Snowball was a violent, despicable little rabbit and street animal, celebrating the death of a pet owner (or so he thought) and wanting Max killed. Try this Bible verse: 'Strive for peace with everyone …' (Hebrews 12:14). OK, perhaps the word 'forgive' was never mentioned, but everyone in the theater knew what had happened. By the end of the movie, they were best friends. Max and Duke hated one another, but it wasn't long before they were forced to work together - and forgive each other. The real question is: How do you react when a friend, neighbor or even 'enemy' does something to harm you? Here's a question to ask your child: How should Max have handled the situation differently? And what would have changed if he had been nicer? And here's a Bible verse to cap the conversation: 'Repay no one evil for evil …' (Romans 12:17).Ĭertainly, it would be great to avoid all divisions and disagreements, but that's just not reality in our sin-filled world. Such situations seem to happen in my home frequently, although my two sons have (yet) to get in that much trouble. Duke retaliated, and the two ended up in an animal control truck. Max and Duke were divided from the start: Max was jealous that his owner brought home a new dog (Duke), and he responded by blackmailing him. That's true in the human world and in the dog world - and I'm not even referencing fisticuffs. But upon reflection, there actually are several significant lessons in The Secret Life of Pets that all of us can teach our kids. Perhaps that's because he and I spent more time laughing at the movie than analyzing it. 'What can we learn from that one?' I asked.

Most of the time after the credits roll, he's great at rattling off a few ideas, but after we watched The Secret Life of Pets, he was stumped. | (Photo: Universal Studios)ĬHICAGO - Each time my young son and I walk into a movie theater, I give him a friendly reminder: Let's look for a few lessons in the film we can learn. Movie poster for 'The Secret Life of Pets,' 2016.

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