| Overall: | A |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | B+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B+ |
| Run Time: | 120 |
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| Video Release: | 20 Jun 2006 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
Life is full of tough decisions when determining priorities. Parents may want to discuss the choices made in Eight Below regarding the need to evacuate humans at the cost of leaving the dogs behind.
One scene in the movie depicts some incredibly bright Northern Lights playing across the Antarctic sky… a highly unlikely event as the Aurora Borealis are contained to the Northern Hemisphere. For more information on this natural phenomenon, check this Norwegian site.
***Late breaking news!*** After publishing this review, we have had many letters from readers informing us of the Southern Lights, often referred to as Aurora Austalis. Check this page for more info (submitted by Tony in Florida): http://www.ast.leeds.ac.uk/haverah/spaseman/aurora.shtml
Even though this film was shot in northern British Columbia, Canada and Greenland, you may still want to find out more about Antarctica. Some good Internet points of interest include: CIA World Factbook
Australian Antarctic Division
University of Chicago Virtual Tour
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
