The air pocket that saved Balto's life?

ShebaDove {wolf} · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:50 pm

have a look at this pic from the grizzly bear scene-Balto looks like he is breathing from an air-pocket!

This however brings up the question of why Balto didn't make his own way out. i think it was because he didn't want to lose the air-pocket to find a way out. and also the producers probably wanted to make the story of how Muk and Luk could actually swim.

Sheba

ShebaDove {wolf} · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:29 am

Togo said: wrote:

I guess it's because, in order to survive as long as possible, Balto was trying not to move waiting for someone to help him, since there wasn't any way to escape.

That could be a reason too-thanx Togo, by the way I love your avvy.

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Tiburon-Husky said I don't really think that's an air pocket, I think that's where Jenna scratched the snow off the ice to see Balto.

In that still, it dose look like that might be it but in the movie he looks like he is breathing from it, have a look

Thanx, both of you,

Sheba

warriorcat · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:19 pm

not to mention anything about his appereance under water, look at his claws. but yeah, i always thought those were bubble from his breathing that couldnt go to the top becuase ice was there.

Kari · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:26 pm

Tiburon_Husky wrote:

I don't really think that's an air pocket, I think that's where Jenna scratched the snow off the ice to see Balto.

I'm pretty sure it's an air pocket. If you ever look closely at something filled with water, you'll no doubt notice little bubbles or pockets of air that were not filled, which is the same with this case I believe. To me, it seems like Balto was just trying to stay alive as long as possible.

Gold Wolf · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:47 pm

No doubt about it,it's an air pocket,I can see the bubbles that Balto is blowing upwards.

Gold Wolf · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:48 am

Togo---->A mistake on my behalf,I mistook the cracks in the ice for bubbles. :oops:

Rain24 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:29 pm

not to change the subject but, did B slightly contract his claws? they didn't seem that long a seen b4

OwnedByAGoldenRetriever · **Joined:** Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:12 pm **Posts:** 698

Country_Wolf wrote:

I don't really think that's an air pocket, I think that's where Jenna scratched the snow off the ice to see Balto.

Couldn't be, because Balto was breathing from it before Jenna scratched the ice.

Cobaltié · **Posted:** Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:33 pm

In that scene I've always seen it as Balto kissing the ice, not breathing from an air pocket. He was unconscious when Muk and Luk broke through the ice too, and if that was an air pocket he wouldn't be.

Also when Luk landed on Balto, Balto spews a lot of water out. Again, not really possible if that was an air pocket.

Squival · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:15 am

I always thought it was pretty self explanatory, Balto fell under the ice and started to run out of breath. He found an air pocket abd breathed in the precious little amount of air trapped there under the ice to stay alive for longer.

Conay · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:29 am

Is there much point in this?

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The air pocket that saved Balto's life?