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Many films
focus on the unlikely bond that forms between man and beast. From Jesse and
Willy from Free
Willy to Hiccup and Toothless in How
to Train Your Dragon, we’ll examine five of our favorite animal and human
friendships in the films of yesterday and today.
Free Willy
In 1993’s Free
Willy, 12 year-old Jesse is forced to work at a theme park as restitution
for vandalizing it. There, he meets and befriends Willy, a captive orca whale.
Because Willy responds to Jesse’s commands, he earns a job at the park working
with the orca. Jesse eventually learns that the park’s management has plans to
kill Willy in order to collect the $1 million insurance policy on him. In one
of film’s most iconic moments, Jesse guides Willy up and over a rock wall to
freedom, where he returns to his family in the wild.
Andre
The 1994 film Andre
tells the story of a young girl named Toni Whitney (Tina Majorino) who adopts
an orphaned baby seal in 1962 coastal Maine. Toni and Andre form an inseparable
bond, but as Andre grows, he becomes harder to manage and care for in the
Whitney’s home. Andre’s mischievous attitude and his antics also make the local
fisherman dislike him, and Toni goes to great lengths to keep Andre out of
harm’s way, even putting herself in dangerous situations to protect him.
Dr. Doolittle
Eddie Murphy stars as the title character
in 1998’s Dr. Doolittle, a film about
a doctor who realizes he has the unique ability to understand and talk to
animals. Dr. Doolittle befriends a dog called Lucky who helps him realize his
true calling as someone who was meant to help animals in need. Dr. Doolittle
and Lucky are able to work together to save a tiger, which helps Dr. Doolittle
realize that he should be both a human doctor and a veterinarian.
How to Train Your Dragon
2010’s
computer-animated film, How to Train Your
Dragon, tells the story of Hiccup, a young Viking teenager, who aspires to
be a dragon slayer like his father. After capturing his first dragon, he
realizes he doesn’t want to kill it and instead befriends it. Hiccup names the
dragon Toothless, and they form an unlikely friendship. Hiccup tries to show
his village the true nature of the dragons – that they are actually not cruel – and, eventually, is able to
convince the Vikings and dragons to work together.
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
In 2011’s Mr.
Popper’s Penguins, the uptight businessman, Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey), is
given six penguins after his father’s death. He plans to give them away, until
he discovers that his children love them. Popper soon grows to love the
penguins as well, and a friendship develops between them. After the penguins
lay three eggs and only two of them hatch, Mr. Popper becomes obsessed with the
un-hatched egg. When he can’t save it, he gives all of the penguins to the zoo,
but soon realizes that was a mistake. He then steals the penguins back and is
reunited with his feathered friends.
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