel "real" the same way this one did. I like the simplicity of the story and I enjoyed spending time with the bears as well as the hunters. The story doesn't seem one sided and you get the motivation for the hunters and I really like the way the story portrayed them. The two main stars of the movie are of course the bears and as you can guess I loved them both. There was just something heartwarming about their tale and how they connect with each other. One of the few movies to really get me emotional. This is one of those movies I just don't understand why isn't on the top 250 or is more widely regarded. I think I'd to some more digging to see other user's response to it because there must be something I have missed but then again this is solely based on my experience with the movie and "The Bear" is without doubt amongst my top 20 favorite movies and a movie I'd recommend to anyone solely on how mind-blowing well it's made.

SnoopyStyle It's 1885 British Columbia. A cub and mama bear are digging in a rocky hillside for a beehive. The rocks come loose and the mama bear is killed in a landslide. The cub is alone in the world. Tom (Tchéky Karyo) and Bill (Jack Wallace) are bear hunters for their fur. They are tracking a large male Kodiak. The cub befriends the large male. The hunters capture the cub. The large male corners Tom in the climatic confrontation.It's a bit of animal adventure from director Jean-Jacques Annaud. An adult male would just as likely to eat the cub. Annaud tries to humanize the bears. It's harsher than the normal Disney family movie. It's probably not recommended for little kids. The big confrontation with Tom is a compelling bit of cinematic visual. Other than that scene, I would suggest a National Geographic show about bears.

Maziun I have seen this movie on one of family channels . I recommend it to everyone , not only for family viewings . It's a movie for everyone – kids and adults. I can easily imagine the whole movie (with small details) made in animation by Disney , but I'm happy that Jean Jacques Annaud made it this way . It's much more unique and impressive this way.For most of the part the movie is told without any dialogue , only by images (similarly to Annaud's earlier movie "Quest for fire") . I don't know how they did it , but the bears and rest of animals are really good actors . It probably took a lot of work and time , but the result was certainly worth it. The human actors are good too.The nature never looked more beautiful than here photographed by Philippe Rousselot. The artistic dream sequences were created by Bretislav Pojar . And don't forget about music by Philippe Sarde. "The Bear" is based on the book "The Grizzly king" by James-Oliver Curwood .We live in such cynical times where people are insensitive more and more with each day. It's good that such movies like "The Bear" are being made. Life itself is a miracle and we should treat it as the most delicate flower. It's the biggest treasure of all . We should always act as HUMANS.Remember : " The greatest thrill is not in killing , but in letting live" . I give it 8/10.

sarah-mccoy I saw this film when it came out in theaters, and was utterly disappointed in it. The storyline is completely unrealistic and the audio dubbing is horrible and detracts from any value the cinematography may have. As a nature and animal lover, I was so looking forward to this film, but the storyline was so unbelievable and trite, and the sound track so bad that I hated the film and walked out after an hour.I was surprised to see someone linking to a clip from this film on Facebook recently, citing it as a "very engaging and emotive short film". It is still utter tripe.