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War Horse

Greetings, War Horse is a 2011 film directed by Steven Speilberg and based on a novel of the same name. It is set before, during and slightly after the First World War from mainly a British perspective. The plot revolves around a horse called Joey, who was picked by the son of a poor farmer who goes by the name Albert Narracott to plough their fields. During Joey’s training they two become emotionally attached to each other, then war is declared between the British Empire, it’s allies and the German forces. As this happens Albert and Joey are separated as Narracott is too young but the horse is required for service in battle. The young has to wait a few years to join the war and hopes to be reunited with Joey.

As the story moves on, other characters encounter Joey and their background is told. While this helps set the view from a lot of factions in the war such as the British soldiers and both sides of the conflict, I felt that not enough time was focused on some of the latter individuals. Hence they were not properly developed in my opinion. A factor I believe that the film excelled in was the huge battle field scenes, especially the fight across no man’s land.

Overall, I quite liked this film and felt connected to most of the characters. I would encourage people to watch it if they wanted to see a movie with a simple plot, decent acting but enjoyable despite the lack of storyline. The twelfth chapter of Team X Paranormal Division is up at Warehouse 17.

Plot=7/10

Characters=7/10

Special effects=8/10

Overall=8/10

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Written by Falcon, Monday 19 March 2012

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Falcon  13 year(s) ago (157 months)

Thanks for the comments, it is one of the better films I have seen in a while. :D

 
Aaron  13 year(s) ago (157 months)

I thought it was an excellent film, definitely one of the best of the year so far. :xd:

 
Brisingr  13 year(s) ago (157 months)

Loved War Horse, it mixed action and drama very well indeed. Nice review! :D

 
Joh  13 year(s) ago (157 months)

This movie was excellent! There were a lot of tense scenes where I was completely unsure of what was going to happen next.