By Alex Silverman
In this cute animated short from Woody Yocum, we find a family of bears teaching their newborn cubs about the world around them. They learn about everything from the change in seasons, hibernation, and what it means to be a bear. All set to very bright and beautiful 2.5D animation.
The short itself does not focus on any major social or global issues and instead focuses on creating a story with a sense of comfort. Because of this, it is truly a nice change of pace. It is not meant to be thought provoking or spark a change in a social movement.
With that said, while the animation is really nice, sometimes the facial features of some of the characters can be rather off-putting, but even then it’s not that big of an issue. The film makes up for it with a good story, a beautiful landscape, and a good narration. I give this film 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Alex is a recent graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a major in Comedic Writing & Performance and a minor in Writing for Television. Apart from his work as part of the Planet Classroom Network Film Selection team at CMRubinWorld, he served as a screening panelist intern for the International Children’s Media Center, a sketch writer, and an on-set production assistant at the 61st Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards.
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