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.
