We've all heard stories about loyal pets who traverse hundreds of mile across unknown territory to be reunited with their beloved owners. 'Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey' is a heart-warming film based upon these poignant stories and is an example that Disney can produce films that are warm without condescending too much into being cavity-inducing.
In this film, we follow Shadow, the old wise Golden Retriever; Sassy, the snotty and ladylike cat, and Chance, the rambunctious bulldog pup, who are temporarily left on a small farm while their three child owners relocate to a new city with their parents. When they are not claimed within a couple of days, the pets fear a terrible fate has befallen the children so they escape and travel across America to return to the side of young owners.
On the backdrop of some beautiful scenery of America, we witness how the animals can express incredible bonds of loyalty to each other and their human owners and their determination that drives them on. You really empathised with these characters even if they did have four legs and a tail! And the ending would melt even a heart of stone with owners of older pets being left with a warm glow.
I have to admit that I love this film as much now as I did when I first saw it aged twelve. It reminds me so much of my own pets: my first dog Toby being the wise Shadow, my snobby cat Fifi definitely fitting of Sassy and the two youngest dogs Kasey and Jake the wee pup vying to be youthfully, energetic Chance. Toby, Fifi and Kasey have since gone over the Rainbow Bridge but this film never fails to strike a chord in reminiscing over them.
'Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey' is one of the few Disney films that will appeal to the smallest of kids to grannies in their eighties. Highly recommended to animal lovers out there and folk who love to hear stories of amazing animal bravery.
In this film, we follow Shadow, the old wise Golden Retriever; Sassy, the snotty and ladylike cat, and Chance, the rambunctious bulldog pup, who are temporarily left on a small farm while their three child owners relocate to a new city with their parents. When they are not claimed within a couple of days, the pets fear a terrible fate has befallen the children so they escape and travel across America to return to the side of young owners.
On the backdrop of some beautiful scenery of America, we witness how the animals can express incredible bonds of loyalty to each other and their human owners and their determination that drives them on. You really empathised with these characters even if they did have four legs and a tail! And the ending would melt even a heart of stone with owners of older pets being left with a warm glow.
I have to admit that I love this film as much now as I did when I first saw it aged twelve. It reminds me so much of my own pets: my first dog Toby being the wise Shadow, my snobby cat Fifi definitely fitting of Sassy and the two youngest dogs Kasey and Jake the wee pup vying to be youthfully, energetic Chance. Toby, Fifi and Kasey have since gone over the Rainbow Bridge but this film never fails to strike a chord in reminiscing over them.
'Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey' is one of the few Disney films that will appeal to the smallest of kids to grannies in their eighties. Highly recommended to animal lovers out there and folk who love to hear stories of amazing animal bravery.