(.) I mean, if we can do these amazing things, if we can bring such a wonder into the world, then there’s something of profound value in us no matter what the pessimists and doomsayers believe.” It works like a metaphysical Movie of the Week on the burning social, political and ethical questions of our time.Īs one law-enforcement officer tells another in “Watchers”: “Honest to God, Walt, when you see that animal in action, see what Weatherby created, it gives you enormous hope for this sorry species of ours. What accounts for its popularity is its philosophy. But it may be worth observing that the real purpose of fantasized terror is not the plot, per se, and certainly not the prose style with which the narrative unfolds. I won’t reveal the ending of this veterinary epic.
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