A Dog's Purpose

This "one-star" rating is not for the movie being bad but the practices taught by the studio. They ABUSED Animals in the making of this film. Anyone who hasn't seen the video I'll sum it up here if you don't have the heart to watch it: basically it's on set, where someone is forcefully shoving a dog into water nearly drowning it. In the clip you can tell just how terrified this dog looks. We can not promote these practises by paying them money for this movie. If you don't believe me, go find the video on Google. WE CAN NOT BE PROMOTING THIS BY PAYING FOR THEIR MOVIE.

Overall this is not a very interesting movie. The dog reincarnates as many different breeds with many different owners, but some of them are so brief that I don't feel like I care at all. They pulled out all the stops to make you feel like crying, which most people in the theater did. The end of the movie is heart-warming which does slightly make up for the lack of plot.

For decades, dogs in many movies have delivered a strong emotional impact to the hearts of many movie goers, especially the ones who are considered to be a dog person. Sometimes, we wonder "what is the purpose of a dog as well as ourselves?" Well, this tearjerker has the answer, and it's very nice. It shows us what a dog's purpose is by showing us what the meaning of life for each dog breed is, as well as living through several lives of different dog breeds and seeing what it's like living with several different owners. But my big issue with this movie is the story. The storyline is confusing because it's quite incohesive; I don't know it was supposed to be about a dog named Bailey who is adopted by Ethan and as they grow old, Bailey is on a journey to find his beloved owner, or is it about the one soul of a dog voiced by Josh Gad (of which I don't what the actual dog is supposed to be) who comes back to life by going into a different dog's body and shows us what the purpose of each dog is. I don't get this. I also wish Does this confuse anybody else, or did I miss something? I also wish that the filmmakers could've add more scenes or more detail so that I can understand clearly. For some reason, It kind of reminded me of the storyline for Jumanji, because it was also an incohesive story for my opinion. Another problem that I had with this film is that there has been footage of a German Shepherd that was forced to be dipped into rushing water according to TMZ. Still, there are some redeemable qualities here; The whole cast of actors did an exquisite job with their performances to deliver strong personalities from their characters. Josh Gad as a narrator or the verbal thought process that anthropomorphizes Bailey or any dog was a great choice; the material of his voice that he delivers is charming and the script that Josh was reading for the dog's mind based on what the dog sees and experiencing makes it so clever and makes it so engaging. The way that Lasse Hallstrom directed this film was first-rate too due to how well each scene was timed, handled, and structured. I thought that this movie is a very good-looking movie or it is so wonderful to look at with such uplifting results; it's got some nice scenery and bright colors to make the movie look so beautiful and serene. In conclusion: It has some big flaws but I am not going say I don't like it. I liked this movie and I enjoyed it; It is an appealing drama that will intrigue and tug at the heartstrings of families. Recommended.