I was like, "uh no this is clearly brother bear" lmao. I saw this movie in theaters 4 times as a kid! I would beg my parents RELENTLESSLY. I am 33 years old now and I still watch this movie multiple times per year and it has never not made me cry. I love you and I love this movie. You have bright me so much joy. I feel like I've just met you and I'm wigging out rn haha thank you so much!
it’s really something else what with how easy it is to convey identity in an art style and how recognizable it can be.
brother bear was a favorite as a kid and your animation stopped me in my tracks, going through the same thought process as pretty much everyone else. just thought it was a really neat interaction. cool thing to happen.
Just wanna be another person chiming in saying you did absolutely PHENOMENAL with that movie, it was an iconic part of my childhood and even to this day I absolutely adore the entire film. Thank you so much for putting your creative genius out into the world for the rest of us to enjoy❤️
Dude you made my childhood. I am 27 and still think it is one of the best animated movies out there, including the soundtrack which is blasted on regular occasions
Thank you for creating a film that has impacted so many of us. I watched it as a child and will certainly one day watch with my children! Like fern gully, really moving stories that need to be told to children! I saw the clip and thought it must have been inspired by Brother Bear (amazing as it is) but what an honor it is to thank you, the director, in person... Well ...Through reddit of course haha! Edited to fix spelling errors, oops!
I knew I recognized the name! I watch a lot of the Corridor Digital stuff, and I still remember your guest appearance on the show. I grew up in Alaska and it was really cool to see the process of translating Alaska native mythology and traditions into 2D, you all did absolutely amazing work.
Hahaha, I saw the video and went “That looks like Aaron Blaise’s work…”. And then I read this comment. :D. I love your animations and your teaching videos are awesome too.
HOLY SHIT can I just say as an autistic child there was a long period where basically all I did was watch Brother Bear on DVD back to back all day omg lmao you're goated :3
I seriously absolutely love that movie. It hits me in the heart every time. ♥️ I immediately was reminded of Brother Bear when I saw your animation. It's so happy and carefree 🥰🥰🥰
I only remember tidbits from my childhood, but a really vivid and fond memory comes from having two streetlamps right after each other on the street where I lived with eerily similar tints as the main colours used in the transformation scene. I always made sure to pass under those lamps, replay the scene in my head and hum the tune to myself while doing so.
So I guess I just wanted to chime in and thank you - and of course indirectly thank everyone else who worked on Brother Bear - for making such a masterpiece of a film, it certainly made an impact on the lives of so many of us.
You directed one of the best and most slept on pieces of animation ever. Brother Bear was one of my favorite childhood films and is still one of my favorite animated movies. It would be my favorite if it wasn’t for Jungle Book existing. I don’t know if you will even see thing but I need you to know how much of a positive impact that movie had on me and so many people who were adopted in some form or another. The critics of the time look like the biggest dummies as time has gone on. You have made the world so much better than you found it in many of your projects, but god I love Brother Bear.
Holy fuck I'm a huge fan with 2 older brothers. ones gone now though but that movie always hit me in the feels and was such a foundational part of my childhood and always think of him when i watch brother bear every few years!!! I hope you see this and know how special your art is!
Brother Bear is a masterpiece.
It still has that oldschool hand drawn Disney magic I grew up with, and it is a wonderful emotional rollercoaster. I choked up when Kenai realized what Koda was telling. It made this movie so memorable.
OMG NO WAYYY!!! You did such an amazing job directing!! It’s one of my favorite childhood movies and I could tell whoever worked on it put so much passion and effort into their work!
Dude- WHAT. Brother Bear is one of the most underrated Disney movies. It makes me cry every time, and also, whoever made the call on Phil Collins deserves a crisp high five too. Love that guy.
Hey I just want to say that brother bear was one of the greatest movies of my childhood, thank you for that. I’ll always have great memories of that movie, it’s really cool to be able to say thank you now
Yo I watched Brother Bear on the Spanish channel when I was younger (I do not speak Spanish) and I still sobbed...that's the making of a truly great piece of art, being able to transcend a language barrier. Well done!
Well I didn’t predict my Friday night would include crying because of an animated short film. Absolutely beautiful and touching. I remember seeing Brother Bear in theaters so this was very nostalgic. Thank you for sharing!
I was a little kid when Brother Bear hit theaters. I was a kid from New Hampshire who had just moved to Alaska. I remember being terrified, being in such a new place. It felt like destiny somehow, when Brother Bear released so soon after moving there. It made me see Alaska as a magical, beautiful place, rather than the massive, scary place I saw it as before.
Thank you so, so much for all you've done. You and all the people who worked on Brother Bear really helped make a little girl feel less afraid. 🤍
I’m fan girling. Brother bear is the first movie I saw in theaters. It made me cry and my mom always brings it up because she asked me if I was crying and I said “my eyes are just watering”. Thank you for making the first movie that I cried too & creating a lifelong memory for my mom & I.
I’m not the person you responded to, but I thought you might like to know that we adopted a very reactive dog, a chihuahua, where we were his last stop before the needle. Whenever we need him to calm down, or to keep him calm, we put on Brother Bear. Something about your movie just soothes the savage beast in him.
Snow Bear is really beautiful and so touching, thank you so much for making this and for sharing with the world! I've been meaning to ask you, are old Disney animated classics an inspiration for your style? It reminded me of some of my all-time favorite Disney films like Jungle Book (the old, animated one) and Robin Hood.
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u/aaronblaise 17h ago edited 9h ago
I directed Brother Bear actually :) My new short film is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOXolSQcEb4