Review of White Fang

White Fang (I) (1991)
5/10
Mildly interesting. Falls far short of the novel.
24 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I wanted to give this film a chance. First, the acting is far from memorable. The screenplay is childish and silly in parts. It completely misses the essence of the book which was graphic and heart wrenching. Re-written to the point it only vaguely resembles the book. There's a reason it's not been made into an major film. Almost the entire novel, 90%, takes place within White Fang's mind. How a wolf sees the world; unable to understand human speech and human behavior. His life is pain, bitterness and above all, hate. Not Disney material so they chuck 70% of London's plot out the window. In the book Salvation came only at the end with Weedon Scott, a major character absent in the movie. I get it. "Jack" replaces several characters; three, I think. Anyway... could be mildly entertaining for a family movie night. The kids might like it but probably won't ever ask to watch it again. I'm
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