It's undeniable this short has many plot similarities with "The Snowman" (Something quite understandable, considering it was based in another book by Raymond Briggs, the same author of The Snowman,), but this is a beautiful short nonetheless; having enough merits to be considered a Christmas classic on its own right.
From beginning to end, The Bear featured a rather gorgeous animation, filled with pretty whimsical sequences filled of a child-like wonder; like in The Snowman, this beautiful dream ends in a bittersweet, yet at the same time very satsifying, note of melancholy.
And the overall result is quite wonderful, being perhaps one of the best animations from the United Kingdom ever made.
From beginning to end, The Bear featured a rather gorgeous animation, filled with pretty whimsical sequences filled of a child-like wonder; like in The Snowman, this beautiful dream ends in a bittersweet, yet at the same time very satsifying, note of melancholy.
And the overall result is quite wonderful, being perhaps one of the best animations from the United Kingdom ever made.