As a film in itself, it's not bad. The story portrayed in the film follows the classic example of an animal film.
But as an adaptation of the book by Jack London,it leaves much to be desired. Key areas are missed out entirely, or shrunk to a minor aspect of the film. While some of the original feel of the book is preserved, the relationship between Jack and White Fang is stretched out for the entire film, whilst in the book it only comes about in the last 1/4 of the book. The scenes with Beauty Smith when White Fang acts as a fighting dog are some of the few that remain true to the book.
White Fang's early life is completely different to the book, his life with Grey Beaver is not shown or referenced at all, except for a few minutes of screen time.
The battle between Beauty Smith's gang, and Jack and Alex, seems to have been completely invented by the script writers. The ending in the film likewise also seems to be made up.
If you have read the book, I wouldn't watch it and expect great things.
But as an adaptation of the book by Jack London,it leaves much to be desired. Key areas are missed out entirely, or shrunk to a minor aspect of the film. While some of the original feel of the book is preserved, the relationship between Jack and White Fang is stretched out for the entire film, whilst in the book it only comes about in the last 1/4 of the book. The scenes with Beauty Smith when White Fang acts as a fighting dog are some of the few that remain true to the book.
White Fang's early life is completely different to the book, his life with Grey Beaver is not shown or referenced at all, except for a few minutes of screen time.
The battle between Beauty Smith's gang, and Jack and Alex, seems to have been completely invented by the script writers. The ending in the film likewise also seems to be made up.
If you have read the book, I wouldn't watch it and expect great things.