Big Miracle

2012 "A family of whales trapped beneath the ice. One unforgettable rescue."
6.5| 1h47m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 03 February 2012 Released
Producted By: Universal Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
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Official Website: http://www.everybodyloveswhales.com/
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A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.

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KIRTIRAJ LEKHRAJ RAJPUT SINGH This Movies Out Seem To Loven By Few People Trying To Save The Other Species As More Than Thinking Our By As Per Media TRP Upgraders Or Any Sources That They Could Get There Save Their Life. But As Usual Sooner Or Later People Awaken As Come As Possible To Save Them But In The End One Doesn't Come Alive. But Big Miracle Is That Hope That Some Thing Big Help Come In Their And The Few People Were Around Helping DestinedBig Miracle Is Loosely Based On A True Story And Utilizes TV News Clips From The Reagan Era That We Felt Made The Film Very Realistic. Ancient Traditions, Multi-Generational Challenges, Morality, Ethics, Friendship, Love And Social Responsibility Are Weaved Into A Story Set In Beautiful Alaska That Made Us Laugh, Cry And Cheer Along With The Characters - It Was A Fun Adventure Into A World We Didn't Know Much About
zombiefan89 It seemed like everyone went out of their way to save those three whales. Why? Granted their life span is comparable to a humans, but they're just whales. Nature is cruel, and the whales' situation was not uncommon. Should people spend millions of dollars to rescue ever future whale or seal trapped in ice? No, of course not. I'll say it again, nature is cruel. Animals die. It happens every second of every day, and it has been that way since the dawn of time. Some whales get trapped in ice during migration, while others make it safely to their destination. Instead of saving those whales, the money could have been spent on fixing the environmental pollution, recycling, something, anything else! Those whales shouldn't have gotten trapped like that!
Zrpb03 There are quite a few technical errors in this movie. Normally these may not take away from the story but in this case some did. Some were so ridiculous that they became a big distraction in the scene. When you see this you question the validity of the rest the movie.Actors that may have been good in other movies seem to struggle in this movie. Both overacting and under acting was evident throughout and in some places, "no acting". Many slow scenes, some were trying to convey a message but that was lost in the poor performances. Even though I think it was a poor movie for most adults, I think most kids might find it enjoyable.
plutus1947 I have no hesitation in giving this movie a 10 rating and if I could give it more I would.Drew Barrymore has come a very long way since her fresh faced appearance at age seven in ET and as far as I am concerned it is down to Drew herself. She has had many problems in her past and she has overcome them all for which I applaud her without hesitation.In fact the Barrymore family has had a great deal of trauma over the years but still they keep producing truly great people for the movie world.SPOILER BEGINS Big Miracle is a strange little story based on fact about three California Grey Whales who were trapped under the ice in a town called Barrow in Alaska.The Inuit Eskimos kill whales, not for fun or profit, but in order to live but this little town worked tirelessly to make sure that a small piece of ice was kept from freezing over in order for the whales to be able to come up for air.When Greenpeace discovered what was happening Rachel Kramer (Barrymore) the Greenpeace campaigner for whales in Alaska tried to get the US Government to launch a rescue to save the whales. The actual name of the campaigner is Cindy Lowry.The three whales were mother, father and son. They were named Fred, Wilma and Bam Bam in the movie but two of them were actually called Crossbeak and Bonnet.In the film sadly the baby died, which I believe actually happened.I won't tell you what happened to the two remaining whales, you will have to watch the movie.The incident showed the cooperation that can be achieved between unfriendly nations because the Russians had an icebreaker in the area and offered to break the ice in order to make a pathway for the whales to escape to open water. Eventually Reagan, the President at that time agreed.One of the most poignant things for me was when the Russian Icebreaker arrived it raised not only the Russian flag but the US flag too. This did actually happen.What is so ironic is that the Russians were one of the worst nations for whaling at that time but it was they who offered their assistance in order to free the animals they once hunted down mercilessly.SPOILER ENDS.There were several lesser know actors in the cast but each and everyone played their part superbly.Drew Barrymore (Kramer) and John Krasinski (Adam) were ideal choices for their respective roles.The writing and direction was flawless in my opinion.I don't know if this movie is going to be put up for any awards but I certainly hope so and I hope it wins at least a few.I will never understand the human race. With all the hate, greed and uncaring there is in this world the whole world was praying for the survival of these not so little creatures and the US Government spent over five million dollars in order to try to save them.There must be hope for humanity yet.