The dogs are loveable! That’s for sure. Maya and Max are the most interesting in the pack, and it is really unfortunate for the other two dogs to “pass away.”
It is amazing to see dogs helping each other in times of distress, and even sharing to one another the catch they have for the day. Loyalty, love and friendship is conveyed by the film through these loveable eight dogs, and undesirably, not through the human characters in the movie.
One major flaw I saw in the film was the concept of leaving the eight dogs behind for the reason that they somehow cannot be contained in the plane. Sort of overloading. However, it is quite evident that the plane has so much space to spare for the dogs, and I believe their weight can adequately be supported by such vehicle. But anyway, for the movie to proceed, leaving them for themselves is necessary. When the humans got back to fetch the dogs, they are cramped in this very small helicopter, which they will use to transport the dogs, and themselves. Immediately, the concept of overloading does not come into the scene. This is where I find it odd, and disappointing.
In addition, they left the dogs for 175 days, alone! I don’t know if the animal welfare in the US would not be concerned about the life of those eight loveable animals chained together in the Antartic, and bound to die in the snow. I don’t know. But it seems that the film is out to prove that it was not the time to fetch them yet. Let’s wait for 175 days, and that’s the time to create an opportunity for the humans to get back. The main character’s sorrow and grief over his beloved dogs, is utterly unconvincing all throughout. I felt sorry for him than for the dogs in terms of acting.
Thank goodness the dogs are so great, or I would have been regretful I watched the film. These beautiful huskies really got me glued to my seat. They made the movie loveable. Let’s have another movie with just the dogs :-), please.
FOUR STARS for me.
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