Reviewing Movies

Again, a Disney Film, albeit an old film. Set in Texas in the early settler period. As I've learned feral pigs are a major issue in even modern day Texas as they were when this movie was set. Cattle were driven to market in Kansas, the western railway hub, on foot. There are people in this movie but the stars are the animals and to a lesser degree the boys. The dogs may not talk here but let there be no doubt about their ability to communicate.

This is a story about the bond between a boy and his dog and the faithfulness of the animal half of that bond. Only a child could be undisturbed by a scene of a boy and his puppy eating cereal out of the same bowl. There are a few adults in this film but for the most part they supply only supporting roles. This is a land where a man does what a man's gotta do even if he is a boy. Knowing how to fend for oneself is the most important education a lad can get.