Review of Year of the Dog (2007) by Nicodaflagburna — 11 Dec 2010
The tone of the film is ambient and static, as fashioned by Jared Hess in Napoleon Dynamite, and the uniquely tongue-in-cheek observation of Los Angeles society is contrasted with the more serious theme of death.
The toxic poisoning of her pet dog seems to be a catalyst for evolution and exposes the film as a medium for humility in which vegans and pro-animal activists are cast as socially detached. In fact humans are generally seen as undeserving of any sustained screen time.
On a subconscious level White's satire questions the role of communication and whether what you stand for should define you as a person. In a sense it is anti-human but it also offers redemption through the medium of change.
This review of Year of the Dog (2007) was written by Nicodaflagburna on 11 Dec 2010.
Year of the Dog has generally received mixed reviews.
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