“War horse” is a war movie that is directed in 2011 by
Steven Spielberg; the famous movie director. The movie is based on the famous
book titled “War Horse” too, which is written by Michael Morpugo in 1982. The
story tells us about a boy who lives in the countryside of Devon named Albert
Narracott that is played by Jeremy Irvine. The boy has a miraculous, yet strong
stallion named Joey and both of them share a very strong bond. Despite the
strong bond with his horse, Albert has a complicated relationship with his
family, especially his father. His father is Ted Narracott, which is played by
Peter Mullan. Even though this is a war movie, interestingly, the main
character is Joey the Horse.
The film sets on the countryside of Devon, England; the
story starts with the birth of a foal. Albert Narracott, who is wandering
around there, witnesses the birth of the foal. Albert falls in love with the
foal in the first glance. As time passes, the foal is purchased by Ted
Narracott, which stated that the foal has a great potential. When Ted brings
the foal home, Albert is very excited that the horse he likes is on his farm.
Several days pass with taming and exercise, Albert makes a strong bond with the
foal. He names the foal Joey. But because Narracott’s harvest is a fail, Ted
decides to sell Joey to the military because the war is coming. Captain Nicholls (Tom Hiddleston) of the Army
steps on to the scene and sees the bond between Albert and Joey. The Captain
makes a promise that he will take care of Joey like Albert does. When the Army is
about to go, Albert goes to Joey and says that they will be united again
despite the war has separated them. But will they….?
“War Horse” is one of the unique films that have many
interesting points as Steven makes a war film using an animal’s perspective,
which is from Joey the Horse. Actors and actresses give the best performance to
make the characters alive, like Jeremy Irvine plays the countryside boy Albert
Narracott. Joanna Johnston, who is the costume designer, made the costume and
props really detailed and look alike 1918 style, making it fits the setting of
the movie. Music, theme and sound effects give an excellent, yet powerful sound
quality throughout the movie and it is also fit with the movie settings.
Overall, this is one of the good and the best movies. I highly
recommend this to people and animal lovers alike to watch this film. Many war
films tell us about the situation of World War I but it is from human
perspective. What makes this film unique than the other war films is that we
see the situation of World War I using a horse’s perspective. From Joey’s
perspective, we can see the situation happened during that time and make us to
understand how the war changed everyone. Guaranteed no regrets; this film is
worth the watch!
