In tribute to the recent Ohio farm crisis that led to the death of mountain lions, Bengal tigers, a wolf, grizzly bears, lionesses, a baboon and black bears, I invite all Monday Movie Meme participants to join me in parking those cars from last week’s fun theme hosted by Dale at Smurfin the Web and start this week off with films highlighting an appreciation of our fellow mammals and warm blooded creatures. Inspired by a friend’s recent observation after watching a movie trailer about a horse........this week’s movie meme topic is: Real Animals of the Universe.
Share on your blog movies that feature animals in a realistic state, meaning they do not exhibit special powers like flying or human characteristics such as the ability to talk (Sorry, “Doctor Dolittle” ain’t gonna cut it!). No CG generated, animated, dancing, martial-arts exhibiting, etc. creatures are welcome. Here are my selections.
Free Willy
The little boy in this movie sure knows how to tug at the emotions of viewers. For someone who does not care much for killer whales, “Free Willy” made me sympathetic to their cause...specifically whales held in captivity and those who face unnecessary harm by their owners. Sure, the young main character’s performance made this movie more dramatic but the whale that was filmed during the making of this movie did his job too by being the animal that he is and doing whatever whales do, without all of the extra nonsense.
Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Jim Carrey goes on a cruelty-free hunting spree to find a kidnapped Bottlenose dolphin named Snowflake. His investigation leads him to learn that Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino was also a target of the main suspect.This is also the first movie (...I think) where I saw an albino pigeon. I mean, where are those animals walking down the street?
I’d also like to throw “Beethoven” in the mix for diversity purposes since this post is looking like a sea life parade. While I haven’t found a St. Bernard that can hum or bark to the melody of a song, real dogs can be trained to do this. Now, if they only took requests for their doggie tunes, we’d be in business!
What real animal movies would YOU add to this list?
For further reading and a quick flashback to previous animal themed Monday Movie Meme posts, check out The Bumbles circa 2009.
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