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Balto (film review) *contains spoilers*

Film: Balto Year: 1995 Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama Directed By: Simon Wells Starring: Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins, Bridget Fonda About:  An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJwvbmRXym4 My Review: Having never seen this movie before and having a love for Alaska, dogs and wolves I thought that this would be the perfect movie for me to watch and relax to and I was not mistaken. At the end finding out that this was also based on true events made me like this film a little more as it made the film more enjoyable for the younger audiences and could teach them about an event which happened in a way they would like. I found this film very enjoyable and rather funny especially with the goose in which is rather moody and caring but so relateable for those who are adults, by also having the polar bears which both Balto and the goose are very good friends with added a more ...

The Revenant (film review)

Film: The Revenant Year: 2015 Genre: Action, Adventure, History Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter About:  A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. My Review:  Having remembered that Leonardo won an Oscar for The Revenant and never having seen it I decided to see if it was as good as it came across back in 2015. This is my thoughts on the movie. The Revenant follows a man who after getting attacked by a bear and almost loses his life and losing his son to one of the people who were meant to look after him, tracks down the hunting party in which left him for dead in order to get revenge for his son. Through this you see the main character go through healing and really bad luck in order to try and find his son's killer. First off, I can understand why Leonardo won an Oscar for this movie the portrayal of his character is amazingly d...