This film should have a warning on it.
The warning would not
be about schmaltz, as one would expect from reading the film description and
reviews, but about the dangers of corrupting a child’s mind. Not really
appreciating that the film was originally foreign language, the first
indication that it was not set in the wilds of Scotland was when the bear
turned up, and then it was followed by a combination of wildlife from a variety
of ecosystems. Younger viewers may not pick up on this but for parents the
eye-rolling starts there and doesn’t stop. Next there’s a death. No
sign-posting, No gloss. Just death. Deal with that parents. You wanted a
realistic depiction, well here it is, cute foxes die too!
To compound the death and implausible location, we are then
treated to a horrendous example of a human trying to befriend a wild animal,
through coaxing, teasing and shouting. Whilst many people would like to better
engage with the cute animals of this world, they respect the boundaries, back
off and leave the wild animals to be wild. This film condones befriending and damn
the consequences.
This is an unfair review in that we did not watch to the
end, so cannot provide a complete opinion. However, I will say that given the
child viewer adores foxes, there was no engagement with the film or foxes and there has been no desire to
watch any more, which says a lot.
This film is all over the place and gives a very skewed view
of a world, and not a real one at that.
Adult score: 1/5
Child score: 3/5
First thing the child said when the film finished: She didn't
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