Yes, an animal will make you cry in Steven Spielberg's War Horse trailer
By James Brady RyanOctober 5th, 2011, 10:00 amComments (3)Adults of the world are making their play to take horses back from twelve-year-old girls, and Steven Spielberg is leading the charge with his film adaptation of War Horse. The story of a boy and his beloved pony in the terrifying blood storm that was the front of WWI, it is probably the only movie you'll ever see that will make you say, "I really think the horse grounded a role that could have been over-the-top with a very expressive, very raw performance." (Unless you are really, really into Hidalgo or something.) Are you, as an adult, ready to watch a film in which one of the main characters is an animal?
This thing is probably going to be pummeled with awards — or at the very least nominations — so you'll be hearing a lot about it and you may as well give in now. Just look into the horse's big brown eyes in that trailer and let the tears flow. It will be easier that way.
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Having seen the original War Horse in London, I can tell you that it is very good. Although here is the mistake: the War Horse is himself not the main character, just as Black Beauty and The Red Pony were not the main characters in other famous horse works. The horse is an integral part of the story, in that it shapes the behavior of those it comes in contact with, but, much like the manic pixie dream girl, serves mostly to allow these other characters to find themselves.
In truth that horse would've been artillery fodder. I'd have prefered the subject matter to be Haig's drinks cabinet. The effort they put in at the frontline to move it 6 inches closer to Berlin, simply magnificent. Brave boys, every one of them.
Originally, they were going to have Mr. Ed play the lead and have him talk. In the climatic scene, he fights off the Germans, but is morally wounded, and turns to Matt Damon and says, "Earn this, Wilburrrrrrr . . . ."
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