Open Season

"Open Season" is a fun animated film from 2006 by Sony Pictures Animation, where grizzly bear Boog, raised among humans, faces the wild for the first time. Raised by ranger Beth, he is used to comfort and an easy life, but after an incident in a supermarket, he is released into a forest reserve. There he meets deer Elliot — talkative, cowardly, and comical. Together they try to survive in the woods, where hunting season begins, and poacher Shaw is their main threat.

The film is full of humor: Boog is a city bear who doesn't know how to hunt, Elliot is a deer with antler-like growths and a bunch of fears. Their friendship is a classic "irreconcilable opposites," with plenty of funny situations: from attempts to find food to saving forest friends. The visuals are bright, the forest looks alive, and the soundtrack is energetic. The message is simple: friendship is stronger than fear, and home is where you are loved.

With a rating of 7.1 on Kinopoisk and 6.1 on IMDb, it's typical for a family comedy. For whom: children aged 5–12 and parents looking for light entertainment without stress.