#never cry wolf

[godzilla-reads]

“We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be –the mythologized epitome of a savage ruthless killer – which is, in reality, no more than a reflected image of ourself.”

—Farley Mowat, Never Cry Wolf

[doppleganger-rental]

I love Gene’s thoughts on the wonderful actor Charles Martin Smith and his sincere performance in Never Cry Wolf (1983) which is a film that does not get enough love. Carroll Ballard is one of the great directors of the last 50 years. All the love.

[moviecriticseanpatrick-blog]

Never Cry Wolf (1983): The Under-Appreciated Disney Movie That Didn’t Need Magic

I didn't expect to enjoy Never Cry Wolf and that makes it a great entry in The Underappreciated.

[iphigeniarising]

Whenever and wherever men have engaged in the mindless slaughter of animals (including other men), they have often attempted to justify their acts by attributing the most vicious or revolting qualities to those they would destroy; and the less reason there is for the slaughter, the greater the campaign of vilification.

- Never Cry Wolf, Farley Mowat

[enemy-to-the-state]

Never Cry Wolf is so stunningly dignified and solitary with beautiful cinematography and quiet storytelling it’s hard to believe it’s a disney movie

[ace-culture-is]

ace culture is Never Cry Wolf (1983)

[theoscarsproject]

Never Cry Wolf (1983). A government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.

Is there a director that better understands a person's ability to connect to an animal than Carroll Ballard? While this feels spiritually in tune with his films Fly Away Home and The Black Stallion, this one physically supplants us in the deepest wilderness to pretty magical affect. Gorgeously shot, deeply human and honestly pretty moving, it's Disney at its best (and god, why don't they make films like this anymore?) 8/10.

[molonara]

Best music, best movie.