在视听创作上，影片避免戏剧化手法。数字技术让历史影像重现光彩，全彩修复增强细节表现，画面技术拓展观看视角。技术运用保持适度，整体色彩偏向低调。整体表现注重价值传达。色彩选择体现审慎态度，声音创作追求自然效果。Atruestoryofafamilyandtown'sefforttosaveabelovedandheroicdognamedSemperFi.Thefather,aCaptainintheUSMarinesandhishomemakerwife,contendwiththenotsoearthshatteringproblemsoftheirtwin,fifteenyearolddaughterandsonaswellastheanticsoftheirprecocioussixyearolddaughter.Theirlivestumblealong,asmostfamiliesdo,untiltheymustfacethegravediagnosisoftheirfaithfullyandverylovedGoldenRetriever,SemperFi.Thefamilycannotaffordtheexpensivesurgerythedogneeds.Thechildrenjumpintoactionwithaplan,spearheadedbythefifteenyearolddaughter.Theyplanacommunityyardsale,donatingalloftheirmostprizedpossessions.Thefamily'sgrumpyneighborplaysanunlikelyandunexpectedpartintheultimatesuccessofthefundraising.BeforeSempergoesinforhissurgery,hedisplaysaheroicactthatalmostendshislife.Thestoryunfoldsduringtheholidayseason.