Chance

Cute story and great characterizations, but the quality of the animation leaves a little to be desired! Not smooth enough, jerky at times. I was hoping for something more like Pixar quality, but alas, it falls short. At least in the closeups, the detail is good enough to show some emotion! I think the producers had a very low budget and they did the best they could...not everyone can have a megs million dollar budget like PIXAR.

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At first glance you would be taken aback by the graphics, but the story itself is amazing. The voice acting is on point and the heart is in the story. It does get slow at times, but it has charm. It sticks to the point of the movie. Awareness of dog fighting and the cruel ways of humans towards animals. It is full of passion and story.

The only set back again is the graphics. The animations themselves have rough points. Run cycles, walk cycles and some lip synch are off or just look odd. However the close ups of the animals are on point and show a lot of the emotion of the animals

This movie is a must see. So well-made, and true to life. It brings out the evil, and violence of dog fighting. Animals are abused every day. We must end dogfighting now!!!

Its clear the budget for this movie was not very high but they did a good job with what they had. I really don't think this a movie for children but it was entertaining to watch as an adult.

This movie deals with mature themes and does feature death, the amount of gore shown is limited however. There is barely any blood shown and its not difficult to watch as a result. There is religious subtext but its not the focus of the movie.

The voice acting is good. The 3D models for the dogs are good too. The backdrops are not detailed enough at the ground level, which is a problem considering most shots are at the eye level of the dogs.

Most of the camera shots are good. Some scenes stay too long. Some transitions do not flow well. However I can tell there was a lot of love and effort put into this movie.

To recap, I think overall it was worth a watch. I'm giving it a 7 because its a good movie but it does have flaws.

This was one of the most touching yet relevant movies I have seen. Usually when you watch a movie centered around animals there is a certain lightheartedness and silliness that envelops the movie. This wasn't that movie. In fact it was less about the cruelty that happens to animals and more about the cruelty that happens to humans from other humans. You have to get past the animation and the budget and listen to the words and feelings of the main character. This movie was a reflection of a culture that has been ripped from its natural surroundings and forced into submission through violence and mental domination. It was a very telling piece in that it made a statement on the history of Africans and African American history. Seeing the harrowing journey that Chance took was so symbolic of so many of the trials of African Americans. It spoke to your heart and this story needs to be shared with others that don't understand the black experience. Looking forward to seeing you what happens in the next chapter.