"Sequoia" is a very sweet, one of a kind movie from MGM. While there are actors and a story, much of the film is told without words and the main actors are actually a tame deer and an equally tame mountain lion.
When the story begins, Toni (Jean Parker) is wandering the woods near her father's cabin when she discovers both an orphaned mountain lion and an orphaned deer. She decides to raise them both and soon the unlikely pair bond and are friends. But as they grow, they need to be returned to the wild but Toni is worried, as nearby hunters would love to kill her new pets. What is the fate for these beautiful creatures?
I really envied Jean Parker, as she got to play with and hold these animals! I also really appreciated that MGM tried something VERY different here....making a film with such an unusual story and with the animals doing much of the acting. It really came off well because the cinematography and music are so perfect. All in all, a wonderful family film...one that is so unusual and sweet I couldn't help but enjoy it.
When the story begins, Toni (Jean Parker) is wandering the woods near her father's cabin when she discovers both an orphaned mountain lion and an orphaned deer. She decides to raise them both and soon the unlikely pair bond and are friends. But as they grow, they need to be returned to the wild but Toni is worried, as nearby hunters would love to kill her new pets. What is the fate for these beautiful creatures?
I really envied Jean Parker, as she got to play with and hold these animals! I also really appreciated that MGM tried something VERY different here....making a film with such an unusual story and with the animals doing much of the acting. It really came off well because the cinematography and music are so perfect. All in all, a wonderful family film...one that is so unusual and sweet I couldn't help but enjoy it.