A Street Cat Named Bob

A film that I feel will not get the attention and credit it deserves thanks to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them. The thing is, A street cat named Bob is based on a true story- the book was released in 2012 so even though it didn't go down in history and wasn't the story of the news making the headlines it is a good story, as good as Fantastic Beasts and it is true, we should appreciate what James Bowen went through.

Luke Treadway took on the role of James Bowen and was fantastic. Even though he didn't have the same hair colour he still played the part very well. It's not so much about him, his character is the same, he never looks clean but he also doesn't get particularly animated, except for when he was going clean. It's all about the cat. 

The feel, the struggle, the buzz that you got whilst watching the film is why everyone should go and see it. This film is not a 'feel good' film but it one that speaks to a lot of people. We've all seen 'junkies' and we've all wanted to help them but mostly at times we can't. Seeing the way that his father rejects him and he has to lie to this woman who he really likes is painful but in the end everything is alright- the struggle is worth it and seeing the lengths he goes through to keep the cat safe is really moving. Go and watch it.