The Boycott of the Movie "The Grey".

[Timberwolf0924]

oh noes not the wolves!

I'm totally against that.. people in movies killing fictional wolves and fakly eating them. Also that wolves are violent, which is a main part of the movie, because if they were it'd just be another "Hatchet" but in the mountian swith an action star..

 

[Dogstile]

Or I don't go see it because it looks like a load of wank. Seriously, I don't care what they did in the course of filming it, they could have been regularly having sex with the wolves I I couldn't care less. I'm not going to see it because I'm not that into survival films, and watching Liam Neeson having a punch up with a wolf isn't my idea of an enjoyable movie going experience.

Funny that, seeing Liam Neeson have a punch up with a wolf is pretty much the entire reason my group of friends are going. I'm even tempted to join them.

But seriously OP: I don't care if they ate wolves. We eat animals every day, just because they "apparently" ate a predator doesn't mean I care.

 

[Element Zero]

Ridiculous. Boycott away, I don't care. Means I won't have to sit in the theater with you.

 

[ChildofGallifrey]

From what I understand about the film (which is, admittedly, not terribly much) the wolves are attacking the humans because they perceive the humans as invading their territory, rather than "HOLY SHIT EVIL BLOODTHIRSTY WOLVES AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!". It makes more sense to think of it like that, because that's something that a territorial animal would do, rather than just attacking Liam Neeson and co. because the plot calls for it.

 

[C2Ultima]

I don't wish to be a snob, but i don't think i would trust much written about the issue on a website called 'wild earth guardians'.

As someone said earlier, it needs more input from neutral sources.

I understand that you have to account for biases from these sources, but it still allows you to understand the reasons why they feel the way they do.

 

[nuba km]

the wolf thing is the only thing that put me off going to see that movie, wolfs have been brought to the edge of extinction so many times due to peoples misjudgment about them, also it seems kind of lazy. I mean instead of making human error and the harsh environment the danger, which could expanded the characters and bring about interesting scenes of mistrust and betrayal etc. instead just wolfs attacking people.

 

[Sovvolf]

Firstly, boycotters took umbrage with the movie having wolves being "misrepresented" as being ferocious, and attacking people without provocation, when they are actually quite passive. What really set off the movement is that the filmmakers apparently hired a trapper to catch four wolves, two to be used as props and two others to be eaten by the cast (to raise the immersion).

Isn't that illegal? You know, harming animals for entertainment purposes and such. I don't know, last I checked big shots in the film industry are ultra strict on that sort of thing anyway, whether it happened on camera or not. I remember them having to feed the bird in Shawshank a dead maggot rather than an alive one because of this.

Also as someone as already mentioned, it would be extremely impractical to let loose a bunch of wild wolves to work with... You have no idea what they could end up doing, you can't really direct them like you do a trained animal... I think this may be some nut pulling the story out of their arse.

 

[SilentCom]

Wait, so they action killed 2 of the wolves to eat? D=

Wolves are one of my favorite animals... Not to mention they are misunderstood and were hunted to near extinction.

 

[Rin Little]

As far as the image issue goes, they might as well boycott movies like Beauty and the Beast along with The Grey for the image they portray of wolves. On that end, get over it...

But I highly doubt that thy hired a trapper to catch four wolves. It's reckless and dangerous just for the actors alone to have untrained animals on set let alone work with them.

 

[The Preened Mr. Fust]

The Internet phenomenon of the Wolfaboo is actually pretty interesting by this stage, it's worth looking into if you enjoy seeing what new little sub-cultures have been spawned recently.

Unfortunately that may lead you into territories even less savory. Be warned if you go looking.

 

[gazumped]

I'm not exactly up-in-arms about this just 'cause I'm pretty sceptical about the whole 'Hollywood actors ate wolves!' thing, but if this did happen, I *do* think it's worse than hunting deer or rabbit like some people are comparing it to. Prey have evolved to compensate for their numbers getting eaten - that's why rabbits breed like rabbits and deer can, as someone said, overrun the place. Wolves aren't so cut out for being hunted. You kill two wolves and you've killed a higher percentage of their species than you do for deer if you kill a few of 'em.

Not that that makes killing deer totally great and killing wolves totally evil, but I was just throwing it out there.

 

[rcs619]

the wolf thing is the only thing that put me off going to see that movie, wolfs have been brought to the edge of extinction so many times due to peoples misjudgment about them

They're opportunistic predators who have been known to prey on livestock and other farm animals (which are some people's livelihood), and even occasionally attack humans (most commonly, smaller humans such as children). They are dangerous, wild animals and you're kidding yourself if you think otherwise. I'm not justifying excessive wasteful hunting, but going out and eliminating problem-wolves who are threatening property and lives? That's perfectly fine.

Honestly, the same thing happened with Alligators a while back. People over-hunted them because of problem gators (and their hides), and they were nearly extinct. Now they've more than made a comeback, same with the Grey Wolf, which was recently removed from the endangered species list. Put some reasonable hunting regulations in place and wolves are fine.

also it seems kind of lazy. I mean instead of making human error and the harsh environment the danger, which could expanded the characters and bring about interesting scenes of mistrust and betrayal etc. instead just wolfs attacking people.

It's a barren, frozen wasteland. It isn't like they're stranded on a tropical island where there's all kinds of interesting scenery and wildlife to support the human cast. There's snow, mountains, some trees and wolves... and people trudging through the snow for 2 hours is not an interesting movie. It's not like Lord of the Flies where they can dig in and try to survive there indefinitely, they need to keep moving or they freeze to death. It generally takes time for humans to start going crazy and turning on each other. A group stranded out in that kind of terrain would be long-dead before they had to worry about that.

Wolves are one of my favorite animals... Not to mention they are misunderstood and were hunted to near extinction.

Boohoo, so were alligators, and like alligators grey wolves have made enough of a comeback to not be endangered anymore.

 

[Jdb]

Eh. I don't see something like this happening in real life unless the animal is starving or rabid. The trailer made it seem like wolves will attack anything until something dies, even if it's themselves. The only time I've heard of this suicidal behavior is when the animal is in conditions that will kill it either way.

 

[Katgirl]

Fact Wolves DO NOT ATTACK OR KILL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME!In fact there are no accounts of wolves attacking people. People attack and kill wolves all the time. They do it by helicopters, guns and traps. Unbelievable how ignorant everyone here on this post is. Wolves will occasionally kill dogs if they are threatened.But are truly passive and will go out of their way to not get into it with humans.