Concept: In 1920s Alaska during a diphtheria outbreak, the fate of the children in an isolated town depend on one musher and his dogs to travel 260 miles over treacherous terrain and weather to deliver the cure. Based on a true story.

• See this movie. I know, you must think, “A Disney movie about a heroic dog? How corny is that going to be?” and then you don’t see it. Wrong. You really should see this movie. You will thank me for twisting your arm enough to make you watch it.
• Despite the film being named after a dog, the movie is really about all the traits that define the best of humanity—self-sacrifice, courage, perseverance, love. And they happen to be the best attributes of dogs as well.
• This is a great movie. If you want to see greatness in a recent movie, you should watch this. And to think, this is a Disney+ Original movie designed to go straight to streaming. Disney wanted to not just compete with Netflix but to beat it, and to do so, they knew that they had to produce truly great content. They certainly started right with “Togo.”
• One of the great aspects of this movie is that it’s both family-friendly and targeted to adults, not kids. Children over 8 (too intense for younger ones) can see it without danger of offensive or violent content, but it speaks at a grown-up level, and is best appreciated by adults.
• In a great movie, everything has to be there—the acting, cinematography, script, story, special effects, sound. And they’re all in this movie, a film that’s worthy of the big screen.
• In regards to acting, the movie is carried by three actors—the musher, the musher’s wife, and the dog (or dogs, since they usually use more than one dog to portray a dog in the movies). They’re all great, especially Willem Defoe, one of the greatest actors alive, as the musher; he disappears within his roles and seems to become them. And nothing beats a real dog (looking at you, “Call of the Wild” with Harrison Ford and a CGI dog; what were they thinking?).
• I don’t like dog movies, or pet movies, much less real-life movies about heroic dogs. I would never have considered this movie had it not been for the very positive reviews it had received.
• Fun Tidbit: According to the Wikipedia article on the film, the dog who played Togo in most of the movie is a direct descendent of Togo, going back by 14 generations.
• I saw this movie twice, a year and a half ago and yesterday. After seeing it again, my opinion of it is even higher than I thought the first time, so I’m raising it from my original 88% to 95%.
• 99% of the time, no matter how good the movie is, it’s just not as good as the first time you saw it. Even if you forgot nearly all of the movie, you’ll at least remember the high notes if the movie was any good. But the great movies, or series, actually get even better when you see it again. That was my experience with “Togo.” I knew what was going to happen, but nevertheless it felt just as suspenseful as the first time. But this second time, it felt more transcendental, more spiritual, and more emotional.
• Another sign of a great movie is that it not only transcends the genre, it transcends the medium. So it becomes more than a great movie; it becomes a great experience, and a shared one with others who watch it with you. That’s what I felt this second time as well, that it was a very special experience that I shared with those who viewed it with me.
• I enjoy watching movies and series, but only a great one can really immerse me in its story and really impact me.  “Togo” made me feel, “That’s why I watch movies. That’s why I write about them, why I take the time to write about them. To see and share treasures like these.”
• Viewed on an Optoma HD28DSE projector, 92” screen, Disney + on Roku. It made my home theater set up look good. It’s an example of how a projected image amplifies a movie, making the great even greater. This movie looked really good on the big screen, and the surround sound is excellent as well.