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** Just because animals can talk in this film series doesn't mean they get along. Bears kill other bears' cubs all the time, to eliminate future competitors or bring cub-tending females back into season.
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** Just because animals can talk in this film series doesn't mean they get along. Bears kill other bears' cubs all the time, to eliminate future competitors or bring cub-tending females back into season.
season. It's entirely possible that it's a (dark) part of bear culture in this 'verse, too.
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** Just because animals can talk in this film series doesn't mean they get along. Bears kill other bears' cubs all the time, to eliminate future competitors or bring cub-tending females back into season.
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*** Except that would give the humans even ''more'' reason to be alarmed, because normally the presence of wild bear cubs implies the close proximity of a violently-protective MamaBear.
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** The first one can probably be chalked up to sheer adrenaline and rage on Steele's part making him move as fast as he could (if you don't want to attribute it to just PlotArmor). For the second, Steele is an experienced sled dog and has presumably been through the Alaskan wilderness and back for races and other delivery trips a fair amount of times. He likely found his way back based on memory of previous paths to the town.
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** The first one can probably be chalked up to sheer adrenaline and rage on Steele's part making him move as fast as he could (if you don't want to attribute it to just PlotArmor). For the second, Steele is an experienced sled dog and has presumably been through the Alaskan wilderness and back for races and other delivery trips a fair amount of times. He likely found his way back based on memory of previous paths to the town.
town, and had a better memory of them than his team because he was the leader responsible for guiding them then.
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** The first one can probably be chalked up to sheer adrenaline and rage on Steele's part making him move as fast as he could (if you don't want to attribute it to just PlotArmor). For the second, Steele is an experienced sled dog and has presumably been through the Alaskan wilderness and back for races and other delivery trips a fair amount of times. He likely found his way back based on memory of previous paths to the town.
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** The snow must have cushioned his fall.
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* You said it yourself, the other pups looked like huskies and she didn't. People wanted the Huskies, not the one that looks like a mutt.
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* You said it yourself, the other pups looked like huskies and she didn't. People wanted the Huskies, not the one that looks like a mutt.
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*How did the fall over the cliff not kill Steel, let alone cripple him or paralyze him.
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* In ''Wolf Quest'', it doesn't make a whole lot of sense that Aleu's siblings would all be adopted except her. I mean, I understand that they went with the explanation of Aleu looked more like a wolf from Balto while her siblings took on a more husky appearance from Jenna, but the physical looks of all the pups doesn't really make up for the fact that they're all still genetically wolfdogs like Balto. It can be forgiven because the movies take place in 1920's Alaska where they likely didn't know much about breed stability (wolfdogs are incredibly hard to care for at best or outright unsuitable to be pets at worst due to their temperaments and heightened prey drive in comparison to your run-of-the-mill domestic dog) and were likely running on "Balto is famous and now he's sired a litter of puppies". But still, the point still stands: Aleu looked like a wolf, but still had dog blood in her veins; her siblings looked like dogs, but still had wolf blood in their veins.
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**The bottles might have been made of a thicker glass, so, while fragile, they wouldn't break as easily.
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* The "I have a message for your mother" punchline seems like an [[HypocriticalHumor odd way]] to insult Balto, since Huskies are much more prone to howling than other domestic dog breeds to begin with.
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** I think the polar bears are supposed to be cubs, not full grown, considering their size.
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* What becomes of Steele after the events of the first film? He was ''never seen or mentioned'' in the sequels?
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* What becomes of Steele after the events of the first film? He was ''never seen or mentioned'' in the sequels?sequels.
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* Why doesn't Balto have any lines for alost the final 25 minutes of the movie? Were there meta reasons like Kevin Bacon quitting or running out of time to animate some scenes towards the end? Or did the scriptwriters simply feel there was nothing Balto needed to say at the conclusion of his character arc and heroic journey?
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** For the appropriation, they're a species indigenous to the area, so more of projecting human qualities onto animals for the sake of a cartoon that appropriating in the context of the story. I don't know if it was done respectfully enough to be judged on its own as appropriate or not as a piece made by Hollywood. As for the Native Americans, laziness, and in the 1920s there was a sizable white minority.
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* The "I have a message for your mother" punchline seems like an [[HypocriticalHumor odd way]] to insult Balto, since Huskies are much more prone to howling than other domestic dog breeds to begin with.
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* In the first movie, the box containing the antitoxin is obviously very fragile, being full of small glass bottles. Just seeing it get knocked onto its side is enough to elicit a shocked and extremely concerned response from the sled dogs. Yet, Balto and the entire box plummet down a tall cliff and into the ground far below without a single bottle breaking or the box suffering any damage. What.
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* How come a city in the Arctic has only two non-white (i.e. native american) ''background'' characters? And how come wolves appropriate native american spirituality?
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** Also, [[PerilRollover considering what happens throughout the third act]], [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic his dialogue probably wouldn't be all that kid-friendly.]]
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** Maybe the sight of the giant bear roaring and proceeding to maul them made them too frightened to consider that option. And if they tried to, it probably wouldn't have made a difference; that bear probably wouldn't have listened, anyway.
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* Why doesn't Balto have any lines for alost the final 25 minutes of the movie? Were there meta reasons like Kevin Bacon quitting or running out of time to animate some scenes towards the end? Or did the scriptwriters simply feel there was nothing Balto needed to say at the conclusion of his character arc and heroic journey?
** I suppose Balto's own arc is basically over at the point he stands up and howls back to the White Wolf, the point at which he accepts his wolf side and comes into his own power. From that point on he operates confidently and sure-footedly. All that remains to be resolved by the end of the film is how other characters and communities relate to ''him''. So the townspeople and the dogs and his friends need lines marking their changed attitude, but Balto can't say much of any significance in response. The only other thing that happens at the end in the resolution of his romance with Jenna. A line or two between them wouldn't have gone amiss, but presumably the writers felt that that nose-touch said it all.
** I suppose Balto's own arc is basically over at the point he stands up and howls back to the White Wolf, the point at which he accepts his wolf side and comes into his own power. From that point on he operates confidently and sure-footedly. All that remains to be resolved by the end of the film is how other characters and communities relate to ''him''. So the townspeople and the dogs and his friends need lines marking their changed attitude, but Balto can't say much of any significance in response. The only other thing that happens at the end in the resolution of his romance with Jenna. A line or two between them wouldn't have gone amiss, but presumably the writers felt that that nose-touch said it all.
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** Answers may be found in real-life cases of wild animals who become half-tame or at least tolerated presences in communities. Communities do nickname local wild animals. For example, a wolf living in the Mendenhall Valley in Alaska that was known for interacting on friendly terms with people and dogs in the area (particularly the town of Juneau) for years was known as Romeo. When he was shot, it was by out-of-state hunters and local people were sad to lose the characterful presence. What we see of Balto's interactions with the townspeople fits the same kind of pattern: people aren't scared of Balto, he's a tolerated presence and occasional nuisance but not a menace. He's just a local stray. You wouldn't let your young child play with a stray half-wolf no matter how docile he seemed; you'd be hesitant to imagine he could act as a loyal and disciplined sled dog no matter how fast he can run; and if he apparently snarled at you, you'd respect that and back off. But none of that adds up to, 'this terrifying beast of hell will destroy us all, fetch the shotgun'.
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* The people of Nome sure seem to be lenient with stray dogs. Not only is Balto, a wolf-dog, able to wander through Nome relatively freely, but despite the townsfolk's fear of him, they're content to just shoo him off if he ever seems to step out of line. Is there any reason they do that instead of trying to housebreak or kill him ([[FridgeHorror not that I'm complaining]])? Furthermore, if he's a stray, why did they bother to even ''name'' him?
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* How did Steele manage to get ahead of Balto to sabotage his trail markers? He was already lost, and Balto had a head start by the time he made it back up the cliff, never mind about finding his trail in the first place. Furthermore, how did Steele leave that many false claw marks and not [[HoistByHisOwnPetard get hopelessly lost himself?]]
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* How come the Polar Bears couldn't talk to the Brown/Black Bear? I know the one didn't really talk at all, but the other one could. Why didn't they try to talk to him? Or how come the other Bear couldn't talk at all when most of the other Animals could?
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* These are a few questions for ''Wolf Quest'', regarding the scene where the pups are given away:
** Where was Rosy and her family? They wouldn't have just left a box of cute little puppies out in the middle of town and walk back home. Someone had to stand nearby and make sure the pups went with someone. Even with Balto and Jenna there, making sure their children went to good homes, someone less than friendly could have tried to hurt the pups or them.
** Why are pups being given away ''for free'' to random people? Wouldn't you do that with close friends and family? Those pups were born to a local hero by a husky who probably had some good lineage; they could've been sold for a good amount of money (at least, at the time the movie took place). Just because Nome seemed like a small town in the movie doesn't mean Rosy and her family knew ''everyone'' living there.
** Aleu didn't have to go live with her father; her mother could've brought her back to live with her and Rosy. It doesn't seem too far from TruthInTelevision; sometimes, the family of the dog who'd had a litter of puppies will keep one of the pups for whatever reason. And maybe Rosy would've loved having one of Jenna's pups around.
** Where was Rosy and her family? They wouldn't have just left a box of cute little puppies out in the middle of town and walk back home. Someone had to stand nearby and make sure the pups went with someone. Even with Balto and Jenna there, making sure their children went to good homes, someone less than friendly could have tried to hurt the pups or them.
** Why are pups being given away ''for free'' to random people? Wouldn't you do that with close friends and family? Those pups were born to a local hero by a husky who probably had some good lineage; they could've been sold for a good amount of money (at least, at the time the movie took place). Just because Nome seemed like a small town in the movie doesn't mean Rosy and her family knew ''everyone'' living there.
** Aleu didn't have to go live with her father; her mother could've brought her back to live with her and Rosy. It doesn't seem too far from TruthInTelevision; sometimes, the family of the dog who'd had a litter of puppies will keep one of the pups for whatever reason. And maybe Rosy would've loved having one of Jenna's pups around.
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** Where was Rosy and her family? They wouldn't have just left a box of cute little puppies out in the middle of town and walk back home. Someone had to stand nearby and make sure the pups went with someone. Even with Balto and Jenna there, making sure their children went to good homes, someone less than friendly could have tried to hurt the pups or them.
** Why are pups being given away ''for free'' to random people? Wouldn't you do that with close friends and family? Those pups were born to a local hero by a husky who probably had some good lineage; they could've been sold for a good amount of money (at least, at the time the movie took place). Just because Nome seemed like a small town in the movie doesn't mean Rosy and her family knew ''everyone'' living there.
** Aleu didn't have to go live with her father; her mother could've brought her back to live with her and Rosy. It doesn't seem too far from TruthInTelevision; sometimes, the family of the dog who'd had a litter of puppies will keep one of the pups for whatever reason. And maybe Rosy would've loved having one of Jenna's pups around.
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** Where was Rosy and her family? They wouldn't have just left a box of cute little puppies out in the middle of town and walk back home. Even with Balto and Jenna there, making sure their children went to good homes, someone less than friendly could have tried to hurt the pups or them.
** Why are pups being given away ''for free'' to random people? Wouldn't you do that with close friends and family? Those pups were born to a local hero by a husky who probably had some good lineage; they could've been sold for a good amount of money (at least, at the time the movie took place). Plus, Rosy and her family could've used the money to fix Jenna (maybe they didn't expect Jenna to have a litter).
** Aleu didn't have to go with her father; her mother could've brought her back to live with her and Rosy. It doesn't seem too far from TruthInTelevision; sometimes, the family of the dog who'd had a litter of puppies will keep one of the pups for whatever reason. And maybe Rosy would've loved having one of Jenna's pups around.
** Why are pups being given away ''for free'' to random people? Wouldn't you do that with close friends and family? Those pups were born to a local hero by a husky who probably had some good lineage; they could've been sold for a good amount of money (at least, at the time the movie took place). Plus, Rosy and her family could've used the money to fix Jenna (maybe they didn't expect Jenna to have a litter).
** Aleu didn't have to go with her father; her mother could've brought her back to live with her and Rosy. It doesn't seem too far from TruthInTelevision; sometimes, the family of the dog who'd had a litter of puppies will keep one of the pups for whatever reason. And maybe Rosy would've loved having one of Jenna's pups around.
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** Where was Rosy and her family? They wouldn't have just left a box of cute little puppies out in the middle of town and walk back home. Someone had to stand nearby and make sure the pups went with someone. Even with Balto and Jenna there, making sure their children went to good homes, someone less than friendly could have tried to hurt the pups or them.
** Why are pups being given away ''for free'' to random people? Wouldn't you do that with close friends and family? Those pups were born to a local hero by a husky who probably had some good lineage; they could've been sold for a good amount of money (at least, at the time the movie took place).Plus, Just because Nome seemed like a small town in the movie doesn't mean Rosy and her family could've used the money to fix Jenna (maybe they didn't expect Jenna to have a litter).
knew ''everyone'' living there.
** Aleu didn't have to go live with her father; her mother could've brought her back to live with her and Rosy. It doesn't seem too far from TruthInTelevision; sometimes, the family of the dog who'd had a litter of puppies will keep one of the pups for whatever reason. And maybe Rosy would've loved having one of Jenna's pups around.
** Why are pups being given away ''for free'' to random people? Wouldn't you do that with close friends and family? Those pups were born to a local hero by a husky who probably had some good lineage; they could've been sold for a good amount of money (at least, at the time the movie took place).
** Aleu didn't have to go live with her father; her mother could've brought her back to live with her and Rosy. It doesn't seem too far from TruthInTelevision; sometimes, the family of the dog who'd had a litter of puppies will keep one of the pups for whatever reason. And maybe Rosy would've loved having one of Jenna's pups around.
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*These are a few questions for ''Wolf Quest'', regarding the scene where the pups are given away:
** Where was Rosy and her family? They wouldn't have just left a box of cute little puppies out in the middle of town and walk back home. Even with Balto and Jenna there, making sure their children went to good homes, someone less than friendly could have tried to hurt the pups or them.
** Why are pups being given away ''for free'' to random people? Wouldn't you do that with close friends and family? Those pups were born to a local hero by a husky who probably had some good lineage; they could've been sold for a good amount of money (at least, at the time the movie took place). Plus, Rosy and her family could've used the money to fix Jenna (maybe they didn't expect Jenna to have a litter).
** Aleu didn't have to go with her father; her mother could've brought her back to live with her and Rosy. It doesn't seem too far from TruthInTelevision; sometimes, the family of the dog who'd had a litter of puppies will keep one of the pups for whatever reason. And maybe Rosy would've loved having one of Jenna's pups around.
** Where was Rosy and her family? They wouldn't have just left a box of cute little puppies out in the middle of town and walk back home. Even with Balto and Jenna there, making sure their children went to good homes, someone less than friendly could have tried to hurt the pups or them.
** Why are pups being given away ''for free'' to random people? Wouldn't you do that with close friends and family? Those pups were born to a local hero by a husky who probably had some good lineage; they could've been sold for a good amount of money (at least, at the time the movie took place). Plus, Rosy and her family could've used the money to fix Jenna (maybe they didn't expect Jenna to have a litter).
** Aleu didn't have to go with her father; her mother could've brought her back to live with her and Rosy. It doesn't seem too far from TruthInTelevision; sometimes, the family of the dog who'd had a litter of puppies will keep one of the pups for whatever reason. And maybe Rosy would've loved having one of Jenna's pups around.
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** His MO wasn't "putting the dogs out of their jobs" so much as hoping to introduce a faster, more reasonably convenient way of delivery service to and from Nome. Empathy and competition are ''not'' mutually exclusive. It's not like the man has any idea that the concept of "career pride" exists within the animal community.
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** His MO wasn't "putting the dogs out of their jobs" so much as hoping to introduce a faster, more reasonably convenient way means of delivery service to and from Nome. Empathy and competition are ''not'' mutually exclusive. It's not like the man has had any idea that the concept of "career pride" exists within the animal community.
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** His MO wasn't "putting the dogs out of their jobs" so much as hoping to introduce a relatively faster, more convenient way of mail service to and from Nome. Empathy and competition are ''not'' mutually exclusive. It's not like the man has any idea that the concept of "career pride" exists within the animal community.
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** His MO wasn't "putting the dogs out of their jobs" so much as hoping to introduce a relatively faster, more reasonably convenient way of mail delivery service to and from Nome. Empathy and competition are ''not'' mutually exclusive. It's not like the man has any idea that the concept of "career pride" exists within the animal community.
