My parents loved that film because they identified with it a lot … I know, I know … there are a lot of criticisms around Farley Mowat and what he may or may not have known or embellished about the writing he created. I loved Farley because he was a complete nut … but my kind of lovable weird intelligent nut. In the movie, the images and ideas of living out in the wilderness was a lot of fun to watch … and yes that scene under the ice was terrifying for me as a kid.
Thanks for awakening long forgotten fears and anxieties … may you drown in your bathtub … and me in my river.