survival of the fittest

Melyna 2022-04-20 09:02:10

Adapted from the novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a dog named Buck who goes through hardships and finally returns to his natural wild environment.

Buck is a dog who has lived a prosperous life since he was a child, and because his owner is the Lord Judge, he is feared by the people around him, and he has never suffered. But everything has changed since it was stolen and sold by a dog dealer. The cruel reality and harsh living environment tempered it, and it continued to grow in the experience, and finally became the head dog of the sled dog. After losing the job of pulling the sled, it was sold again and was beaten to the brink of death. An old man saved it. The grace of saving his life made him feel warm, but the murder of the benefactor completely shattered the nostalgia for human society. , resolutely walked into the wilderness.

The harsh description of the living environment in the film is very detailed. After being hurt again and again, Buck's heart gradually drifted away from human society. It was also because of Buck's bravery, kindness and intelligence that he married Bai Fumei, became the wolf king, and walked on The pinnacle of dog life.

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The Call of the Wild quotes

  • John Thornton: This is a map of the Yukon. My son was always reading adventure stories, crazy about the news coming out of the Yukon. Wasn't the gold, he didn't care about that, it was the mountains. He spent all day looking at maps and pictures of the mountains, dreaming about was on the other side, places no one had been, wild places. We could go, you and me, see what's out there. What do you think?

  • John Thornton: [narrates] There's a place in these mountains where a new breed of timber wolf roams, wiser than men or wolf, because of the dog that runs at the head of a pack. Now... they live without fear, raise their young and flourish.