Title: Tear jerker with a twist
Review: I remember seeing this movie when it came out, and the themes in the movie made me cry out of sadness and anger at how the animals were treated in the story, and tears of joy at the ending.Sadly, the whole movie was somewhat hypocritical. There are reports of the chimps being beaten by the animal trainers based on eye witness accounts, a brief conversation with the trainers, and observations of 5 of the chimps after they were taken to a sanctuary after filming ended. This information can be found in the book: Visions of Caliban on Chimpanzees and People, pages 148 and 149Visions of Caliban On Chimpanzees and PeopleThe film is touching, beautifully made, and the story delightful. Unfortunately the movie doesn't practice what its story preaches.
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