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One Hundred and One Dalmatians Movie Review

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Review Summary and Plot Commentary about One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Pongo is a dalmatian who lives with his owner Roger. They are lonely British bachelors until an excursion in the park leads to them meeting the women of their dreams. Pongo falls in love with another dalmatian, Perdita, and Roger ends up marrying her owner Anita. Soon Pongo and Perdita are expecting puppies, and they end up having an astounding litter of fifteen. The wealthy, fur-obsessed Cruella De Vil offers to buy the puppies, but is turned down. So, Cruella hires two lackeys, Horace and Jasper, to kidnap the puppies. It turns out that Cruella has already stockpiled a large number of dalmatian puppies that she is planning to turn into a fur coat.

Roger and Anita contact the police, but when Pongo realizes that the humans aren't able to find their puppies, he and Perdita decide to take matters into their own paws. The two parents get help and information from other dogs and animals along the way as they search the country, but when they finally locate their puppies, they are faced with an even bigger problem. The task now becomes rescuing all 99 puppies that Cruella was holding before Horace and Jasper kill them, and getting them all safely home.

--Sarah Bastin, Resident Scholar




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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1960's-1970's
Animal Story Yes
Kind of animal: - dog (non-Pomeranian)
If a cartoon... - animated cartoon
Animal talks? Yes
We hear thoughts of animal? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - animal
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - British

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - mastermind
Eccentric: Yes - wild - eccentric - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Hair color - white
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type - (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - excited
Any profanity? - None
If this is a kid's movie... - Ages 5-10
Is this movie based on a - book
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