Comedies about animals are very fond of small viewers. Often they are watched by the whole family. The 2011 American funny and slightly sad film “We bought a zoo” was shot according to the original script. The true story of his life was first described in an article, and then in a book, by the participant of the events, the English journalist Benjamin Mee, in order to draw public attention to his own problems.
The plot is that, acquiring a house in the south-west of Britain, in Devonshire, Ket and Benjamin Mi received in addition a small provincial zoo. The state refused to finance it. Pitying the animals, the family took all the trouble upon themselves, completely unaware of what awaited them. Before the opening of the menagerie, mom, wife and faithful assistant Ket dies (in the film, this happens before the move). Benjamin is left alone with his young son, daughter and zoo (200 animals). My son’s name is Milo (in the film Dylan), he was then six years old (in the film he is 14), his daughter is Ella (Rosie), she was 4 years old (in the film she is 7). The scene also changed - it was moved to America, to California.
Having lost Ket, the Mi family was orphaned, but dad did not give up. He tried for two, the children helped him, because they, in the literal sense of the word, lived in a zoo and felt responsible for all who were tamed. Caring for animals saved all members of the small fraternity from severe depression.
But the battle for survival was not easy. Benjamin took loans from banks and began to treat animals, restore aviaries and equip the zoo so that you could invite sightseers. To cover costs during the year, 600 thousand visitors should visit the zoo.
But suddenly an economic crisis erupted, and banks demanded a refund. Then Mi remembered that he was not only the dad and the owner of the zoo, but also a journalist. Benjamin did not think about the film, the comedy about animals. He wrote first an article, and then a real big story about how it all began in order to attract the attention of people, public organizations, investors and to receive funds. He really wanted to save his brainchild, which became the most important thing in life for his family and staff.
It turned out even better than he expected. Hoping only for a section in the newspaper where the journalist wanted to talk about the affairs of his menagerie, he became the author of a comedy script about animals, stories for a whole Hollywood movie. He went on the screens of the world and was demonstrated with great success during 2011-2012. Therefore, as you see, comedies about animals can be of real benefit. Under the agreement, the Mi family was to receive 5% of all box office receipts for the maintenance of their park. Therefore, the more viewers came to the cinema, the better fed the animals.
Comedies about animals (the list of them is constantly updated) never leave the audience indifferent. And this film also inspires energy, teaches that never common efforts are wasted, and work on a common cause will certainly bear fruit.
Although the childhood of real heroes - Ella and Milo - is not completely carefree, they have no time to play on a computer console and run with their peers - they need to feed animals, but they will certainly grow up to be kind, responsive and responsible people. To get such good results, you do not need to spend a lot of pedagogical efforts, you just need to buy a zoo!