Eight Below (Movie Review)

Eight Sled Dogs' Adventure for Survival Teaches Us Courage and
Friendship.

Walt Disney did it again! Unlike cartoon animated movies, this film doesn’t have a smarty animal character but it tells the story about true and unusual animal behavior and adventures. Throughout the movie it makes you feel heartwarming compassion and gives tears in your eyes. Anyone, who loves dogs, this film is just made for you and your family.

The movie Eight Blow is inspired by a true story, which took place in Antarctica. It directed by Frank Marshall and presented by Walt Disney Pictures.

The story begins with Jerry (Paul Walker) and eight amazing sled dogs are ready to take a journey to guide an archeologist, who is looking for a special rock for his research in somewhere in Antarctica. Along the way, Jerry and Sled dogs go through a variety of difficult situations together. When the archeologist fell into water fighting his life in the freezing water, Jerry and his guided dogs dramatically saved him and safely brought him back to the base. Jerry almost lost his fingers from the frostbite to save him.

During the most dangerous winter, the research base has to evacuate until spring. Jerry was forced to leave the dogs behind but promised to come back to get them. However, Jerry couldn’t find the way to go back and rescue them despite of his determination.

Mean while, eight-stranded sled dogs must to learn to survive together in the most vulnerable winter on the planet until Jerry rescues them. Survival instinct of these dogs brought by their friendship and courage to survive together under Maya’s, lead dog, guidance. Their journey for own survival during unforgiving winter lasted over six months.

I wonder what could have happened with humans in that situation. Probably, we tried to kill each other rather than help each other to survive together. We think we are civilized and that makes us human beings, but is it? It teaches us to think through them.

Built in unforgettable bonds of friendship and belief in one another, which make an incredible journey to reunite both Jerry and his beloved dogs in different ways. I felt compassion throughout their adventure to reunite and cheered for their triumphant with tears of joy and happy ending.

Like any other Walt Disney pictures, there is undertone of family theme and happy ending. This is an adventure film the whole family can enjoy.