call of the wild is like Deadwood for kids
ah now what just kidding or am i there are similarities not just the setting
but that neither one shiz away from the harsh realities of life and life on the
edge the fringes of society in both cases it gets real but the real reason
that I brought up Deadwood and right at the beginning of this review is that I
really want you to see call of the wild it's so good but I'm worried that no one
will see it in theaters I mean after all it's a period piece and this fine glass
of apple cider is going up against a blue slushie which one do you think kids
are gonna want anyone for that matter oh I'm a scared this is I mean come on both
of them have furry lovable CGI stars and fan favorite movie stars of yesterday
back doing what they do best and proving that they still got it so good please
see this movie okay however well Sonic this is the this is
the crux of the problem Sonic is a light fun video game movie but called the wild
it's based on not just a book but a very very old book its grand it's deep but
it's also oh so sad I even questioned what I when I finished the film as to
whether or not it should have been that sad but I looked up a yeah I didn't I
know many people have read the book it was never assigned to me in school which
was apparently how most people come across it there's a lot of sad stuff in
the book too so I guess it would have been cool to cut that out of the movie
but it was said you should be prepared if you know that's another thing you
know do you want to have to have that talk with any younger moviegoers that
you take to this I think it's worth it because there's a lot of other good
stuff to talk about in the movie as well it's chock full of great life lessons
for kids and adults because many adults when they become adults still haven't
learned these life lessons alright so I would say this movies as good as a lot
of the classic animated movies which also sadly I don't know if anyone would
pay to see in the theater these days either I mean look how to Deanna mation
has gone away so sad it's so sad alright so yes call
the wild the movies not just sad but the circumstances of moving going to some
degree you know in the in the myopic Ness of what people are willing to say
that's right breaking out the big vocab words all right so call of the wild is
like lady in the Tramp the Fox in the Hound Bambi
meets White Fang the journey of natty Gann and yes as I said even Deadwood now
a Deadwood westerns have always been a tough sell but Deadwood had swearing and
prostitutes to learn in audiences and great performances which this movie has
too and we'll get to that in a moment but call of the wild to be fair has
amazing CGI dogs and locations and yes well sometimes the CGI is notable and
some of you were like whoa grace I saw the trailer super CGI like they fixed a
lot of it and the movie had me so much and it's it's enthrall but while I was
watching I didn't really notice the CGI too much and when I did I felt it just
added to that classic animated nostalgic feel now sure you could fly everybody
out to the actual Yukon it's a real place and film this stuff with less CGI
and use real dogs as Hollywood has done for decades but it would seem I think
less magical not the ideal slice of Americana and celebration of nature as
is presented here like when buck sees the spirit of his wolf ancestors you
feel that it was really it was mighty majestic I was like wow that's cool and
they did it multiple times I appreciated it every single time and this is all
thanks to Lulu and stitches Chris Sanders directing his first live-action
film as if Walt had given him the job himself
there's shades of Pollyanna here to an Old Yeller and the great live-action
Walt Disney movies Mary Poppins is like a bigger film although Mary Poppins
wasn't even that how to take it and with today's audiences so it makes you wonder
if even Walt could crack today's audiences interestingly enough that's
also a weird thought to consider as Disney Disney honor gets squeezed out of
the theme parks if you like Main Street USA you will like a Frontierland
Adventureland in all those places you will like call of the wild
it's interesting Chris Sanders left Disney and was kind of pushed out at the
same time over internal politics and some serious creative differences look
up what happened with bolt only to eventually come full circle with
Disney's Fox deal but really this movie is where is it the studio it belongs
because it's a Disney movie in its DNA this movie is thrilling moving and even
though they don't speak has dogs that give performances as good as the Disney
animated greats Harrison Ford helps flesh out the dogs a
bit as he pulls double duty as not only one of the stars but the narrator and he
shines on screen and off doing his best work in ages he seems to actually care
about this movie reminding us why he is one of the most beloved movie stars of
all time but there's something new here as well Ford has tried throughout his
career to prove he's also a dramatic actor but I only really believed it with
this movie I thought he was really touching in his performance Oh Marcy is
also incredibly charismatic watched The Untouchables it's such a good movie and
the French movie a French movie star finally gets a Hollywood role worthy of
him I'm sure everyone's seen him a little bit at this point but this is
like a real role and he's great karegi also stands out cutting a very cool
figure in the Yukon wilderness fan favorite Stan Stephens Karen Gillan
Bradley Whitford also show up but fleetingly very very
fleetingly but again the real stars here are the
dogs think lady in the Tramp level dog Eunice thanks - I think I think very
convincing and charming CGI with distinct personalities and troubles to
overcome and again I said the life lessons are amazing they like for
instance they have the importance of being part of a group standing up for
what's right taking pride in your work these are not only great lessons but are
conveyed here very powerfully I was like yeah be part of that pack buck the
middle was fantastic so I love this movie it reminds me not only of timeless
novels but of timeless movies that it got unfortunately aren't considered
timeless anymore oh so sad but please so please don't be so quick to dismiss call
of the wild it will move you go see it least thankful that Oh Marcy is
returning for Jurassic world 3 with hopefully a bigger role and I hope to
see more of this caliber of work from Harrison Ford in the upcoming Indiana
Jones 5 and Disney should bury the hatchet with Chris Sanders cuz sanders
clearly understands the Disney magic both animated and live-action so that's
my review of call of the wild for the love of God go see it share your
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