Review of Balto

Balto (1995)
8/10
Another Great Animation Film for the Entire Family
5 April 2024
A fun cartoon for the entire family to enjoy. I really liked watching this movie as a kid and I still enjoy it as an adult. The animation isn't as beautiful as Disney but the characters and story is really well put together. Especially the villain and the hero dynamic. It's done in a very dramatic way that clear cuts who you're rooting for and rings out the massage of, don't judge someone for how they look, but who they are in the inside.

Balto is about a half wolf, half dog who just wants to belong. We follow Balto as he finds himself, finds love and goes against all odds to deliver medicine to dying children. There are no songs in this one, it's a very serious cartoon that's filled with adventure and a great story.

The movie falls short in the voice actors. Kevin Bacon was not the man for the job. His voice is very flat and fails at giving life to Balto. His voice is too rough and deep. Emotion is missing from the voice actors, especially Kevin Bacon. The side characters were fantastic. I loved the mafia duck and the cute polar bears.

There is a true story of a Husky named Balto who delivered medicine to people dying in Alaska. The dog covered over 50 miles in extreme weather. But this movie is very loosely based on the true story. It's mostly fiction. But it's nice that it makes a viewer want to look up the true story and learn about what happened.
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