In India, where there is a war from media to social media over the interests of dogs, the Hollywood film ‘Good Boy’ is bringing a story and hero who will win the heart of dog lovers. The hero of this film is a pet dog whose story is winning the heart of the film Critics. Dog, who is playing the hero in the film, has done such an acting that the critics are not tired of praising.
In a well -known film festival, this dog has also received a special award for strong acting. This is the first film of the director of ‘Good Boy’ and it is getting such a rating that the film Lovers from all over the world have sat down for its release. The trailer of ‘Good Boy’ has come recently and the story of this film is very unique.
What is the story of ‘Good Boy’?
‘Good Boy’ is the story of a dog, indie. His owner’s name is Tod. After a death in his house, Tod, shifts to his grandfather’s farmhouse which is in a remote area. There is a rumor about this house that there are phantom souls here but Tod ignores this warning.
However, Indie starts seeing these ghostly powers. Human beings are unable to see them but Indi is able to see them, but he is not able to tell anyone as a dog. Indie himself takes the responsibility of understanding these powers and fighting them. From the trailer of ‘Good Boy’, you will understand how strong the effect of its story is.
Why is ‘Good Boy’ unique?
The biggest feature of this horror film is that its hero is a dog and the entire film is shown from its point of view. Meaning, when the hero is a human, the camera shows you the scene from the level of his eyes. But ‘Good Boy’ is shown by Indie’s point of view. That is, on the camera, you look like the world, as a dog is seen.
Retriers Dog, who plays the hero in the film, has its own family dog of director Ben Leonberg. Indie is his real name. In a large part of the film, Ben himself has played the role of the owner of this dog .. He told the variety in an interview that all the struggle to make the film is to create a hero so that the audience can feel sympathetic. And when the film starts with a dog, the public joins it. Any trouble faces him, the audience wants him to win. He wanted the entire nervous mathematics of the film’s horror, the audience to add to his mind.
How to become ‘Good Boy’?
Ben took part in a short film contest. In his film, he presented a concept to say a horror story from the eyes of the dog. His intention was not to convert his short film into a feature film. But Ben’s film won the top prize of this competition and with this he also got a huge amount in reward. In this competition, Indi also got the nomination of ‘Best Actor’. People were giving such positive and serious response by watching his film that they made a mood to convert it into a feature film, the result of which is about one and a half hours long ‘Good Boy’.
Ben has made ‘Good Boy’ from Independent Funding and has not invested money from any big production house. Ben’s wife Kara Fisher was the producer of the film. The couple rented a house on the outskirts of New Jersey to support the mood and storytelling of the story, and no neighbor is disturbed by their production.
Most of the production for dogs on dogs chooses dogs who are twins or look like it, some more siblings. With this, the shoot of the film can run for 12 hours because shots can be taken on different dogs that look alike. But Ben was only working with Indie, so it took him about three years to shoot ‘Good Boy’. He shot this film in a documentary style.
A large part of Ben’s direction was to decide when he gives Indie, which gives him the reaction that he wants for a scene. For example, in a scene of the film, Indy Confuse Tlint his neck a little.
Ben had given such a command to Indie for this scene that he does not understand, so he reacted like this. Such reactions of dogs in empty spaces and darkness looks like a performance and when cinematic elements like music and sound design are added to it, it becomes amazing.
Why are the film Lovers excited for the film?
The first screening of ‘Good Boy’ was held at the US, South by Southwest Film Festival. After this, it was also shown in the overlook film festival and many film festivals of independent films. The film received a lot of positive response from the critics and after watching the film, people started discussing it a lot on social media. It was only after so much praise of the film that American OTT platform Shadar bought its distribution rights for US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
On the international film rating website Rotain Tomatose, ‘Good Boy’ has received a 95% positive rating based on reviews of 20 critics. The film is yet to be released and the response received by its trailer can be gauged that after the release, the film is also going to get a strong audience ratings. Critics, which give it a rating, described it as ‘one of the best horror films’ and ‘Best Horror Film of Year’.
How did people like the acting of dog?
The film has got a lot of benefit from Indie’s personal bonding with Ben. Reviews say that Bonding with its boss of Indy (who is in the film himself) makes the entire film very emotional. There are many terrible scenes in the film that make people uncomfortable. After watching the film, many people were also upset with Ben that he showed a dog in such dangerous circumstances, because Indi was not seen disturbed by him.
At the South by Southwest Film Festival, where ‘Good Boy’ was first shown, Indie was also given a special award. Long barking in the high tone of dogs or jackals is called ‘Hauling’ in English and that is why this award was named on the lines of ‘Hall of Fame’- ‘Haul of Fame’. Watch the trailer of ‘Good Boy’ here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4- CRKD_74g
Indie’s performance and Ben’s filmmaking are being praised by the critics getting ‘Good Boy’, increasing the excitement of the audience. It is being discussed a lot in the film Lovers and it is eagerly waiting for it in social media cinema communities. ‘Good Boy’ will be released on 3 October in the US and October 10 in the UK. No information has been revealed yet about the film’s India release, but it is one of those films which are made to see immediately after reaching theaters or any OTT platform.
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