“Bears” takes the viewer into the wilds of many areas of the world to get up-close views of these majestic animals. Like most IMAX films, there is a (fairly seamless) mix of both wild and captive animals; the captive animals are used to get shots that would simply be impossible or unsafe to obtain using wild animals in their habitats. The “making of” featurette very clearly explains this process, and it works well in most IMAX films. There were a few times when it was apparent that the black bears being used were “performing,” but it was not a huge distraction from the film.