When was the last time you went to the zoo? If you're like most people, trips to the zoo conjure fond childhood memories. And if you're like most people, you would never consider buying a zoo. By the way, how much does a zoo cost?
In the movie "We bought a zoo", Matt Damon's character does exactly what the title states. He purchases a zoo.
Inspired by true events, Damon plays a character who is grieving his wife's death, as he adjusts to life a single parent. He has two children, a teenage boy and a daughter who is probably six or seven. After his son is expelled from school for stealing money from a donation box, Damon decides to sell the family house and start over.
He ends up purchasing a financially failing zoo, replete with staff and animals. The staff is skeptical of Damon, who has no business owning and operating a zoo. And whether or not he will provide the leadership necessary to get the zoo up to code provides much of the film's drama.
On a deeper level, the viewer is observing a family coping with the death of a wife and mother.
Will the move and the challenge of rehabbing a zoo provide the therapy that the family needs?
The movie "We Bought A Zoo" should appeal to both juvenile and adult audiences.
Some personal connections, thoughts.
Have you ever wondered to yourself how captive animals must feel about their confinement? If given a chance for freedom, would the animals leave the zoo, the same way a convict flees prison? Or do the animals enjoy the zoo and feel a kinship with the caring people who meet their needs day in and day out? And maybe we don't really care that much about the animals. If they look like they are content, and we get to enjoy a day out with the kids, they have done their job.
In the movie "We bought a zoo", Matt Damon's character does exactly what the title states. He purchases a zoo.
Inspired by true events, Damon plays a character who is grieving his wife's death, as he adjusts to life a single parent. He has two children, a teenage boy and a daughter who is probably six or seven. After his son is expelled from school for stealing money from a donation box, Damon decides to sell the family house and start over.
He ends up purchasing a financially failing zoo, replete with staff and animals. The staff is skeptical of Damon, who has no business owning and operating a zoo. And whether or not he will provide the leadership necessary to get the zoo up to code provides much of the film's drama.
On a deeper level, the viewer is observing a family coping with the death of a wife and mother.
Will the move and the challenge of rehabbing a zoo provide the therapy that the family needs?
The movie "We Bought A Zoo" should appeal to both juvenile and adult audiences.
Some personal connections, thoughts.
Have you ever wondered to yourself how captive animals must feel about their confinement? If given a chance for freedom, would the animals leave the zoo, the same way a convict flees prison? Or do the animals enjoy the zoo and feel a kinship with the caring people who meet their needs day in and day out? And maybe we don't really care that much about the animals. If they look like they are content, and we get to enjoy a day out with the kids, they have done their job.
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