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This movie has just come out to hugely positive reviews. It warrants them. It is precisely constructed, obviously similar to Pulp Fiction. The actors do a great job, especially the older unkempt fellow. It offers a fascinating glimpse of rich and poor in modern Mexico City. And it addresses some of the Big Questions.But it is hard to take and I am not at all sure I am glad to have seen it. The first moment of screen time is a reassuring notice that no amimals were harmed during the making of this movie. Still, film is a powerful medium. There are images and situations regarding dogs which are very sad. They stay with you.
I know this is one of the points of the film. We see horrible things happen to people every day in movies and think nothing of it. But when they happen to dogs, it is upsetting. I guess it is a point to consider. But it is not light entertainment, I am not sure it is entertainment at all. If you are a dog lover, I would let this one pass.
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Hello -I totally agree with all of your points. Yes, the initial disclaimer was a good thing for me as well (not so much for my girlfriend though - she didn't buy it and i'm not sure i do as well)
I think the issue here is not just of animal cruelty, but the perpetual showing of animals in that context
imagine if every single time there was an dog about to get hurt in some movie some person said we can't do that - it's another living creature. what kind of affect would that have on the masses?
discounting the cruelty in this movie is simply part of the problem.
who was it that said you can judge a society by the way it treats its animals?
good day,
chiggy
"We see horrible things happen to people every day in movies and think nothing of it. But when they happen to dogs, it is upsetting."Kinda sad, don'tcha think? People will pay thousands of dollars for COSMETIC surgery for pets in the US, when third world kids go blind for want of a few cents worth of ointment or die of dysentary because they have to drink foul water.
The blood is fake.What looks like dogs fighting, is dogs playing, cleverly edited.
Their mouths are strapped shut! You'll be able to see this on the DVD.
Sheesh!
The director, in an interview, said he was amazed that in "first-world countries" people are getting a lot more upset over what happens to the dogs (whatever that was) than what happens to the humans (which is some bad stuff). He added that he considers this "a form of racism". As in, anti-human-race.
A mousy woman of perhaps 24 was sitting next to me whimpering loudly whenever she saw a bloody dog, but maintaining stoic silence at the sight of bloody humans. I was about to ask her to cool it when she turned to her pliant boyfriend, confronted him with her "feelings", and they both got up and left.
The movie is great! I doubt whether anyone could predict anything that happens, and its length passes quickly. In format it reminds me more of Run Lola Run than anything, or Updike's shortie "Four Sides of the Same Story." My only objection is to the "center" story, where any sane people (i.e. not plot-driven movie characters) would have hired a professional to extract the trapped dog. But there are a couple situations where the director leaves the characters maddeningly to themselves to finish the action offstage; I loved that!
Lest you think the film is anti-dog, it fades out on the classic scene of a man and his dog walking into the sunset.
clark
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Great movie, most dog lovers I know who've seen it thinks it's great too.
Thats a tragic society the film portrays, if you didn't get a heavy feeling in the gut after seeing it, there'd be something wrong with you.
BTW, when I lived in California I used to go on rides down Baja, Mexico, on my bike, and carcasses of dogs would be on the road sides, just laying there, no one bothering to take em away to bury them or anything. Kinda just their view on dogs value I guess.
Then again the way they sell dogs in the States is rather disgusting too, stored and sold like any toy. Usually to folks who just have a dog so they can say to people they have a dog, kinda status I guess, but not much better than in Mexico I think.
Thanks for the warning because I am a dog lover. I'll pass this one up.
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