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
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