Steven Spielberg loves war movies and is very good at what he does. His films Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryanboth blew away audiences and critics alike and he’s looking for a hat trick with War Horse. If you’ve never read the book or seen the play (like me), you’ll be delighted to know that there’s a plot synopsis now! It actually sounds kind of cool. Check it out after the jump!
Steven Spielberg loves war movies and is very good at what he does. His films Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan both blew away audiences and critics alike and he’s looking for a hat trick with War Horse. If you’ve never read the book or seen the play (like me), you’ll be delighted to know that there’s a plot synopsis now! It actually sounds kind of cool. Check it out after the jump!{{page_break}}
From director Steven Spielberg comes “War Horse,” an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, “War Horse” begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land.
The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. “War Horse” is one of the great stories of friendship and war—a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.
The film's due out December 28th, 2011, just a few days after a certain other Spielberg film. What are your thoughts?
[Via /film]