Again, many thanks to all our wildlife armchair experts, and those that know that they would not do anything wrong when faced with a crisis like this. But yes, we do all know it didn't display realistic animal behaviour, and included very questionable decision making from our leads..... but what did you want?;
Girl saves dad, they struggle up out of the basement and wait out the hurricane as they are trapped. Meanwhile, a few Alligators who are also caught in the storm, find a relatively safe area under the house, out of the water flow, and shelter there for the duration of the storm. David Attenborough shows up and assures Dad that the gators are just trying to survive and will not attack unless provoked. Dog occasionally barks at them. Cesar Millan shows up, trains dog not to bark at gators. Dog gets a Scooby Snack. Nobody comes to our protagonists aid, until after the hurricane passes. Two days after the hurricane is downgraded, president Bush jumps in a helicopter, and personally lifts dad and daughter to safety. Pauses for photo op.
Personally I prefer the vision of the writers and directors, although I do think they missed a trick;
Final scene.... cut to 1 year later. Daughter is lined up against her swimming nemesis from the start of the movie, and is about to contest the 50m Freestyle Final. She dives in, dad breaks from the crowd and throws a medium size gator in her lane, just behind her. Daughter wins by 20m.
Girl saves dad, they struggle up out of the basement and wait out the hurricane as they are trapped. Meanwhile, a few Alligators who are also caught in the storm, find a relatively safe area under the house, out of the water flow, and shelter there for the duration of the storm. David Attenborough shows up and assures Dad that the gators are just trying to survive and will not attack unless provoked. Dog occasionally barks at them. Cesar Millan shows up, trains dog not to bark at gators. Dog gets a Scooby Snack. Nobody comes to our protagonists aid, until after the hurricane passes. Two days after the hurricane is downgraded, president Bush jumps in a helicopter, and personally lifts dad and daughter to safety. Pauses for photo op.
Personally I prefer the vision of the writers and directors, although I do think they missed a trick;
Final scene.... cut to 1 year later. Daughter is lined up against her swimming nemesis from the start of the movie, and is about to contest the 50m Freestyle Final. She dives in, dad breaks from the crowd and throws a medium size gator in her lane, just behind her. Daughter wins by 20m.