A few years ago, I bought some Kellogg's cereal that had a DVD inside. The DVD was "Air Bud" and I put it away so that one day I could watch it with James. That day was this weekend as we all sat down to watch this Canadian movie about a dog that shoots baskets. Realizing I'm not the target audience, I enjoyed it because the kids liked it, and that was really all I was hoping for. There was, however, a fatal flaw in the premise that drove me nuts.
There's a moment during the final game when Buddy the dog is to compete in the game. They argue back and forth about whether this is legal and one argument is that this dog travels with the team and is therefore part of the team. After much debate, the ref agrees and allows this unorthodox occurrence because he can't find a rule that would disallow it. This is where I lose it...
The dog isn't enrolled in the school! I'm certain the first rule when playing basketball for a primary school is that you must be a student there. It's black and white: if you don't attend the school, you can't play for them in school sanctioned sporting events.
"Air Bud" is built upon deception.
