Marley And Me Dog Analysis

The use of dogs in movies can be a very powerful tool to get to the hearts of the viewers. Most people have had pets in their lives, or experience with animals. When a movie uses any animal it causes the view to instantly relate to the film with past experiences. If a person can relate to a film in some way they will most likely enjoy what they see. The use of animals, specifically dogs, in cinema makes the movie lighter and more entertaining because instead of dissecting a character's personality traits you just look at the puppy and laugh. Movies use a tactic to pull people into the story, what they do is make a plain looking character that the audience can relate to, and even think of themselves as that character. When a movie uses a dog I feel like we do the same thing, we think of ourselves as the dog in these movies so we start feeling connected to Hooch, or Marley, and then they die.

“Marley and Me” uses a common type of dog so that more
Hooch was a big junkyard dog, his fur was patchy and he slobbered everywhere. In the beginning of the movie Hooch hated everyone but his owner. As time went by he got comfortable with other people, especially Scott. The theme of this movie was that environment is very important to behavior, and Hooch is a prime example. When he lived in a junkyard he acted vicious, then when he lived in a house he started to act friendlier. It took time for Turner and Hooch to change to the new environment, like when Hooch destroyed the house and Turner tried to shoot him for it. While watching the movie several people around me kept talking about how they would treat the dog, which made me think that by showing how mean people are to this animal the movie puts the audience on the side of the dog. So by making Hooch a bad dog, and showing how badly he is treated, actually made the viewers like him even