HOTEL FOR DOGS
The movie’s main characters named Andi and Bruce are siblings that have always been moving from one foster home to another. Despite them being an orphan, they always got each other’s back with their dog named Friday. Until one day, they have been placed with a new foster parent, and unfortunately, they do not allow dogs in their apartment. With that situation, they looked for a solution to keep Friday and what they’ve found is more than what they are looking for. An abandoned hotel came into the setting, and there they catered stray dogs and used it as a hotel for dogs. However, the neighbors had been suspicious and what made it more complicated was when the police called the department of Animal Control and tried to take the dogs under their supervision.
Finally, their social worker, Bernie, saw what Andi and Bruce did in the hotel and gave a speech in support of the dogs because the kids had saved so many stray dogs and given them homes, which was something he had been attempting to achieve with the children he worked with. With donations from the people of the city, the hotel is fixed up and turned into an actual hotel for dogs.
The most important lesson we need to learn from this film is that dogs are just like humans. They deserve not only a shelter and an owner but also a home and a family. The tagline of the film is "No stray is turned away," and the creators are clearly attempting to draw connections between the puppies that Andi and Bruce adopt and themselves. In addition, the hotel is also a representation of the dogs’ new home and the idea that the Andi and Bruce were also adopted by their social worker, same with how they took care of the dogs.
A STREET CAT NAMED BOB
James is a street musician struggling to make ends meet and Bob is a stray cat looking for somewhere warm to sleep. When James and Bob meet, they forge a never-to-be-forgotten friendship. When He found Bob, he was injured and curled up in the hallway of his apartment building, and he had no idea how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London, barely making enough money to feed himself, and the last thing he needed was a pet. Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent but very sick animal, whom he named Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining that he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas and he helped James to be emotionally and mentally stable. The movie is based on a book which James Bowen wrote about his real-life experiences with A Street Cat Named Bob and how this stray pet changed his life. However, after the author released his book, he then revealed that Bob died.
Based on observation, this film released a book about a cat’s perspective, and each lesson and tips that were written in the book does make sense especially to those people who are struggling mentally and emotionally. It represents the idea of hope and encouragement even in your darkest days. Everyone can have their own little outlet and source of happiness. When your life starts falling apart, there will always be a little glimpse of hope that will come, and we may not know who or what it is but I am sure that no matter how little and simple it is, it will make a big impact all throughout someone’s journey of healing.
KEANU
When a lovely cat belonging to an L.A. crime lord unexpectedly enters the lives of two cousins, they will face powerful gangs, pitiless hitmen, and brutal drug dealers who all claim him in order to reclaim him. When an adorable cat named Keanu comes at Rell's door, his life is permanently transformed. Unfortunately, Keanu is kidnapped by unknown people one weekend later. Now, despite all odds, Rell and his cousin Clarence are on a quest to find Keanu. Unfortunately, the odds are stacked against them when they discover Keanu in the hands of Cheddar, a violent gangster who would only part with him for a price. Now for that adorable cat, these two middle-class bumblers find themselves smack dab in the center of a deadly foreign world of drugs and gang violence, with only their desperate daring, imagination, and pure dumb luck keeping them alive.
It can be clearly observed in the plot of the film "Keanu," and the movie poster will feature a cat. The main protagonists' lives will be changed by cats in this story. "Save The Cat" is a clear message to see what the program intends to portray and share with others. They will go to any length, much as in the movie, to save and return Keanu since the cat is extremely precious to them. So, if they go to such lengths for the welfare of the cat, we hope to follow the same path; we don't want animals to be orphaned, sickened, or mistreated. Hopefully, this film will remind us to make them feel appreciated, and that we will cherish, care for, and love all stray animals, not just cats.
101 DALMATIANS
Dalmatian Pongo, in a Disney cartoon classic, gets sick of being a bachelor dog. He notices Perdita and persuades his employer, Roger, to meet Anita, Perdita's owner. Pongo and Perdita are kept together since the owners fall in love and marry. Cruella De Vil, Anita's old school classmate, wants to buy all 15 puppies when Perdita gives birth to a litter of 15. When Roger turns down Cruella's offer, she hires the wicked Badun brothers to take them so she may wear a fur coat. Cruella De Vil stumbles across a litter of adorable dalmatian puppies and determines that their skins would create the perfect new coat for her. It's up to parents Pongo and Perdy to mount a dramatic rescue after she sends two hapless heavies to take the dogs. Their human companions, as well as a number of guest animals, including a playful raccoon and a helpful horse, will accompany them on their expedition.
The message was that lives matter more than fashion and that some people are simply evil. Friendship, not material goods, brings you joy. The fundamental point of the lesson was that we should not use or mistreat nature's animals for materialistic, selfish, or superficial reasons. A secondary lesson would be that when the going gets difficult, keep going and that you all need to work together to persist, and that we should always be careful of the good ones, since puppies may be little and beautiful, but they can turn defensive and smart when the situation calls for it. The lesson of 101 Dalmatians has stayed the same whether it is a book, a TV series, or a cartoon, Animals deserve our deep and everlasting love.
Written by: Jesus John Parungao & Lheian Reyes
Sources:
Webster, A. (2016, November 17). Review: 'A Street Cat Named Bob' Helps His Owner
Detox. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/movies/a-street-cat-
named-bob-review-luke-treadaway.html.
YouTube. (2019, August 31). 101 Dalmatians (1996) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers.
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VApVpvcGW1A.
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