When the wilderness is no longer cruel, "Call of the Wild" becomes "Miss and the Hooligan"

Queenie 2022-01-07 15:53:47

It’s been a long time since I entered the cinema. I watched a "Call of the Wild" and I was very disappointed. The movie was really finished. This time I don’t talk about what is in the movie, but if there is nothing in the movie, you will understand what it is.

Jack London is really amazing. I think this guy may have been a dog in his previous life. The description of Buck and Spitz duel is too real. The sensation of muscle tension, the sensation of skin tearing, the cold and pain of teeth and teeth hitting together... As a human, the only scene where teeth touch teeth is probably only kissing. If Jack London were not a dog, how could he write so well the feeling of hitting his teeth in a fight! As a pet dog, Buck learned the rules of sticks and teeth, was aroused by the wildness of Alaska, and understood true love, and finally became a legendary magic wolf. I think Buck, who became the "Magic Wolf" in the end, is no longer a dog, but not a wolf. It no longer longs and looks up to the civilization and comfort of human beings. At the same time, it transcends the cruel laws of animal teeth and sticks. Become a god who can really do whatever he wants. Buck does not need to learn from humans, nor does he need to learn from wolves, but humans should learn from Buck how to fight fate, and then dominate fate and gain true freedom.

My expectation for the movie version of "Call of the Wild" is to see the wilderness of Alaska. Many people have misunderstood the wilderness and think that the wilderness is beautiful. But when you are in it, in addition to feeling the beauty, there is also the cruelty of nature and life. Fragile. I look forward to seeing Buck’s best friend "Curl" being torn apart by huskies in the sled team; I also want to see Dave being thrown into the wasteland to die because of a serious injury...There are no such cruel moments. Buck is not a silly and sweet thing, he deliberately provoked a duel with Spitz and became the top dog, but he still couldn't escape the fate of living under the whip of his master. People give him a little more dried fish, make leather shoes for him, and even massage his feet. Buck knows that people do this only for profit. In essence, it is no different from the eliminated Dave. You are awesome, you can be a dog, or even a wolf, but can you be a master? No matter how good a dog is, it cannot become a human being. A dog must face the dog’s problems and the dog’s fate. The dog will eventually return to nature at the moment of death, but if it returns to nature, the dog will no longer be a dog, a wolf, or a beast. Buck's answer to fate.

"The Call of the Wild" is a bit cruel dog story, but cruelty is the background color of Jack London's works. When the background color is removed and only the warmth is left, then this is no longer a Jack London novel. Disney, your adaptation of "Call of the Wild", you can't use "Call of the Wild" according to the routine of "Miss and the Rogue"! In the end, I really dare the whole little white wolf to seduce Buck. Is this Nima's call of the wild or the call of reproduction!

Nowadays, some companies advocate wolf culture. I wonder if these bosses have watched "Call of the Wild". Can you control Buck? Jack London also has a novel "Love Life", in the end the buddy in that book bit the wolf to death. This story tells us, what wolves and dogs, don't talk useless, people are the most powerful. The wolf wants to be so awesome, why is your company boss still a human? Ah, maybe he is not human.

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The Call of the Wild quotes

  • [last lines]

    John Thornton: [narrates] Some say that's the legend. Not so. You see, I knew him once, when he was just a dog at a men side. And even all this land is his, every summer, when he comes down to the valley, he remembers kind hands and old masters... before he went to his own... became his own master... before he heard the call.

  • [first lines]

    John Thornton: [narrating] It was in all the papers at the time. Men searching in the Artic had found a yellow metal. Gold. A mad fever spread as far as word can travel, and thousands more rushed to the North to try their luck. These men needed dogs. Big dogs with strong muscles to pull their sleds.