Okay, so I do have a thing for Noble Animal movies.
And I did choke up a bit every time I saw the preview.
And I did cry at appropriate times during Babe.
BUT I was Not prepared for this!
Either something has gotten to me over time and I've become more susceptible to this type of tear-jerker OR
This is the mother of all animal lover tear-jerkers! (I suspect the latter)
I honestly Never in my life have spent so many minutes in tears watching a movie and I watch a Lot of movies. (Luckily I was alone!)
It's hard to say anything specific about the movie without spoiling some of it, but suffice it to say that even the horse cannot be classified as the only hero of the movie. There are many heroes, and villains, and misguided and inspired characters coming and going in the film. The horse does remain the binding factor between the people. But the effect on me, the effect of the photography and the score and the story line, was this normal visceral effect that beloved brave noble beast stories always have on certain people. And for such people I believe this will have the most powerful such effect they have ever experienced in a movie theater.
Obviously the scope is massive, but it's all used to story-effect here. Every production penny was well spent. I predict this film will leap up high and fast. It's no secret that there's a war in here (WWI), an up- front and bloody mess of a war. It's no surprise that the man has a Way of making armed conflict movies get up inside you.
But the horse, the horse. If you've ever loved an animal - tissues!
And I did choke up a bit every time I saw the preview.
And I did cry at appropriate times during Babe.
BUT I was Not prepared for this!
Either something has gotten to me over time and I've become more susceptible to this type of tear-jerker OR
This is the mother of all animal lover tear-jerkers! (I suspect the latter)
I honestly Never in my life have spent so many minutes in tears watching a movie and I watch a Lot of movies. (Luckily I was alone!)
It's hard to say anything specific about the movie without spoiling some of it, but suffice it to say that even the horse cannot be classified as the only hero of the movie. There are many heroes, and villains, and misguided and inspired characters coming and going in the film. The horse does remain the binding factor between the people. But the effect on me, the effect of the photography and the score and the story line, was this normal visceral effect that beloved brave noble beast stories always have on certain people. And for such people I believe this will have the most powerful such effect they have ever experienced in a movie theater.
Obviously the scope is massive, but it's all used to story-effect here. Every production penny was well spent. I predict this film will leap up high and fast. It's no secret that there's a war in here (WWI), an up- front and bloody mess of a war. It's no surprise that the man has a Way of making armed conflict movies get up inside you.
But the horse, the horse. If you've ever loved an animal - tissues!