Go See War Horse

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This is a good movie.

I was apprehensive about seeing it.  I'm glad I did.

It is full of life, death, joy, and sadness.  There is grief, loss, hope, cowardice, bravery, cruelty, kindness, fear, and friendship.  A little of everything.

And of course, there are horses.

There is a lot of action, a lot of war.  You know that from the title.  Some scenes may be tough to watch if you are like me, an amiable person who does not like conflict.   Just say to yourself over and over: it is just a movie.

It is sprinkled with humor, which I appreciated very much.

I liked it.

Go see War Horse.

I heard the movie provokes some discussion about war.  That's true.

The story is set during World War I.  Seated next to me in the theater was a World War II veteran.  After the movie, while the credits were rolling, his granddaughter asked him, "Grandpa, was that how it was for you in World War II?"  He replied, "No, we didn't fight in the trenches."  She asked, "Did you use horses?"  He said, "No, we used artillery."

My husband and I had an interesting discussion on the drive home about the raw brutality of trench warfare, and about the emergence of  tanks and big guns; the absence of air combat. 

Take some tissue with you.  Steven Spielberg is a master at tugging on heart strings.

Go see War Horse.

To coin a phrase, I give it two thumbs up.