For the first time I watched this movie about eight year ago, and I remember when I first saw the movie trailer, that I immediately wanted to see it. “Eight Below is the most amazing story of survival, friendship, and adventure ever told” (this is from theatrical release poster) and it truly is. This is the one of the most touching and heartbreaking movie that I have seen. Maybe it’s because I love animals and this kind of movies always makes me cry, hah.
Eight Below is American family drama adventure film directed by Frank Marshall and written by David DiGilio. It was released theatrically on February 17, 2006, by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States. The film was filmed in Svalbard, Norway, Greenland, and British Columbia, Canada. Leading actors of the film is Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood and Jason Biggs.
Eight Below is based on a true story and it’s a remake from the 1983 Japanese film Antarctica which is inspired by the 1958 ill-fated Japanese expedition to Antarctica. Eight Below adapts the events of the 1985 incident, moved forward to 1993, but the real story is more brutal and Eight Below is the lighter version of it. So, the movie is telling about Jerry Shepard (Paul Walker) which is a guide at an Antarctica for the group of explorers. When the storm hits in the Antarctica, Jerry is forced to leave his eight faithful sled dogs in the middle of the storm and it soon becomes apparent that no rescue will be attempted until the next spring. Movie is also telling the story from the dog’s perspective of what it’s like to be alone in the mercy of the storm and frost, without any assistance. And this is where begins the battle of life and death.
The views of the movie was just amazing and it’s incredible that filming this movie, was used thirty different dog acting eight dogs, and they were doing all kind of stunts and needed to travel all over the world because the movie has been filmed different countries. The dogs did absolutely the best role execution if you can say so.
I believe that many of you aren’t interested about seeing this film, and many may have already seen this, but if you haven’t seen this and you like this kind of movies you definitely have to watch this. I can bet that this is a movie worth of seeing, even if you’re toughie or a crybaby. I can say that I’m the crybaby every time when I see sad movies especially if there any animals dying and this wasn’t exception. Still this is the one of the best movies I have seen and this also includes one of my favorite actor, Paul Walker. Maybe the greatest thing about this movie is that this is a true story (although it’s a modified version of the original story). Some dogs really have live alone in frozen Antarctic and survived from it (just two of the fifteen survived). The plot isn’t so surprising but Eight Below has something that touches me. Just incredible animals, whose every moment and gesture you’re following with great interest.
So, is this just a sad movie about dogs dying in Antarctic? No, this is the movie about friendship, loyalty and courage.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Below