Motif of animals

Rating: Null/10 (18 January 2007)

I noticed a particular motif of animals throughout the movie. for example, there were the 2 dogs that apparently only liked theo, the little kitten clawing at his legs, numerous scenes with dogs, the deer, the birds in the birdcage, sheep, etc. i wondered throughout the movie what the intention of this thematic trend was, if there was any intention at all. unlike the humans, the animals were obviously able to procreate, and there were a few scenes leading me to believe that animals were particularly fond of theo, and in a sense, drawn to him. maybe cuarons intention was to show that theo had a kind heart, and just like he was the only person kee could trust, animals trusted him as well. a bit of parallelism i guess. but maybe this is just my imagination. did anyone else notice this? any ideas?