We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo is an American film drama from the year 2011, based on the memoirs of Benjamin Mee. Directed by Cameron Crowe. The film tells the story of the Mee family that takes over a dilapidated zoo. The film premiered on 12 December 2011 and was able to upload more than 100 million U.S. dollars with a budget of approximately 50 million U.S. dollars to 14 March 2012. In Germany, he was seen since 5 May 2012.

The film is based on the story of the Dartmoor Zoological Park in Devon, England.

Action

The journalist and single father Benjamin Mee lives with his two children, 7 -year-old Rosie and the 14 - year-old son Dylan in the city. His wife, the mother of two children, died recently and Benjamin mourns still very. When the artistically talented Dylan after several offenses expelled from school, Benjamin wants a fresh start and is looking for himself and his children a new home. He visited a house far away from the usual urban environment with a huge lot. When he learns that it is a private zoo, which is financed by increasingly scarce resources of a foundation, he decides against a first reaction of buying and trying the zoo, by the necessary use of its own funds from carrying on and reopen to the public. Little Rosie is enthusiastic about this idea immediately. Dylan, who misses the city and his friends, but withdraws more and more. The staff, Mee against skeptical at first, can be infected by his optimism and his energy. The small team, led by the idealistic chief zookeeper Kelly Foster, who takes a liking to Benjamin soon works diligently to bring the grounds and buildings up to scratch - it is yet to meet strict requirements, compliance with which by the inexorable representatives of the state power Walter Ferris will thoroughly check checked.

When the funds run out, also decreases the morale of the employees, as they are concerned that the zoo would be sold again. Meanwhile, Dylan befriends the girl of about the same Lily who is completely smitten with Dylan, without that being aware of it. Benjamin finds out that his late wife has left him an investment portfolio. This windfall raises the motivation of employees. Before the opening, it is to pass a strict decrease and a few days before the opening to a bad storm threatens to leave the grand opening fall into the water.

Just in time clears up the sky, but on the opening day let the guests coming and everyone is asking themselves whether anyone ever comes. Benjamin, his children and the Zooangestellten find out that an overturned by the storm tree blocked the access road. The underlying waiting guests did not know if the zoo has ever opened. Kelly Benjamin confesses her love and they kiss. Since she can not deal with their feelings, both take the decision to repeat the kiss on New Year's. The film ends as Benjamin his children the place shows, where he had seen and met her mother for the first time. Through his narrative of the moment is so vivid that the children can feel her mother for a moment.

Soundtrack

In August 2011 it was announced that Icelandic musician Jón Þór the " Jónsi " Birgisson will take over the composition of pieces for the soundtrack. The complete soundtrack includes many titles of different performers:

  • " Do not Come Around Here No More" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  • "Do It Clean" - Echo & The Bunnymen
  • "Airline To Heaven " - Wilco
  • "Do not Be Shy" - Cat Stevens
  • " Go Do " - Jónsi
  • " Living With The Law" - Chris Whitley
  • "Last Medicine Dance" - Mike McCready
  • " Buckets of Rain" - Bob Dylan
  • "No Soy Del Valle " - Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno
  • " Sinking Friendships " - Jónsi
  • "Like I Told You" - Acetone
  • " Ashley Collective" - Mike McCready
  • " For A Few Dollars More" - The Upsetters
  • "Hunger Strike " - Temple Of The Dog
  • " Aevin Endar " - Jónsi
  • " Mariachi El Bronx " - Mariachi El Bronx
  • " Haleakala Sunset" - CKsquared
  • " Boy Lilikoi " - Jónsi
  • "Cinnamon Girl" ( Live) - Neil Young
  • " Holocene " - Bon Iver
  • " Throwing Arrows " - Mike McCready
  • "Work To Do" - The Isley Brothers
  • " All Your Love (I Miss Loving ) " - Otis Rush
  • " I Think It's Going To Rain Today" - Randy Newman
  • " Hoppípolla " - Sigur Rós
  • " Gathering Stories" - Jónsi

The real zoo

The illustrated fictional movie zoo bears the name " Rosemoor Wildlife Park " and is located in California. The real zoo called " Dartmoor Zoological Park ", located in Devon, England. The story was adapted for the American production and changes made ​​with the permission of the author Benjamin Mee.

There are some differences between the action in the movie and what actually happened. For example, Benjamin's wife, Katherine is only died after the family bought the zoo and is retracted. In the film, she dies before that. It was also shown in the film, a runaway from the zoo Bear, actually it was a Jaguar with the name " Sovereign " who escaped. Benjamin's children were much younger in real life, namely, four or six years old.

In the movie, the zoo was much easier to buy. In fact, Benjamin Mee needed in real life for almost two years for this. His first offer was rejected on the grounds that he could produce no zoological experience.

About the real zoo, the BBC documentary, Ben's Zoo was turned.

2011 in film Screenplay Aline Brosh McKenna Film score Rodrigo Prieto J. B. Smoove December 12 Vanilla Sky
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