“War Horse”
is a story that was inspired by the First World War. The film was directed by
Steven Spielberg and the cast includes Jeremy Irvine as Albert Narracott, Tom
Hiddleston as a charming and kind-hearted British soldier Captain Nicholls,
Emily Watson as Rosie Narracott and Peter Mullan as Ted Narracott. The story
retells the journey of a brave and noble war horse named Joey, and what makes
this movie very unique is that the plot is in an animal’s point of view!
The story is set in Devon, South
West England. It is about a special friendship between a boy, Albert Narracott
and a horse, Joey. The story is about a horse named Joey who was separated his
mother when he was just a foal and was sold at an auction. He was bought by Ted
Narracott for thirty guineas, which at the time is facing serious financial
problem. Ted came to the auction to buy a plough horse to help him plough his
rocky field, but instead he buys Joey which upsets his wife, Rosie. They
planned to sell Joey back to the auction but then were stopped by Albert who
promised his parents that he will train Joey. After a few months of their
beautiful friendship, the war started and it was the time where the Narracotts
lost everything and had to sell Joey to the army. Joey was then purchased by
Captain Nicholls. This is the start of Joey’s adventure in war. Will Joey and
Albert meet again?
The thing that I love the most about
this movie is that the music is able to control our emotions. If we pay
attention closely, in every certain important scene, there will be music
playing whether it’s a heart-pounding music, cheerful music and even sad and
slow music that’ll make us emotional. The acting is also magnificent and I think
all the actresses and actors in this movie are all blessed with such a
wonderful acing talent. They’re acting made this movie much more ‘alive’ and a
few scenes are very emotional that it will bring tears to your eyes. And the
photography is just brilliant – it captures all the beautiful scenery like the
hills and farms and camps. And I absolutely love all the wonderful costumes
especially Rosie Narracott’s handmade dresses that was made by Joanna Johnston.
The film is well worth seeing. It
will touch your heart and remind you to ‘be
careful not to start a war’ as one of the characters in the movie had said.
The film also contains a lot of inspirational quotes that we can use to reflect
on ourselves. So, what are you waiting for?! Watch it and I guarantee that
you’ll fall in love with this incredible movie!
