Movie: Air Bud (1997)
Tagline: He Sits. He Stays. He Shoots. He Scores.
Trivia: Filmed in less than a month.
Goofs: Continuity: When Buddy first jumped through Josh's bedroom window, into Josh's bedroom, Josh was at a desk, reading online. In all scenes thereafter, the desk is replaced with a small chest.
"A young boy and a talented stray dog with an amazing basketball playing ability become instant friends. Rebounding from his father's accidental death, 12-year-old Josh Framm moves with his family to the small town of Fernfield, Washington. The new kid in town, Josh has no friends and is too shy to try out for the school basketball team. Instead he prefers to practice alone on an abandoned court, he befriends a runaway golden retriever named Buddy. Josh is amazed when he realizes that Buddy loves basketball...that is playing basketball...and he is GOOD! Josh eventually makes the school team and Buddy is named the Team Mascot. Josh and Buddy become the stars of halftime. Buddy's half-time talent draws media attention. Unfortunately, when Buddy's mean former owner, Norm Snively, comes along with a scheme to cash in on the pup's celebrity, it looks like they are going to be separated. Written by <BReid@proedit.com>"
This motion picture has had such type of an emotional blow at me, I find it hard to put in writing commentary about it. I’ve understand a great deal of any previous comments. The majority have gotten good points to make, on the other hand the thing that I do believe most are struggling to both explicate and come to expressions which is just why this movie is SO loved. Loved towards the level that for many it is definitely an practically spiritual happening or else for all those of a more secular nature akin to myself, loved as one of the most devastatingly elevating stuff that may occur to you while watching a film.
As a result I am not gonna review Air Bud, I’m just want to struggle in my very own method to clarify this motion picture. It took me several viewings to find why I bond with it so intensely, but here it goes.
Many of us on this world are miserable. The majority in this world don’t want to become melancholic. A lot of people wish, pray and above all desire for that enchanting rod to wave and wash them of their anxieties, losses, angers and suffering now and for always. They meet lots of other people seemingly on that magical situation, whereas they suffer. To borrow the words of an alternative film, they are watching the bluebirds flying over the rainbow.
A lot of unhappy people have learned that the magical stick doesn’t exist. They are not destined to join the bluebirds or fairytales won’t come real. It isn’t that nobody lives happily ever after, it’s just that they’re not going to. They’re busy dying. However with any luck this movie shall make them feel good…