Joneseschewing the normal doom and gloom of likewise films in the genre.
What Is ‘A Boy and His Dog’ About?
Goodness and decency have evaporated, and only the strong and the clever will survive.
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One of the best known films to take a humorous bent wasStanley Kubrick’sDr.
To be sure, the world L.Q.
Jones crafted is not zany or lighthearted.
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It is not a world of depressed husks of humanity mourning for things lost.
Perhaps the most memorable character fromA Boy and His Dogis the world itself.
The people dress in whatever is available, with raiders dressing flamboyantly with feathers and discarded military fatigues.
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This scavenging look would be yet another trait often mimicked by later media.
This intense, overlooked war movie is a direct response to nuclear threats.
A Boy and His Dogis available to watch on Prime Video in the US.
