GS: Kind of cool, you know! There’s something fun about Hollywood. What was it like to have your book turned into a movie? PF: I’m a big fan of your book and I love the movie. And I thought, that’s how I could write this story, from a dog’s point of view. Years later I heard Billy Collins read a poem, The Revenant, he had written from a dog’s point of view. I thought that was interesting, how could I use that? But I didn’t know exactly how I could work it into a story. Their belief was that the next incarnation for a dog would be as a person. One of the inspirations for the book came when I saw a documentary film called State of Dogs which was set in Mongolia. GS: It didn’t come about from any one place. Starring Kevin Costner, Amanda Seyfried, and Milo Ventimiglia.PF: How did the story for The Art of Racing in the Rain come about? If you don’t love the genre, you might want to brake and think twice before you race off to buy tickets.
#The art of racing in the rain movie
If you love the dog movie genre, you’ll love The Art of Racing in the Rain. If you’ve seen any of the dog movies that have filled theaters over the past few years, you are familiar with the formula. Given all of these positives, it feels churlish to say that I didn’t love the movie.
It promotes themes of loyalty, devotion, sacrifice, persistence, hard work, and forgiveness. This is a film that unabashedly celebrates marriage, parenting, and families. This production goes beyond avoiding negative content and steers hard into positive messages. There is also a moment of revenge diarrhea, planned by Enzo, which is amusing, but which parents might not want their younger kids watching. Small children, however, will likely find parts of the film disturbing: there are car accidents, deaths, and a hallucination experienced by a dog. Parents looking for clean family entertainment can comfortably take older kids or grandma to see The Art of Racing in the Rain without worrying about uncomfortable moments.
In fact, the screenplay actually downgraded the sexual content in the original novel and changed a plot element to make the film more family friendly. One minor swear word, no explicit sexual content, minor violence integral to the plot, and very occasional social drinking is all there is.
But they will be united in their appreciation of a film with virtually no content issues. Viewers will either love Enzo’s driving metaphors or will find them irritating. As Enzo tells the audience, “A true champion can accomplish things a normal person would consider impossible.” And then the road of life takes a sharp curve and Enzo throws himself into helping Denny steer the course. But soon Enzo connects with Eve and eventually baby Zoe (Ryan Kiera Armstrong). The bond between Enzo and Denny is briefly tested when Denny marries Eve (played with big-eyed, waif-like fragility by Amanda Seyfried). His love of racing and study of humans leads Enzo to use racing metaphors to explain his life and that of the people around him. In fact, Enzo watches lots of television and credits it for teaching him about people. The two bond immediately, with a shared love for watching races on TV.
#The art of racing in the rain driver
Luckily for him, he’s adopted by Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia), a racecar driver who names him after Enzo Ferrari, founder of the famous Ferrari company. He believes that, if he learns everything he needs to in his life, he can be reincarnated as a man. But, as Enzo the dog tells audiences, “If the driver has the courage to create his own conditions, then the rain is simply rain.”Įnzo, perfectly voiced with Kevin Costner’s warm, gravelly tones, is a dog who wants to be human. And there’s unexpected weather that can slow you down and make the road slick and dangerous.
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