Reaction Paper

Reaction Paper On The Ice is an engrossing and suspenseful movie about two teenage boys. The boys grew up together in the town of Barrow, Alaska. One morning the boys (Qalli and Aivaaq) set out for a seal hunt with a friend (James). An argument took place that ended up in a tragic accident. The boys (Qalli and Aivaaq) promised to keep this a secret. The community began asking questions, which brought them telling one fabrication after another which lead to feeling more guilt. Qalli had more guilt because of the lie he was telling to his family and friends and the lie he was keeping from Aivaaq. On The Ice fits into the study of Psychology because of the cultural and environmental influences and the drug and alcohol abuse which affect the Neurotransmitters of the brain. Aivaaq lived his life around alcoholism, with his mother’s alcohol abuse and the drinking and abusing drugs with his friends. He appeared to live his life with anger and animosity towards his mother. During the argument between Aivaaq and James they both appeared to be high on drugs, which then led to the fight. Psychological Behavior in the movie was the Addictive Behavior with the drug and alcohol abuse by Aivaaq and his mom. A Lying Behavior by Qalli and Aivaaq not telling the truth about James dieing and the truth that Qalli is keeping from Aivaaq. Their was Emotional Behavior present with Qalli and Aivaaq. Their emotions caused them to take actions they normally would not have taken, such as the fight that happened that lead to the tragic accident. It appears that Physical and Psychological plays a part in Emotional Behavior. The actions and behavior became worse as the lies kept continuing. The boys were emotional, scared, and depressed. They seen family and friends hurting and seeking for the answer on how the tragic accident happened. James’s girlfriend was feeling guilt because she broke up with him the night before. Qalli’s dad Egasak was investigating the