War Horse is about a boy who's father, on a whim, buys a horse for his son that he knows will never be what is needed for the farm work its purchased for. The boy forms an incredible bond with the horse. The first forty five minutes of the film is spent establishing the relationship between boy and horse. This part of the film is rather slow, but is necessary to establishing the film's central relationships, and is quickly made up for by the shift in pace as soon as the war begins. From the Scottish country side, after this important turning point in world history, War Horse shifts to France, where the titular horse is serving after being sold to the army. The boy is a season or two too young to follow his horse to Europe at this point, so for the next section, the film follows the horse only. From here on out, I will leave the plot a mystery, but it is gripping, thrilling, and very emotional.
There are 2 scenes in War Horse that I think are worth further mention. The very first is a charge across no man's land. For everybody not familiar with all the volume of World War I's combats, it consisted of months at a time of back and forth shooting between trenches, broken away by awful charges across no man's land, to take a few 100 yards of adversary territory. These charges, as brief that they were, because a consequence associated with the machine gun, came with death tolls within the thousands or more. War Horse contains 1 of these charges, and it really is carried out with both taste, and near perfect artistry. It really is merely grisly enough with receive the truth across, but not so grisly it makes the film impossible to reveal with young viewers. On the contrary, this trench charge ranks up with Steven Spielberg's alternative well-known World War battle scene, the shore landing in Saving Private Ryan. It doesn't exactly make it, but it comes close.
The other scene worthy of mention also occurs in the trenches, and reflects the other side of War Horse. The titular horse gets caught in the barbed wire in No Man's Land. The soldiers on either side spot it. No one knows what to do, as it is clear that its in incredible pain, but they know that leaving their respective trench would expose them to machine gun fire. Eventually two soldiers, one British, the other German both move to free the horse. The soldiers on both sides know what is going on, so no one fires a shot. This scene is unbelievably touching. The discussion they have (the German soldier happens to speak good English, explained adequately through a joke) will move even the most cynical of viewers, and gives a a good idea of just what perspective War Horse takes with the act of war.
There are a few little issues in War Horse stream that, in many movies, I might take matter with, but I might forgive in this instance as I feel they are thus important for this movie to appeal to more youthful viewers. The German soldiers talk English with one another, a big pet peeve for me.
I will proclaim with absolute certainty that whenever Christmas rolls about, I can be dragging all my young relatives with a screening of War Horse. I have never enjoyed a film so confident to pull its punches enough to receive a PG- thirteen rating, but show enough with explain really what it happens to be about war that makes it these an odious, disgusting, awful affair. In brief, see War Horse as soon because you potentially may.
There are 2 scenes in War Horse that I think are worth further mention. The very first is a charge across no man's land. For everybody not familiar with all the volume of World War I's combats, it consisted of months at a time of back and forth shooting between trenches, broken away by awful charges across no man's land, to take a few 100 yards of adversary territory. These charges, as brief that they were, because a consequence associated with the machine gun, came with death tolls within the thousands or more. War Horse contains 1 of these charges, and it really is carried out with both taste, and near perfect artistry. It really is merely grisly enough with receive the truth across, but not so grisly it makes the film impossible to reveal with young viewers. On the contrary, this trench charge ranks up with Steven Spielberg's alternative well-known World War battle scene, the shore landing in Saving Private Ryan. It doesn't exactly make it, but it comes close.
The other scene worthy of mention also occurs in the trenches, and reflects the other side of War Horse. The titular horse gets caught in the barbed wire in No Man's Land. The soldiers on either side spot it. No one knows what to do, as it is clear that its in incredible pain, but they know that leaving their respective trench would expose them to machine gun fire. Eventually two soldiers, one British, the other German both move to free the horse. The soldiers on both sides know what is going on, so no one fires a shot. This scene is unbelievably touching. The discussion they have (the German soldier happens to speak good English, explained adequately through a joke) will move even the most cynical of viewers, and gives a a good idea of just what perspective War Horse takes with the act of war.
There are a few little issues in War Horse stream that, in many movies, I might take matter with, but I might forgive in this instance as I feel they are thus important for this movie to appeal to more youthful viewers. The German soldiers talk English with one another, a big pet peeve for me.
I will proclaim with absolute certainty that whenever Christmas rolls about, I can be dragging all my young relatives with a screening of War Horse. I have never enjoyed a film so confident to pull its punches enough to receive a PG- thirteen rating, but show enough with explain really what it happens to be about war that makes it these an odious, disgusting, awful affair. In brief, see War Horse as soon because you potentially may.
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