{"id":761264,"date":"2020-08-24T08:01:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T12:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=761264"},"modified":"2020-08-24T08:01:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T12:01:04","slug":"the-new-movie-the-one-and-only-ivan-opens-eyes-about-animals-in-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=761264","title":{"rendered":"The new movie \u2018The One and Only Ivan\u2019 opens eyes about animals in captivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Danny DeVito: I hope people will come away from it thinking about what\u2019s going on with animals who are in captivity, and how we are invading their habitats all over the world.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PETER SBLENDORIO:<\/strong> Danny DeVito is ready for his newest movie to touch people\u2019s hearts \u2014 and open their eyes.In \u201cThe One and Only Ivan,\u201d the New Jersey-born actor voices a lovable street dog who wanders into a cramped animal enclosure inside a shopping mall and befriends a caged gorilla who longs to be free. The humor and heartfelt moments throughout the film delighted DeVito, as did the larger message at the center of a project inspired by a true story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI hope that people will come away from it thinking about what\u2019s going on with animals who are in captivity, and how we are invading their habitats all over the world, whether it\u2019s invading their species or also the places that they live, and making it a smaller and smaller planet for them to exist\u201d DeVito, 75, told the Daily News.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The family film, which debuts on Disney+ this Friday, focuses on a struggling sideshow at the remote Big Top Mall and Video Arcade whose big draw is Ivan the gorilla. The animal attraction garners widespread attention once Ivan starts using crayons and finger paint to create artwork that expresses his yearning to return to the wild.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DeVito\u2019s character, Bob, is the gorilla\u2019s best friend, loves sneaking into the enclosure and always has words of inspiration to lift Ivan\u2019s spirit&#8230; Ivan also serves as a mentor to a baby elephant, Ruby, who shares the same dream of being freed from the exhibit. The movie \u2014 an adaptation of a 2012 children\u2019s novel by K.A. 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