The worst part is that the film revolves around sex, yet it's a kids film that they can't do that with.
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It's kinda surprising to me just how many recent animated kids films have been about "these two characters must mate to propagate the species". Ice Age 2, Rio, Newt (sort of). Why would these studios hamper themselves by writing a story revolving around and requiring sex yet put it in a genre where they can't openly discuss the topic?
"The other lead is one of the stupidest, most repulsive fictional canines ever designed, who delights himself on the implications of raping the female lead."
Geez does this actually happen? I heard this film was bad but not in THAT way.
Sort of. Humphrey visibly salivates at the prospective of banging Kate, at the exact same time she is repulsed and wants to go home.
The only thing it has in common with Balto is wolves, geese, and bears. That's really it. Tuckerscreator, adult subject matter in animated films goes back much farther than that. Look at Pocahontas for example. Then there's the Looney Tunes shorts which were targeting adults.
adult subject matter in animated films goes back much farther than that. Look at Pocahontas for example.
There's a big difference from "trying to discuss a mature topic like racism in all audiences film" and "centering a only-for-kids comedy entirely around two animals not having screwed yet, but never saying so". It's like the trope Clueless Aesop; trying to handle a mature topic, but too scared to even say what the topic is.
What makes you so sure the filmmakers were only targeting kids?
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Balto without the charisma or likeability
Alpha and Omega, among other things, is considered "The Lion King: Wolfaboo Version" and "The Reason A Far Better Movie Was Cancelled". Putting that aside, how does it stand on it's own merits?
Not very well, actually.
The plot is rather straight forward. Kate is an "alpha" (read: obsolete term for pack leader) and Humphrey is an "omega" (read: obsolete term for runt). As any self respecting Cliche Storm, were are treated to social stratification that real wolves don't have for the sake of creating a "forbidden" love. Both characters are shipped to Idaho to "repopulate" (we're expected to believe the world is made up of wolfaboos who will not consider the needs of local farmers and randomly send wolves to repopulate remote areas without rhyme or reason), and in their epic quest to return home... you can already guess what's going to happen.
There is really no originality with this movie. Everything is basically the generic repopulation plot mxed with forbidden love clichés. What is funny are either jokes even five year olds will wince at or some attempts to be "edgy" by inserting sexual jokes that are not subtle, not funny and frankly a stupid. Our leads are a cardboard that is meant to be a storng independent woman but who in actuality is a heavily distilled version of Aleu from the first Balto sequel who is disgustingly weak and useless without her man (basically like Aleu, only that said man is her "love" interest rather than her father). The other lead is one of the stupidest, most repulsive fictional canines ever designed, who delights himself on the implications of raping the female lead.
The rest of the movie is basically inserts of Balto character rip-pffs, down to the geese, which are Boris only tweenty times more stupid and selfish. Oh, and there's bears. Who lose to wolves. In a fight. Without outside aid.