Positive Messages In The Movie 'Brother Bear'

Brandi Reed
Brother Bear
October 20, 2016 Messages in the Movie Section
Positive Messages for Children
1. Loyalty and having each other’s back is important.
2. Do not judge someone based solely on appearance.
3. Showing kindness towards others builds character.
Informative Messages for Children
4. It is not the bear’s fault for killing Satika, it is survival of the fittest.
5. No one truly knows what others go through.
6. Taking no for an answer can prevent something worthwhile from happening. Misinformative Messages for Children
7. The energy that comes from the sky changes the world.
8. In order to get a new perspective of life it is essential to switch bodies with a bear.
9. Moose have Canadian accents.
Negative Messages for Children

Because Kenai did not accept nature’s course, the magic energy from the sky transformed him into the creature that killed his brother. He is on a mission to return to his old body while trying to survive and avoid being hunted. Brother Bear is notorious for showing that no one truly knows what others go through. Kenai never understood what bears went through until he became one on top of the mountain. This is significant because kids typically become blind to different perspectives other than their own. This is considered an informative message because it demonstrates that children have to dig deeper to realize that their perspective might not always be the only one, or correct one. Another important message is that judging someone based solely on looks or preconceived ideas is never okay. Kenai was not able to wrap his head around the idea that bears are friendly because he made the judgment that if one bear is evil they all are. Kenai realizes that not every bear poses a threat after meeting Koda, a wandering cub. This message is a positive one because it teaches children that they are better off keeping an open mind rather than judging others to begin

Researchers first believed that children would be influenced by their parent’s behavior in comparison to their ideas. It consists of one hundred and nine couples and their six year old child, including the parent’s middle class income as the controlled variable which determined the ideology and onset behavior of their child. This longitudinal study takes place over a course of six years and includes studying gender-role ideals through questionnaires, hands-on measurements, and scales based on the importance and stereotypical roles of women in the household. Results showed that the correlation between parent’s actions are more significant when predicting attitudes rather than verbal statements. It was made clear that children are easily influenced by the ideals of their parents which is remarkable because said ideals will determine their perspective throughout development. The study was particularly fascinating because it revealed stereotypical aspects from not only a couple’s viewpoint but also focused on just the father’s viewpoint which drew connections to other studies and missing