The film doesn't discriminate about nationality or politics, it's about the best of humanity and the measure of civilization under war and war's futile waste. Joey responds to their affection with hard work and loyalty, impressing all with his heart. Based on a childrens novel by Michael Morpurgo, I never heard of 'War Horse' until the Broadway production. Told from the horse's point of view, we follow as he makes his way through war-torn Europe meeting various British, French, and Germans along the way. Writers Lee Hall and Richard Curtis are forced to cover a lot of ground when Joey's sold into servitude to the British Army. When his father purchases the horse in a prideful, desperate act, Albert endeavors to train the colt to farm and the two develop a touching friendship. On the cusp of World War I, British farm boy Albert Narracott (Jeremy Irvine) meets a spirited new foal, Joey. Visually stunning, heartfelt, and engrossing, the movie, which comes out on Christmas Day, begs to be seen on the big screen. Pretty much every great filmmaker has tried their hand at a war movie at some point throughout their career, so there have been some true masterpieces in the war genre over the years. But it has some stiff competition from classics like Apocalypse Now. Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kaminsk fill every inch of the screen with the lush rolling hills of rural peacetime and the grotesque largess of the battlefield. Steven Spielbergs Saving Private Ryan is a masterpiece of the war movie genre. When people say 'They don't make movies like that anymore,' they're referring to films like War Horse, Steven Spielberg's epic motion picture based on the 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo.

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