Movie: War Horse
Release Date: December 25, 2011
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: Lee Hall, Richard Curtis
Starring: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell
Genre: Drama
Official Website: WarHorsemovie.com
IMDB Rating: 7.4
Story: The life of a horse can be wonderful and exciting, but imagine if you are a horse during a time of a World War. It was rough for many horses during the battles of World War 1. Charging into battle, or pulling huge guns up muddy hills, the life of a horse during this time was not as wonderful as it can be today. Joey is born into a time of poverty and war and has to find a way to survive and get back to the life he once knew as a colt.
Albert Narracott, played by Jeremy Irvine is a stable boy who loves a horse named Joey from the time he was born and when he saw him playing and enjoying life as a colt. But times did change, with a war on the verge of breaking out Joey is put up for auction. Albert is disappointed that he will never see Joey again. When his father, Ted Narracott (played by Peter Mullan) takes a chance on Joey things seem to get better for Albert and the horse. But is it? The rest of the story is Joey’s life during the war and Albert’s relentless struggle to get him back. Jeremy Irvine does a great job expressing his character’s strong desire to save Joey and performs well throughout. With a limited and difficult role, Jeremy pulls together a performance that will fill you heart and keep you wondering what will happen next.
Joey the horse does an excellent job expressing the struggles a horse went through during the First World War. The battles were intense and their need was great during the war. The expressiveness shown through the horse from the desire to survive to the helping of others, the training crew as well as the director did a wonderful job during the film. The special effects used to show blending from adventure to adventure were done very well. Using the entry of a little girl named Emilie, played by Celine Buckens, through the eye of the horse was an excellent way to introduce a new character to another adventure for Joey. Other transitions were performed by story changes that included battles, family struggles, and heroic gestures performed by the horse and characters.
Excellent work was done with Joey during the film from the beginning of the birth through the battle scenes and the struggles he experienced during this adventure. It is an exciting film that will keep you thinking. The director, training crew, and special effects team were spectacular with setting up realistic situations that express the horse’s struggles. Overcoming the trials and tribulations that were put forth kept me wanting more and I wondered how they could do this without harming this poor creature.
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