The Worst Film Ever

Purely Joyful Movie!

Just perfect...

As Good As It Gets

Like what every other reviewer is saying about this film, there were a lot of missteps. I'm going to preface... that I have never seen a Hungarian film before, I appreciate my heroic films of the U.S.A., and I care for my own dog and never want anything to happen to her. With that, I thought the story was lacking a message and if the message was about dogs, I don't get it because if you care about dogs like I do then this movie only creates problems, not corrects them. The Hungarian film industry may have a different idea of perseverance and love through hardship than I do. Going into the movie I expected a bond between girl and pet. I expected to see immense sorrow when the two are separated. I expected a girl to go to her wits end to find the dog. I expected the city faced with a canine revolt to examine the error of their ways and I expected a resolution at the end of the film and not just a concrete nap between dog, girl, and father. I got none of that. There wasn't much of a bond. The trumpet playing may be the one ingredient to a 'bond theory'. When the two are separated, there is not a lot of remorse in Lili's voice. I would be a blubbering mess if I was in her condition. The girl puts up fliers to find him but gives up halfway through to attend 2 parties. If the dog was that important to you, would you shrug shoulders and dodge into the nearest club? And when she does decide to do something about it, the entire city is shut down and the swat team has convinced itself that to handle the situation they must kill without self-evaluation. After these events, do Hungarians care for all pets? Is animal brutality done away with? What about that tax, does that go away? This is what the conclusion should've covered but it didn't. I'll also throw in that, though the animal brutality was instrumental to the dog's journey I didn't like it one bit. Like I said, I love the wholesome story telling of Hollywood pictures so this was a shocker. I wanted to see a physical and emotional journey for Hagan, I really did, but I didn't ask for that much. When Hagan is being trained for dog fights, I had to look away. Most can argue that it was necessary to see gore and death in Hagan's odyssey but, by watching it, did I rectify the situation or did I just watch a bloody dog fight? Some questions left unanswered 1. Why does this dystopian city hate half breeds so much? 2. If the mother knew her ex-husband would have a hard time housing the dog why didn't she make more preparations? 3. Was there meant to be romantic tension between Lili and Peter? 4. How did the healing process between Lili and her father come so quickly? 5. Hagan sees the error of his ways for killing his canine opponent so he goes on a human killing rampage? Right... 6.Could Lili not change in a bathroom or do all pubescent girls change in front of their fathers? 7. Was there meant to be a connection between the slaughterhouse and the dog revolt? 8. Just pay a TAX!! will it kill the father to pay a tax for 3 months? Obviously, I didn't care for the movie at all and I wished I didn't see it through to the end. It was a waste of storytelling and a waste of time.

While dredging around Netflix, every so often you come across a title which makes you stop and try to figure out what the film is about. White God (2014) is one such movie. The box art is a young girl riding on a bicycle away from a pack of dogs. Looks kinda indie. Could be horror. Could be an art house flick. Next you read the plot synopsis according to Netflix:"When a cruel father dumps his daughter's beloved dog, Hagen, out on the highway to fend for himself, Hagen not only survives the horror of abandonment, dog fights and starvation, but rouses an angry army of mongrels out to exact revenge."Sounds like a Grind House version of Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey. Right? Actually, White God is so much more. Between that review and a recommend from Andrew Jupin on the We Hate Movie Podcast, I'm all in.—Continue reading at: www.mockfilmsblog.com

A poor excuse for a movie, Hungarian-made "White God" (Feher Isten) is a pandering stupid movie ripping off from the old Benji format from Disney in a poor way. I could not watch it without the fast-forward on for much of the time. It follows an unlikeable lead snotty girl character who tries to force her annoying dog on her estranged father. The filmmakers focus ridiculously on the dog and this is a koombaya for dog-lovers and owners. Indeed the story is often from the dogs perspective, and it gets worse and worse as it runs. It is devoid of interest and is utterly ridiculous. The dogs in the movie are constantly looking at the dog trainers in scene after scene. 4/10 and a waste of time.

White God if one of those achievement can only be done outside USA. Working with real dogs instead of digital effects; this movie is a cautionary tale about rejection, lack of communication, discrimination and its effects and consequences. Lili owns and loves a half breed dog called Hagen. Her mother planning three month trip with his new boyfriend; send her to live with her father; Daniel; a sour and frustrated man that rejects the dogs from the first moment. Lili try to take the dog with her everywhere but many people complain; including a messy neighbor who calls the dog catcher's. Adding to the problem that Hungary's law has a tax on half free dogs; and Daniel refuse to pay it because his ex-wife did not do it either. In a moment of anger; Daniel left the dog on the street and Hagen has to find his way back.The world surrounding the streets is far from idyllic. Hagen meets other dogs and somewhat befriends them; but dog catchers appears and capture many dogs. Hagen escapes but is captured by a dog fighter trainer who trains him and soon becomes a violent and salvage dog. After killing another dog; Hagen escapes again; but is captured by the dog catchers who seeing him hurt; decide to kill him. Hagen who already demonstrated how intelligent and perceiving is; attack the human and release other dogs (hundreds of them) and go on killing spree around the city attacking humans who tortured them putting the city under curfew and creating chaos. The most outstanding, compelling and moving performance is Hagen itself; played by two dogs; really Oscar deserving.The rest of the cast; specially the 12 years old Zsófia Psotta as Lili are incredible good in a character quite strong, trying to be adult but still too young to be by herself. Everyone of her moments in screen is captivating.In brief; a very intense movie; with a little but necessary gore worth seeing even in video.