A Boy and His Dog

On Monday, I saw the movie A Boy and His Dog.  It is about a boy and his dog trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.  The two can communicate in a unique way; the dog talks as if it were a human and the boy can understand him.  The boy, Vic, is basically on a mission for food and sex, and the dog, Blood, helps him find these things.  Blood has some sort of sonar that tells him when a female is in the area, and his nose can sniff out food from far away.  In this post-apocalyptic world, the earth resembles a large desert.  It is barren and dry.  There are very few people and they all travel in groups.  It seems as if each group is out to get another one.  As Vick and Blood are wandering the desert, they run into a young woman.  She seduces Vic and convinces him to come with her to an underground society.  However, little does Vic know, the woman, Quilla, is the daughter of one of the leaders of the society.  In this society, the citizens have become unable to reproduce because they have been underground for so long.  They use Vic for impregnation purposes, and then plan to be rid of him.  However, Quilla has a change of heart and saves Vic.  They escape the society and return to the above world.  Blood is close to death when they return and Vic realizes he needs food.  In the end, Vic and Blood decide to eat Quilla.

I thought this movie was extremely weird, from start to finish.  The plot was very confusing and twisted.  In the beginning of the film, it seemed as if the story was going to be simple and easy to follow, however as it went on, it became very weird.  Vic is pretty much on a mission for sex.  He is so aggressive with his actions that he seems like a rapist in some scenes.  For example, the first time he see's Quilla, he attacks her and tries to force himself on her.  I thought the whole focus on sex was very odd.  I would think there would be more important things to worry about in the post-apocalyptic world, but apparently not.  Also, I was confused about the whole underground society.  It all happened very fast.  I was very perplexed at the whole situation.  I didn't understand the reasoning behind the marriages and impregnation.  The ending was possibly one of the most confusing parts of the movie.  Vic and Blood decide to kill Quilla and eat her.  This idea of cannibalism was randomly introduced at the end of the film.  All in all, I did not like this movie.  It was extremely weird and confusing.