Call Of The Wild: Movie Analysis

David Fallon’s film, Call of the Wild, is movie surrounding the adventures of a young man and his dog. I watched the film on my computer on July 1st, 2015. The movie begins with a kidnapped dog, named Buck, being auctioned off. Buck immediately steals the attention of young Miles, the other protagonist in the movie. Buck initially works as a sled dog for a Yukon mail carrier. On his first job, Buck faces severe weather, wolf attacks, and a fight with Spitz, the team’s lead dog. The harsh conditions kill every dog except for Buck and leaves the mail carrier in a near-death condition. Buck saves the mail carrier, but is sold again to two travelers, Hal and Mercedes. Miles is hired as a travel guide for the duo. Hal mistreats the dogs, refuses to listen to Miles, and eventually causes his own death. Mercedes and Miles are able to survive the journey with Buck’s aid.
The director wanted his audience to learn that dogs are social beings who will act according to the specific relationships they have with each individual. Dogs will treat each person depending on the emotional attachment and social ties they have
In the beginning, I was maddened by the fact that dogs were kidnapped and auctioned off as if they were material possessions. As the film progressed, I found myself increasingly disgusted with how certain characters, like Hal, overworked their sled dogs and forced them to labor in harsh conditions. Furthermore, I was outraged when Hal attempted to starve the dogs when there were food limitations on the journey. The film might have affected me more than general audience because I have an extremely strong connection with my dog. I can imagine how upset I would be if my dog was one of the sled dogs being forced to work long hours under Hal’s whip. Overall, I am outraged with the way that labor dogs were treated by certain characters in Call of the