Buy a zoo.

Erica 2022-03-20 09:01:41

My family bought a zoo (2011)
7.8
2011 / USA / Drama Comedy Family / Cameron Crowe / Matt Damon Scarlett Johansson

The film is based on Benjamin's memoir of the same name.

Benjamin's wife died, and he moved to a zoo in the countryside with his two children, eldest son Dylan and youngest daughter Rosie.

And then some stories that happened after moving into the zoo.

The death of their mother made both children a little unacceptable.

In a flash of the camera, Dylan's dark painting takes over the style.

Dylan was expelled from the school he attended. Don't tell me, Dylan's paintings are pretty good.

Here Dylan will draw to pave the way for the following. The poster for the opening of the park is based on Dylan's paintings.

Dylan and his father had a fierce quarrel, and they expressed their heartfelt words through the quarrel.

The expression of love is wrong, and the other party does not receive the signal of the other party's love. In fact, they both love each other deeply.

The awkward Dylan went from hating zoos to slowly accepting and loving them.

Maybe this stage of teenagers is so awkward and cute.

I can't express my love for you and my feelings for you, but I really love you.

From strangers to familiarity to love between people. This may be a necessary process.

Lily made friends with Dylan enthusiastically when he came to the zoo.

After get off work at 4 o'clock, every day at 4:15 to deliver sandwiches to Dylan.

Later, when Lily thought Dylan was leaving the zoo and said goodbye to Dylan, she found that Dylan did not seem to regard herself as a friend, and was particularly sad.

Maybe it's the wickedness of man. Eason Chan's song: What you can't get is always in turmoil, and what is favored is always fearless. Do not cherish what you have, and regret what you have lost.

Dylan finds himself in love with Lily, but is too shy to admit it.

The 20-Second Rule: 20 seconds of courage without reason.

He mustered up his courage, and Dylan ran to Lily's window and boldly admitted his feelings for Lily.

So beautiful.

Benjamin has been on adventures all his life.

The last adventure was to buy the zoo. Because his daughter Rosie likes it very much, maybe because she is still young and has a special preference for animals.

The break of the original capital chain made it impossible for him to continue. Benjamin's wife quietly saved a venture fund for Benjamin, clearing the way for the zoo to reopen. This is not a village where the willows are hidden and the flowers are bright. There must be a way to the front of the mountain.

I don't know what the original was like. Because I didn't read and didn't get to the bottom of it.

This film alone allowed me to see the deep father's love, the cuteness of adolescence, and the children's yearning and love for nature.

It's a movie that the family can watch together.

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We Bought a Zoo quotes

  • [first lines]

    Dylan Mee: My dad is a writer who specialized in adventure.

    Benjamin Mee: This is Benjamin Mee. I am surrounded by hundreds, probably thousands of killer bees. If I wasn't wearing this suit, I would be dead in an instant.

    Dylan Mee: He interviewed dangerous dictators.

    Hugo Chavez: Take this message to that American cowboy. We already gave a 10 billion dollar oil credit to China. Swallow that, Mr. Danger!

    Benjamin Mee: What's your favorite movie?

    Hugo Chavez: Toy Story.

    [to his staff]

    Hugo Chavez: The first one or the second one?

    Segundo: The second.

    Dylan Mee: He even flew into the center of Hurricane Charley.

    Benjamin Mee: [shouting over air noise] How far are we from the eye?

    Pilot: About two minutes. This hurricane, sir, Charley is really kneading us well, sir.

    Benjamin Mee: Tell me when it gets severe!

    Dylan Mee: He knew the ins and outs of strange and exotic adventure, backwards and forwards. But nothing prepared him for this one.

  • Benjamin Mee: [loosing track of Rosie at the zoo] Oh God, I keep her home one day from school and she gets eaten!