I thought it was interesting that authorities were unconcerned that Frank slept outside and drank alcohol everyday, nor were they concerned one bit about his diet.
Enter Cooper, a dog, and they get a complaint that Frank is feeding him garbage, so he has to change his life or risk losing Cooper. Talk about kicking a man when he is already down, and at least he was feeding Cooper!
Frank cleans up his act because he does not want to lose Cooper, so he gets a job. Without notice one night, the supervisor tells Frank he has to stay until 2 am to clean up after a party. Frank tells him he cannot work that late because of the place he is staying, the supervisor is unconcerned. As a result of him not getting back to the shelter by 10 pm, Frank has to sleep outside that night.
That same night a white thug attacks Frank, and lies about what happened to punish Frank and Cooper. Surprise, surprise, a white guy lying on a Black person to spite him for something he brought on himself!
Why did it not come out that the only reason Cooper attacked the white thug was because he robbed and beat up his person?
Lies told by white people often cost Black people their freedom or their lives. In this case, the lying white thug cost the life of an innocent dog, and because Frank was so distraught after losing his only companion, he took his own life. So in essence that white thug murdered Frank and Cooper.
I thought it was also interesting that when Frank was panhandling, people ignored him, but when he held the puppy in his arms people gave him DOLLARS, never mind just spare change he was asking for.
Among other things, this film reinforces that the lives of dogs are given more value than the lives of Black people.
Enter Cooper, a dog, and they get a complaint that Frank is feeding him garbage, so he has to change his life or risk losing Cooper. Talk about kicking a man when he is already down, and at least he was feeding Cooper!
Frank cleans up his act because he does not want to lose Cooper, so he gets a job. Without notice one night, the supervisor tells Frank he has to stay until 2 am to clean up after a party. Frank tells him he cannot work that late because of the place he is staying, the supervisor is unconcerned. As a result of him not getting back to the shelter by 10 pm, Frank has to sleep outside that night.
That same night a white thug attacks Frank, and lies about what happened to punish Frank and Cooper. Surprise, surprise, a white guy lying on a Black person to spite him for something he brought on himself!
Why did it not come out that the only reason Cooper attacked the white thug was because he robbed and beat up his person?
Lies told by white people often cost Black people their freedom or their lives. In this case, the lying white thug cost the life of an innocent dog, and because Frank was so distraught after losing his only companion, he took his own life. So in essence that white thug murdered Frank and Cooper.
I thought it was also interesting that when Frank was panhandling, people ignored him, but when he held the puppy in his arms people gave him DOLLARS, never mind just spare change he was asking for.
Among other things, this film reinforces that the lives of dogs are given more value than the lives of Black people.