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The half of Balto II is when Aleu weaks up in the cave.
I think the second half is better because it's more wild. I like it to have so much wolf-action in the film. The wolves are good. Only a pity is that Aleus actions become less. You see not much enough of the problem between father and doughter.

Fieto

I prefer the first half,because in the second half,we never ever get to see her again.

Of course, in the first half, we get to see Balto and Jenna with their litter of puppies. And, no matter how bad Balto 2 may be, that is a defining moment for the characters!

This is what comes of liberal-leaning Hollywood's attitude of forced "cultural sensitivity". They try to squeeze a human cultural ideology and tradition into a cartoon about characters that are definitely NOT human (in the case of Balto 2, squeezing Inuit mysticism into the "culture" of a wolf pack). And then, like liberals everywhere, they ram it down our throats and push it in front of our faces in order to FORCE us to deal with it.

Now, I happen to be fascinated by Native American culture and even the mysticism and religious traditions. Though I don't personally subscribe to them. Their culture is fascinating, and it is a great pity that most of it is gone (having been wiped out, in certain cases, by the "manifest destiny" of our own country's "civilized" population. Though most people do not realize that, even back in the 18th and 19th centuries, there WERE many citizens of the United States who were opposed to, and appalled by, the treatment of the Native American peoples).

But I don't believe Hollywood has any freakin' business trying to shoe horn such human cultural traditions into a cartoon and then force-feeding us.

Just think of how cool Balto 2 COULD have been had they just shown a wolf pack naturally...even if the members could speak and think like humans (for the sake of the cartoon). And yeah, I know...if the animation and drawing were better, yada yada yada...

I prefer the second half because I can't stand to look at Jenna in the first half. I also like the wolves, but then, don't we all?

Since all the action is mainly in the second half, I prefer that bit. The bit where Aleu leaves is the best bit in the whole film..

Hmm, I dunno really. I do have Pros and Cons to each side of it:

Pros - 1st Half: Well, I have to agree with BaltoSeppala on the fact that having Balto and Jenna with children is the best part. I mean, you got to see how Balto feels, with him being a new father and all, (such a shame Jenna wasn't shown being with the pups that much - with exception of her after giving birth and her tears as each pup left her sheltering, motherly grip) and witnessing the nightmarish dreams that leave Balto with cold sweats and sleepless nights soon leads up to the climatic second half (where apparently all is understood and revealed).

Cons: No names for the other two pups, and Jenna's lack of character (Yes, I understand that it was her job to be the pup's mother, but I saw very little interaction with her and the pups. Can't a mom have fun with her children too? It's not fair!) and action (when Aleu ran away, but we all understand why that happened - Universal wanted it to be a "wolf" movie . . . not a "wolf-hybrid/husky" movie. It was all about the wolf, and none about the husky. Shaaaaaaame.).

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Pros - 2nd half: Well, this is where all of the "big" action is. (Yeah, BIG action.) Aleu discovers her spirit guide that explains to her what she must do (because we all know that if she turned back and returned to Nome, she would have become Dusty. No, really, she would have felt trapped inside a world that her kind were not accepted (and yet her father was? Hmm . . .). Makes you think, eh?), father and daughter are reunited, and we meet the "wolf pack" from Balto's first dream (At least, I think it is . . . I couldn't tell really - they were all shadowed in black.). Destiny is realized as the fate of the pack, the rivaling wolves, and the two part wolves discover where they all belong.

Other than that, the mysticism with Nava and Muru was okay; the reveal of who Aniu really was was an awesome touch; and the touching ending was great.

Cons: The songs (too childish - but very catchy and easy to understand), the weak villain (Niju is a cat . . . a scared, little cat with his tail between his legs . . . and an obivous Steele-if-he-was-a-wolf clone.), and the whole . . . TREE thing. Seriously, what is with that?

Also, I agree - Aleu went from wolf (in the first half) to worse (with the *cough*fighting*cough* in the second half). I mean, seriously, she's gonna lead a wolf pack . . . as a weak fighter? I suppose it's the recessive side from her mother . . . (or maybe Balto himself - he tried to avoid fighting at all in the first film, while Jenna kicked that bear's butt in the forest. Hmm, Who's the weaker part of the gene pool?)

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Final Verdict: I think I'd side with the second half. I thought the first half was kind of bland and boring . . . you knew that Aleu was the only wolfish-looking pup there and that she would soon find out her wolf heritage . . . the second half allowed her to be a part of the heritage that she hated her father for . . . (to think in the end, she chose to stay there . . . Odd, no?)

- Juuchan17

Hm. Well, I think that they were both set out great, so I vote Both are good. But the animation wasn't as good as Balto1.

For me, I'd say the 1st half. It had the puppies, which were basically the only 'best' characters in the film (Well, you see fanfics about them all the time), besides Balto and Jenna. I was kind of dissapointed with Balto and Jenna's new design and actors, but it was still a Balto movie, so I figured I'd have to bare with it. Another reason why I liked the 1st half was because it didn't have much of those songs, since they got on my nerves a bit. And even though I like Aleu, I don't really think that the rest of the movie was that good.

First half for me! Second is a little boring with those miths.....And I enjoyed seeing the puppies plus Balto's dreams.

I agree. Balto 1 looked like it had a lot more effort and heart put into it.