War horse, set in world war i and directed by steven spielberg, pays tribute to a tradition of honest, emotionally direct storytelling. But steven spielbergs movie, about a young boy and his horse joey, has divided. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural england and europe during the first world war, war horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a. You will, however, find a compelling story of one boys incredible bonding with a highspirited halfthoroughbred who becomes trapped in.
Marked by a driving intensity in each scene from the plowing of a field to the battlefields of world war i this is grand scale filmmaking in the tradition of john ford and david lean, but presented with a brave and bold emotion only imaginable from spielberg and his talented team. War horse has epic scenes of armies marching through damp woods. Most of the disturbing war scenes are in the movies second half. Reviews have been favorable, though not faultless, with many critics commending spielbergs classical approach.
Click on the award name to show winners and nominees. War horse stars square up to spielberg movies critics. War horse named best new broadway play by outer critics. War horse is a highly emotive, undeniably sentimental film, but for those who have been raised on spielbergs canon, this sentimentality is something to be relished and enjoyed. Broadcast film critics association award for best foreign language film. Actually, the tradition war horse belongs to is the hollywood celebration of british pastoral that reached its peak during the second world war. This footage, with the rich colors and dramatic framing on what is either a. Particularly upsetting moments include two young soldiers being shot for deserting, other key supporting characters including a horse being killed. Adapted from the novel by michael morpurgo, war horse follows the growing friendship between man and beast as albert trains joey, and then follows joey on an incredible journey across the english countryside after the pair are forcibly separated.
The day after the royal premiere of war horse, uk film critics have mixed thoughts on the steven spielberg epic. A drama about the special bond between a boy and his horse separated by the horrors of world war i, war horse opens sunday. Boldly emotional, nakedly heartfelt, war horse will leave only the stoniest hearts untouched. There is a huge difference between having scenes of animals and people. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing war horse near you. Read the war horse movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural england and europe during the first world war, war horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named joey. That said, the marketing for the film coupled with the childrens book source material might lead some moviegoers to think that war horse is a mostly lighthearted and inspiring adventure suitable for older children which, for anyone familiar with the stage adaptation that inspired spielbergs movie, would be a mistake.
A remarkable horse experiences life and death on the battlefields of world war i. War horse offers oldschool polish and emotion, critics. The sequence mixes vainglory and tragedy, and it makes us think that spielberg could have made a great first world war movie. The making of steven spielbergs war horse many praised the look of the movie, which was shot by spielbergs longtime cinematographer janusz kaminski the oldschool way on actual. The quiet man for the rural settings, the horse soldiers for the war scenes. In his most painterly film, spielberg has appropriated the lavish visual palette of john ford movies.
The british stars of war horse agree with the critics that steven spielbergs new movie is sentimental but in the best possible way. There are those who triumphed in the face of tribulation albert, alberts mother, captain nicholls and those who resigned to fear or failure ted, the soldiers who turned back to the trenches. What ultimately hobbles war horse is a twopronged attack, with spielbergs softsell producing an unfortunately dramatic flatness in almost every scene, while an 11thhour scramble for picturebook catharsis doesnt seem to work either. In steven spielbergs war horse, you will not find sexual addictions, murderous cults, criminal sociopaths, not even a single vampire.