As one of the oldest friends of mankind, dogs have also been used in warfare for a long time, especially in the modern war period, the role of horses is declining, dogs have become the standard of the army, the author today to introduce ten war movies related to dogs.
1, War Dogs (1942, USA)
Filmed in the early days of the United States' war, the propaganda film tells the story of a poor American boy who donates his beloved pet dog, Pal, to the U.S. Army, where he undergoes rigorous training and guards factories to prevent sabotage by Nazi spies. Although the film was originally intended to call on people to donate dogs for war, it achieved unexpected commercial success.
Chips, the War Dog (1990, USA)
The film tells the story of a German Shepherd dog born in the United States, who is recruited by the U.S. Department of Defense and forced to leave his family and join the army, where he meets a new owner who is initially stern. The two traveled throughout the European battlefield together, and the dog also made great achievements, but after the war, he was forced to break up with his soldier owner. This is a very touching film, describing the deep friendship between people and dogs, but also a full-age film, especially suitable for children who like to keep dogs.
3, Dog King (1993, China)
The film is based on the historical facts of the Chinese military and civilians using military dogs as weapons to resist the Japanese invaders during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, telling the story of the excellent wolf dog Sea Dragon who died in order to save his master, and his sons, dalong and Xiaolong, were transferred to the military dog training team by Japanese officer Yagi to deal with the Chinese, and in order to avenge their master and father, they led Yagi to the tomb of the sea dragon and died together. Although this film also shows the sincere feelings of people and dogs, because the director blew up one of the protagonist dogs at the end of the film for the performance effect, it caused many dog-loving netizens to strongly criticize.
4. Battlefield Loyal Dog (Rain, 2003, USA)
The title of the film's pirated disc in China is also "Wren the Military Dog", the film tells the story of a seemingly docile family dog Wren, who was mistakenly sent to the Vietnamese battlefield by mistake to assist the U.S. army in searching for the Viet Cong in the jungle, such a cruel experience also required great courage for them, and a total of 4500 American dogs participated in the battle in the Vietnam War. Of course, because it is a beautiful film with the main theme, this film inevitably does a lot of glorification of the behavior of the US military in Vietnam...
5, Finding Rin Tin Tin (2007, USA)
The World War I film is based on a true story about an American World War I pilot who discovers a homeless German Shepherd in France, and under his training, this clever dog named Rentintin becomes a search and rescue dog, and later saves the owner of the air battle fall. At the end of the film, Rentin travels to the United States and becomes the most famous animal star in Hollywood history. As a family-oriented film for all ages, this film is humorous and humorous, with a happy ending, conveying the idea of friendliness and cooperation.
6. Wartime Snifer (Snuf de hond in oorlogstijd, 2008, Netherlands)
Based on a series of novels by Dutch journalist and writer Piet Jongeling, the film tells the story of Tom, a Dutch orphan who lost his parents in the German bombing during World War II, Miriam, a Jewish girl who took refuge in the countryside, and Sniver, a German shepherd dog, who rescued the shot down Allied pilots and broke the German conspiracy. The whole film is happy and small and fresh, and it is also a fun film suitable for teenagers to watch.
7, Dog Jack (2010, USA)
The film tells the story of a homeless black teenager and his dog Jack during the American Civil War. Together, they fled the southern master's house, joined the Northern Federation army, and finally had to face their former masters on the battlefield. Of course, the main line of the film is the relationship between the protagonist's bumpy life and his white comrades-in-arms, and Jack Dog can only be regarded as an eye-catching foil, used to create joyful elements to minimize the cruel color of war and fate.
8, Shirley the Greyhound (Belle et Sébastien, 2013, France)
Based on the famous children's book by French writer Cecile Aubrey, the film was made into a TV series of the same name in 1965 and a Japanese anime in 1980. The film tells the story of a six-year-old boy living under the Alps, along with a dog of his age, Shirley, foiling a plot by the Nazi Germans or The French Resistance fighters. There is no doubt that this is another all-age family film, full of the stunning natural scenery of the Alps and touching people and dogs.
9, Red WarHound (Пёс рыжий , 2015, Belarus)
The story of the Soviet Army using dogs to load explosives to blow up German tanks in World War II is familiar, but their stories have finally been brought to the screen. The film tells the story of a group of Soviet military dog trainers forced to send their trained dogs to the battlefield where there is no return, full of tragic atmosphere, but the poor script and performance, low-cost battlefield scenes make the film relatively insufficient.
10, Megan Leavey (2017, USA)
When the film was released in China, it was renamed "Rex the Military Dog", adapted from a real story, telling the story of megan Levy, a female soldier who volunteered to participate in the Marine Corps, and her military dog Rex saved many lives by eliminating landmines, and established deep feelings for each other. After retiring from the army and returning home, rex's presence healed the hostess who was suffering from post-war syndrome. In addition to reflecting human and dog feelings, the film also has a very detailed and real depiction of Megan Levy's war female psychology.