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This film is based off the short story "Ghost Walker" by Ian MaKenzie Jeffers. This film follows the story of John Ottway, who finds himself facing the darkest moments of his life. He works on an Alaskan oil drilling company killing off the wolves that threaten to attack the workers. Ottway boards an plane that unexpectantly crashes somewhere in Alaska. Ottway gathers the few survivors together, and helps them to fight for survival. The fight for survival becomes more challenging when a pack of wolves begins to stalk them. This film was directed by Joe Carnahan. This film has a great story about man vs. nature and man vs. self. The story is also good because of the philosophical undertones about life and god. Some pure action fanatics will not like the philosophical viewpoints of the film. I really enjoyed it as a change from the hardcore fast paced action. However, the end really left audience's hanging on their last breath's. There is an after the credit five second clip, which only adds to the cliff hanger. It's nice because it'll leave the ending in a dramatic, and powerful, ending sequence (although the five second clip kind of ruins it). This film played with camera disorientation and sound manipulation very well. The camera distortion made the chaos feel realistic. The sound manipulation did hurt the ears, but it also gave each scene it's feel. There was also slight grainy affect to the film. It added to feeling of being caught in a snow storm, but it did take away from the brief indoor sequences. The wolves had some slight alterations mostly to their faces to make them appear more agressive. The faces were overdone, but the rest was well done. The alpha wolf was way too big. He was a wolf on steroids. The film generated some controversy because of an article that said four wold carcass' were used during filming. Wildlife organizations have protested the film because of this article, and because they hated the negative viewpoint on wolves. However, this film worked in cooperation with the Sierra Club. (In truth for their protection it is not hard to believe that wolves would attack.) This film does have some gore, but not too much of it.
The cast was great together. They brought out the realism of survival in the Alaskan wilderness. Liam Neeson played the leading role of John Ottway. He was great in this role, he really gave his character emotional strength. The only bad part was the too slight Irish accent. It was there, but it was so slight that it was unnoticeable. Frank Grillo played the role of Diaz. He was great opposing Neeson's battle against self. Dallas Roberts played the role of Hendrick. He was great being a sympathetic friend, but his character wasn't fully explored as the others. Dermot Mulroney played the role of Talget. He was great at creating an character full of depth.
I give this film 5 out of 5 stars! It's a great action film with emotional depth. The cast was great together, and Liam Neeson was great in his role.
Answer to last blog: Orson Welles is known for his acting role in Citizen Kane.
Que: What other film did actor Lion Neeson and director Joe Carnahan work together on?
Unknown
The A-Team
Smokin' Aces
Abduction
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