War Horse (2011) - Quotes

Reflections on Loyalty in War Horse

Quotes about War Horse: [[Roger Ebert] * ], in a review of War Horse (21 December 2011)

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Extraordinary Resilience in War and Survival

Quotes about War Horse: [[ending; [joyous; [coincidences; [Schindler's List; [Jews; [artistry; [people; [life; [good; [luck] Spielberg ennobles Joey and provides an ] for the film that is ], uplifting, and depends on a surely unbelievable set of ]. I suppose it must be that way for us to even bear watching such a story. I am reminded of ]. Six million ] were exterminated in the World War II, but in focusing on a few hundred who miraculously survived, Spielberg made his story bearable. Among the horses of World War I, it can only be said that Joey's good luck was extraordinary. The film is made with superb ]. Spielberg is the master of an awesome canvas. Most ] will enjoy it, as I did. But not included in the picture is the level of sheer hopeless tragedy that is everywhere just out frame. It is the same with ], and if you consider the big picture, all of us, men and beasts, have extraordinary ] ].

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Reflections on War Horse's Impact

Quotes about War Horse: [[Roger Ebert] * ], in a review of War Horse (21 December 2011)

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The Harsh Reality of War and Horses

Quotes about War Horse: Joey meets a series of masters, most of them on both sides men who respected horses. Yet war is no place for sentiment, and as an officer explains with brutal realism, a horse is a weapon and must either be used or destroyed.

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The Emotional Impact of War Horse

Quotes about War Horse: [[Steven Spielberg; [emotions; [w:John Ford|John Ford; [all; [honor; [reason] The closing shots of ]'s War Horse will stir ] in every serious movie lover. The sky is painted with a deeply red-orange sunset. A lone rider is seen far away on the horizon. The rider approaches and dismounts. He embraces a woman and a man. They all embrace the horse's head. Music swells. This footage, with the rich colors and dramatic framing on what is either a soundstage or intended to look like one, could come directly from a ] Western. It is Spielberg's homage, I believe, to Ford and to a Hollywood tradition of broad, uplifting movies intended for ] audiences. The performances and production values throughout the film ] that tradition. War Horse is bold, not afraid of sentiment and lets out all the stops in magnificently staged action sequences. Its characters are clearly defined and strongly played by charismatic actors. Its message is a universal one, about the horror of war in which men and animals suffer and die, but for the animals there is no ]: They have cast their lot with men who have betrayed them.

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The Emotional Complexity of War Horse

Quotes about War Horse: [[humor; [human; [animal; [violence; [cruelty; [optimism] Though based partly on a children's novel, Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" is not entirely a children's movie. It does star a boy and a horse, and it has many moments of warmth, ] and reassuring corn. But "War Horse" is also a film about the ] ] and its capacity for ] and ]. You can always depend on Spielberg to land on the side of ], of course, just as you know he'll put you through the wringer to get there. … The material sometimes feels oversugared, though it's also guaranteed to raise a lump in your throat.

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The Complexity of War in Spielberg's Vision

Quotes about War Horse: [[understand; [horse; [humanity; [love; [magic; [nihilism] It’s the restraint that makes War Horse remarkable. Spielberg shows you enough to ] that what you’re watching — machine guns, mustard gas, bodies stretching into the distance — was unprecedented. And amid the incomprehensible slaughter, it’s a ] that reminds these warriors of their ]. … Spielberg has been ridiculed for shooting his actors from below against impossibly Spielbergian skies and a denouement that lays the ] on copiously. But there’s nothing simpleminded about how he uses movie ], as a spell to dispel ], to save us from the worst of ourselves by summoning up the best.

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A Legacy Remembered Through a Name

Grandfather: Here... he belongs to you. It's what she would want.

Albert: [[name] Your granddaughter — what was her ]?

Grandfather: Emilie. Her name was Emilie. She was the boss!

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Discovery of a Mysterious Horse

Albert: What is it?

Soldier: [[horse; [w:No man's land|No Man's Land] It's a ] they found wandering about in ].

Albert: What kind of a horse?

Soldier: [[Miracles|miraculous] A ] kind of a horse, be my guess.

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Unclear Communication in Tense Situation

German NCO: [[mistake] Schröder... a ]?

Gunther Schröder: [[promise] A ].

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A Call to Action in Crisis

Friedrich: [''Freeing Joey after Topthorn dies of exhaustion''; ''An officer tries to stop him''; [Hell|HELL] Run! Run! GO TO ]!

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The Cost of War on Humanity

German Officer at Farm: The war is taking everything, from everyone.

Determination in the Face of War

German Officer at Farm: [''Taking Joey and Topthorn''; [die; [war; ''Grandfather protests the war will never end''] They will pull artillery until they ]. Or the ] is over. You have your answer, then.