Siskel & Ebert: Two thumbs up
Grade: B+
Rating out of 6 (Former ISU figure skating marks): 5.5

If it were so that one has to follow their passion, there will be all types of adversity one will have to meet. One should know that everyone has choices in life, and there can be things that one will have to compromise in order for both an individual, family, friends and even society will have to see when one does look for their calling. Well, for this one, there are TWO looking for their calling! Bodi the protagonist, and Angus Scattergood, who is the deuteragonist with his own problems to face-they would both end up in a bad future if things do not go as planned. When it comes to life, one will have to rely on luck and happenstance to get to a goal, and it is evident that for both main characters in finding their passion via music, they get to become what they can become. It can be in terms of endearment for one, and having to make ends meet before a deadline comes, but it is to believe and to have the commitment and passion to reach the enduring goal of success in having a skillset come to one's advantage and to become able to use one's strengths and build on them. Though Bodi is a Tibetian mastiff who would be from Tibet, or even Nepal, Bhutan or even India, him going to a metro area to start from scratch and work his way up is common to everyone's life. Of course, one would have to remember their roots, and it would be important to put them to good use.

It comes at a surprise it would relate to Zootopia, but it is not at all like it in terms of storyline. As it was made in China, I would have imagined that Bodi would be in Wuhan, Chongqing, or with Angus being British, Hong Kong, but it was clear that the places were made up and they say that the characters other than the sheep flock and Bodi's dad, Khampa, that 128,000 acre city was not meant to represent anything, but the building I saw that looks like a wave when Bodi enters for the first time looks like it can be from Hong Kong, or a huge longshot, Los Angeles like this: https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hote.....ia/los-angeles (As the city in most cases is the start for many artists in musical careers.) It would be clear enough that when I see the movie, anyone aspiring should have to accept rejection and have a "don't give in" attitude, and Bodi with his optimism seems to be the epitome for anyone wanting something as a pathway to living their dreams. For Bodi still having the job guarding the sheep, it is clear to say that he should value this as his side dream while focusing on his main dream- it will be near the end that you will see this... I will not spoil it, but having both responsibilities could work in his favour...

It was entertaining as the music used was catchy and enlivening. Yeah, where have I been after hearing all of you bliblity-blackety about the film?! It was good, however... I can say that for some characters, they would have been drawn better, but it is my perspective. It was a bit disappointing that the imported Chinese movie did not do good at all domestically, and in the USA, it was a complete flop; it got as profit, nearly US$46 million IN THE RED WORLDWIDE. My best guess is that there were other movies that were showing and my opinion of how the characters are drawn and the storyline would be what the audience in general didn't like. It would be to a cult following that have some like it-especially the FF'dom. To me, this was entertaining in its own way, and I feel that the movie would be great for children too. Well, it is the one who watches that makes one happy to see the movie- so you don't have to listen to me-you can watch it yourself and have your judgement to see that if Rock Dog is underrated-to me, it is!