Alpha tells the story of how an unlikely relationship between a wolf and a human boy changed mankind forever. A boy named Keda is separated from his tribe after a failed incident which nearly lead to his death. While trying to find his way back, he is attacked by a group of wolves. As one of them is left behind, he decides to take care of it as they bond and attempt to make their way to his tribe while in a blizzard.

Now I was pretty interested in this movie since I am a dog person and have 2 of them. Seeing that the previews stated that this was about how dogs became man's best friend, I was intrigued. As for my main negative, I found the plot very barebone. Plot wise, it's a pretty generic survival story without a whole lot added onto it, aside from the first 30 minutes. The first 30 minutes of the plot mainly look into Keda's life, tribe and their goals. To me, that's the main highlight of the plot.

The story on the other hand is a different (heh) story. In execution, it is a character driven story which focuses on the survival and bond of Keda, the main character and the wolf. In general, I found it very heartfelt. Neither of them promise to leave each other's side. I found their connection really believable by the last 10 minutes, which almost had me a little misty-eyed.

The characters are, for the most part, very well-crafted. We have his wolf companion who is fierce and longs for the return to its pack, but then begins to see things differently. And we have Keda, who is a resourceful and smart young man who has some weaknesses that he believes that he needs to overcome. One of which is one that bothers me since it is a bit cliched; it's that he has a hard time killing animals. Aside from that, I really like these characters.

I also like how there was no English dialogue. The movie's dialogue is entirely told through a native language, which is translated with English subtitles.

Even if the movie's plot is very lacking, I still enjoyed this film for its characters and the stakes that both of them go through by the end.

7/10