“A” Movie Review – War Horse

I just saw the movie of the year. The one that will win the oscar for Best Picture at the next academy award presentation. It will also most likely win for best direction, best score, best cinematography, best screenplay and probably a few more categories. It is that good. The film is a deeply passionate portrait, or more precisely, portraits, about the interaction between human beings and a beautiful animal who connect on both an intellectual and emotional level.

In addition to being an intensely personal story between several different individuals whose lives are intimately touched by this magnificent horse, it is also a remarkable war film that contains some of the best footage about that subject ever captured on film. The sweeping scenery of the English countryside is nothing less than breathtaking and the inspiring scenes of the war horse who must now fight with the cavalry are spectacular.

The cast includes Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, Tom Hiddleston, David Thew­lis, Toby Kebbell and it was directed by Steven Spielberg who also co-produced. This movie is both amazing story telling and action adventure on a grand tapestry at the same time. Do not wait for the DVD on this one. This one is meant to be seen on the big screen.

From the Aisle Seat at the Movies