Usually I really love animal movies. Used to as a kid, still do. But this one made me angry. Yes! ANGRY! I'll tell you why: The basic story of rescuing a wild animal is a well known one. Keeping those as pets, is something we have seen before too. As much as this is a very debatable subject- i'm willing to go with it, if the characters act genuine, loving or aware of the consequences. However this people are the worst main characters I've ever seen in a movie like this. 15 min in i was so angry about their behavior, there was no way to enjoy the rest of the movie. Surely there is nice imagery and my respects to the animal trainers. But all this is lost, by sending the wrong message to viewers (which is): animals are toys. pick them up at street, take them home, not even thinking about their actual nature and throw in a "they should be in the wild" in the ending. No, just no. The father loses barely 2 sentences about returning Duma to the wild, but they never do. They never even try to prepare him. They simply keep him like a normal pet. Only after they incident at school they boy is ready to set him free. Which, BTW, is the most unlikeable kid character and actor ever.
Free Willy wasn't perfect either, but it moved a lot of people. What kind of story is this movie supposed to send? Pick up endangered animals whenever you like, as long as you put them back whenever you like. If it's going to be an adventure -even better.
Free Willy wasn't perfect either, but it moved a lot of people. What kind of story is this movie supposed to send? Pick up endangered animals whenever you like, as long as you put them back whenever you like. If it's going to be an adventure -even better.