Why not say no to "fetch it!"

Vivienne 2022-03-27 09:01:06

After watching it I decided I still like it

The tone, soundtrack, and shot scheduling are still the familiar Webster formula.

There are also fine details that I will always like, such as the sushi making process, such as the garbage bag opened from a top-down perspective, such as the Ukiyo-e human-dog battle. When such small but delicate scenes appear, it feels like opening a dizzying jewelry bag satisfy

But the field lights come on

sxr and I looked at each other

I always thought there was something "weird"

This inconsistency

We had a discussion on the subway

I think it mainly comes from the role of chief

As one of the few stray dogs on the island

chief is always a rebel for the first half of the film

He is proud of his homeless identity and even used I bite after meeting the little pilot atari to emphasise his freedom to not give in

But all of a sudden atari threw a stick

say pick it up

chief says no

Atari said to pick it up again

Chief stopped for a while and convinced himself that he actually picked it up

In the end, the chief came back with a stick in his mouth and Atari squatted down and said "good boy" (this sentence sounds humiliating to the audience.

For no reason, the identity construction before the chief collapsed

What makes this turn even more abrupt is that

Before this, the audience did not feel the warmth between humans and dogs

All Atari commands are top-down commands

"sit!" "fetch!" That's all

He's not even calm like a child

And all the warm moments of helping the chief take a bath, giving the chief biscuits and sleeping together happened after the chief picked up the stick and couldn't make any explanation for the action of fetch.

Compared with the relationship between humans and dogs, we see more of the confrontation between humans and dogs. If we have to say that the relationship is also the relationship between the ruler and the ruled, it is not true.

so? Is it irony?

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Extended Reading
  • Robert 2022-03-21 09:01:52

    Two votes against, seven consecutive terms will kill you, think clearly!

  • Guido 2021-12-01 08:01:29

    I don't like this theme. A dog should be a friend of man, not a servant. The Chief broke down when he was tamed! Irritating, one star, get out

Isle of Dogs quotes

  • [Mayor Kobayashi speaking in Japanese as Simul-Translate Machine translates]

    Simul-Translate Machine: As you know, we all hate dogs. Chairman Fujimoto-san, President of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical. You secretly introduced mega-quantities of infected fleas and contagious tick-larvae into a metropolitan city center, creating an unprecedented animal disease outbreak. Thank you.

    [applause]

    Simul-Translate Machine: General Yamatachi-san, Commander of the Megasaki Municipal Task Force. You oversaw the deportation of over 750,000 caged-animals to a nearly uninhabitable offshore refuse center. Good work.

    [applause]

    Simul-Translate Machine: Supervisor Kitano-san, Director of Kobayashi Robotics. You developed the most promising artificial life-form in the history of corporate technology and a powerful new weapon, to boot. Well done.

    [applause]

    Simul-Translate Machine: Yakuza Nakamura-san, Head of the Clenched-Fist Gang. You eliminated all Pro-Dog opposition through the use of bribery, extortion, intimidation, and violent force. My compliments.

    [applause]

    Simul-Translate Machine: Brains have been washed. Wheels have been greased. Fear has been mongered. Now we prepare for the final stage of our conspiracy theory: the permanent end to the Canine Saturation Crisis.

  • [Two packs of feral dogs growling at each other over a garbage bag potentially containing food]

    Rex: Wait a second. Before we attack each other and tear ourselves to shreds like a pack of maniacs, let's just open the sack first and see what's actually in it. It might not even be worth the trouble.

    Igor: Alright.

    Rex: A rancid apple core, two worm-eaten banana peels, a moldy rice cake, a dried-up pickle, tin of sardine bones, a pile of broken egg-shells, an old smushed-up rotten gizzard with maggots all over it...

    Chief: Okay, it's worth it.

    [All dogs proceed to fight]