But because of a behind-the-scenes animal-abuse controversy, word of mouth leading up to the release of A Dog's Purpose wasn't about Gad's touching voice performance or the movie's alternately adorable and heartbreaking storylines. Terrible corner-cutting decisions have been made in this film adaptation and it betrays it's fans on every level.ĭirector Lasse Hallstrom specializes in emotional, feel-good fare that can make audiences cry, and this tearjerking drama is no exception. So then we have a whole new dog's life that was not ever in the story whatsoever?.Īlso for the river scene a real dog was used and nearly drowned during filming before the decision to use an animated dog was made instead. The man resists arrest and throws the girl into the river before shooting Bailey later.Īnd instead of Maya being the police officer who owned the police dog she is not mentioned at all until Bailey reincarnates into his next life after getting shot on duty.Īnd she is not a police officer in the film version universe as well. The eventual criminal shoots the police officer, not the dog.īoth the cop and dog survive and Bailey (police dog) grows old and lives a happy life with the owner Maya who is another officer.Ī girl is kidnapped by a man and Bailey (police dog) tracks him down. The most saddening and offensive difference between the book and film was when Bailey who is a reincarnated female German Shepherd police dog is shot and dies by a criminal and the scene and situation where this takes place is not at all what happens in the book.īailey (police dog) rescues a girl who fell into a river and was not kidnapped or pushed in by the criminal. Like most film adaptations the story is cut short in important areas and not long enough in others. The story also deals with a pagan belief in reincarnation so I would caution some parents about that. I read the dog's purpose and dog's journey books and I am offended at some of the major changes that take place in the film. Before the movie's release, a controversy emerged about whether the animal performers were mistreated on the set an investigation proved that the video was edited in a misleading manner. Look for clear messages about empathy and the importance of companionship, both human and animal.
Strong language is infrequent (but includes "s-t"), and couples don't do much more than kiss.
There are some violent/upsetting scenes: An alcoholic, abusive father pushes his wife and son a man kidnaps a girl, threatens her, throws her in the water, and shoots at a police officer and his dog a neglectful dog owner keeps his dog chained and then purposely lets him go astray and a fire causes a catastrophic injury for a young man. Bruce Cameron's 2010 novel about a dog (voiced by Josh Gad) that's reincarnated several times from the 1950s through the 2000s (the dog keeps its memories/personality, despite being different breeds and genders). Parents need to know that A Dog's Purpose is an emotional drama based on W.
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