Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story

After has been watched this picture, I have a look on the Internet to certify the story of this Canadian Hero, who includes a cameo appearance several times on movie, sadly even uncredited he didn't appears, nevertheless I don't find further additional data, just on the Wikipedia as the same of the movie, worst nothing Time's cover as shown in the picture, thus is hard to believe in such events, stays clear that the producers garnished to amplify the whole stuff to sell as true events, driven to younger audience and introducing an unknown Rock band to dramatized to improve a little bit, the Spirit Bear deserves all efforts to keep your environment untouchable to preserve this unique genre, however in my humble opinion the whole thing collapse by itself!!!

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First watch: 2019 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 6.5

Why hasn't this excellent film shown up in theaters and/or on TV in the US? This is great storytelling with an urgent message of how we are losing so much of our natural resource treasures to greed and unbridled development. The cinematography of the British Columbia rain forest and encounters with the Spirit Bear are remarkable. The film is not, however, just a pretty picture. We follow the difficulty of convincing people who have economic interests in development that some things are worth preserving. Having been involved in conservation projects myself, I find the inclusion of the hard fight to win over the public to a conservation cause very close to the mark. Well done! Hope this film gets the play it deserves.

I cannot wait to see this movie. I know Simon Jackson personally and he is an amazing, AMAZING man! I remember when I first met Simon after receiving my scholarship from TD Canada Trust, he told us his story while we told him ours. Simon is a man whom you listen to when he speaks, he has this special thing about himself, I don't know what it is, but I know he has it. Simon is going to make it big, and he'll save his bear.

He's great, just great. He told us about THIS movie and he's very proud, I know it will be a 10/10!

If you're looking forward to seeing a movie in the US about the Spirit Bear, wait until 2008 because the movie industry is going to be taken aback by a "first ever" involving the Spirit Bear! :D

Pleased to note that the movie is now airing in the US on at least my local PBS station KBYU in Utah. Just saw it today and decided to sign up to IMDb to give a review (my personal first on IMDb) and note of well deserved encouragement for the work this movie represents. Im glad for the preservation actions to protect this rare animal. In writing this, some may think me to be an "environmentalist", etc. Which is not the case, I just like to encourage support for good things when I see them. Although I do love the outdoors and work in related industries. Keep up the good work! This is a good message which I think, if listened to, can increase appreciation of balance in the world we live in between industry and the nature and creation of life on this planet. The movie stirs the spirit towards appreciation for the natural world around us and can help one to realize, remember and appreciate things in our world before we slip to accidentally or intentionally destroy them. Such appreciation, I believe, can help prevent human regret of mistakes that can be irreversible.

While hiking on an island in British Columbia one day a teenager by the name of "Simon Jackson" (Mark Rendall) finds himself trapped by a wild bear with nowhere to run. Miraculously, a white bear appears out of nowhere and not only fights the bear but allows Simon to escape afterward as well. Not long afterward he learns that this particular animal is neither a polar bear nor an albino but belongs to a unique class known colloquially as a "spirit bear" which only exists in a very small geographical location. To his horror, he also discovers that the bear's environment is about to be destroyed in the near future by a powerful lumber company and he becomes determined to prevent this at all costs. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this turned out to be a much better film than I initially expected with some heart-warming scenes here and there. Admittedly, there were a couple of rather corny scenes as well but all in all I enjoyed this film for the most part and have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.