First off, I love the title of this documentary. After watching it, I concluded that it does a good job of describing what the movie is about in the way that it has comedic levels to it while discussing a serious and sometimes disappointing and heartbreaking topic. I love the added animations as well. I think it adds to the documentary because it makes it more childish and playful. One thing I thought was funny and clever was the way they would show the dogs reactions and purposely use his facial expression to hint at a funny or awkward moment.
Overall, I loved the structure of it. I enjoyed that it was separated into multiple episodes. I felt like it was very easy to follow, and I enjoyed everyone’s role in the film. After watching the last episode, I was upset because I found myself very invested and wanted to know if they were able to adopt the baby boy they brought home. I am looking forward to hearing about what happened with that situation.
Stylistically, it differed from the other films I have watched in this class. So far, my favorite ones that I have seen are Grizzly Man, Cameraperson, and now this. I think they all share a sense of character depth than the others. They’re all mostly character driven which I enjoy more than story driven.