Movie #470 "Duma" was a very good film for kids to see ------ as for me, I was watching it alone in my living room, so it didn't have as much effect on me. The story is another one of those films where a kid finds a strange animal, raises it, but then when it gets older , the kid along with the viewer of the film, learns the theme of the movie --- which is "If you love something, you need to let it go" ---- and thus the journey Xan takes to get the cheetah back into the wilds again. The journey is quite Huckleberry Finn-like, esp. when he meets up with an African American and they become fast friends. The only negative I saw in the film is that some scenes seemed to drag on a bit too long --- so more judicious editing one have cinched a 4 or maybe even a 5 for me. As it is, it is very good, just pace holds it back a bit.
3.5
Duma
How It Was With Dooms
(2005) PG
When young Xan (Alexander Michaeletos) befriends an orphaned cheetah named Duma, he commits a pure act of selfless love and traverses the southern region of Africa, just so he can help his pal return to his one true home -- the wild. Although he may never see Duma again, Xan discovers that love lingers in spite of distance in this heartwarming family drama, which explores the bonds of friendship between man and beast.
Genre: Family Adventures, Family Dramas, Animal Tales
This movie is: Sentimental
Availability: DVD
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