The Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Tree
It's Christmas Eve in Bear Country and the Bear Family has everything but a Christmas Tree! Papa Bear and the cubs set out on an adventure to find the perfect Christmas Tree but run into some trouble.
(from YouTube)
Date: 1979
Genre: American family Christmas film
Running time: 25 minutes
Cast:
Director: Mordicai Gerstein
Production company: Perpetual Motion Pictures & The Joseph Cates Company
Based on: the Berenstain Bears children's book series by Stan and Jan Berenstain.
Setting/Aesthetic/Feel: 2/5
Again, it’s the old vintage dull paper feel which I’m not a super big fan of. Also, it’s the old Bernstein bears so everything looks silly and super irrealistic. I didn’t hate it—I just don’t love it.
Characters: 2/5
Sister & Brother were funny, but Papa was an idiot, of course. The other animals were kinda cute or funny though.
Plot: 1/5
The whole point of the film was to show Papa was stupid and should obey Mama. Not a fan. I did enjoy seeing the tribulations the bears went through to find a good tree, and the rhyming narration got kinda fun.
Theme/Message/Topics: 2/5
There was a heavy message of “Christmas is about others”… not exactly the whole message but better than I expected.
Overall: 2/5
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