Reviews

Just a few comments about this Jack Londonesque movie. Beyond the surface this movie harpoons the great competitions of man versus man, man versus nature, man versus God and man versus himself. What the director was able to accomplish in this raw film is an inspiration. A man evolving from suicidal tendencies, a man who protected life but initially cares little of his own, revealed his true flesh of wanting to live. The ethereal remembrances provided a cloudy peek into his pain. The parallels of the pack of wolves and the pack of men within the indifferent universe. Oh my fellow watchers this visceral movie gives us hope, purpose and the untethered pang of raw survival. To rage against the cold, while the hungry wolves that lurk in our souls attempt to devour us. Those that rate this movie poorly lack the honed taste of organic storytelling. Shakespeare throughout this movie. Enter the Gray with fortitude and alacrity and your poem will write itself. Well done.

I stumbled upon this film while flipping through the channels. In a moment I was entrenched in the plight shared by these children. As the credits started rolling, I could not prevent myself from weeping.

The film easily captivated you into loving each one of the characters. Their dirty faced cleverness was exemplified not in just their survival, but their wit to continue, to asses and to compose themselves in such a way that held them together. The comradery amongst the children was best shown when the little boy was in the mine field and Satellite took the responsibility to retrieve him safely. During the attempt, his friends begged Satellite not to go, stating that he was a good person and they should be the ones to walk in the mine field and save the little boy. Such a heartfelt moment.

There is so much to this movie that it is very hard to encapsulate its tragic beauty. I know this film will stay with me for a long time to come.

jC