That is good to know. I told my husband that I couldn't go if the horse dies in the end. I can't watch movies where the animal star dies.

I read that the hard part of the movie is the scenes of the war. Similar to Saving Private Ryan, also by Spielberg.

It is a family movie, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone less than 14.... it's VERY graphic.

But a VERY good movie!

Thanks, Minnie. Good to know. I think I will wait to see it at home, maybe. The horses are the real heros.

me too Ellie. They say the horses that play the star ae terriic actors also.

I still won't subject myself to dying horses and sad thoughts. I wouldn't even want to see the Broadway show , and they aren't even real horses.

I heard there are hard to watch scenes of horses dying. Not for me.

Gee, I even had a hard time with Avatar! Guess I won't be seeing The War Horse.

Julie

I don't think this one's for me.

But when I heard it was a movie about a horse (before getting any details) I was SO hoping it was a local story. You see, Steven Sp. grew up in our town, went to the elementary school where DD went for preschool. There's a great historical story--our house actually sits on the location where there was a racecourse in the mid-1800's. The last race held there was a battle between 2 very prominent racehorses of the day. Such an important race that Ulysses S. Grant was in attendance. So important that the stands were full to bursting with spectators. Tragedy occurred, the stands collapsed, many were hurt, one man died. The track never reopened. It's a very involved, dramatic story, that not many (even in our town) know about. Could be turned into a really interesting movie, I think--and Spielberg is just the one to do it.

azzalea
That sure is a good story. Too bad Spielberg didn't jump on this one Thanks for telling it here.