War Horse Review - 'We will be together again'

Steven Spielberg is arguably the most famous film director of all time however some of his films of recent years have not reached the level of quality audiences' have hoped for. But of the many Spielberg films I have seen over the years I would say that this is cinematically Spielberg's greatest work to date.

The film follows a sensitive plot which is told unusually from the point of view of a character that has not a single line of dialog due the the fact that he is a "miraculour horse". WHen bought as a young foal the teenage son of a farmer names the horse Joey and begins in his task to use the thoroughbred as a plough animal in order to make enough money to pay the rent. During the time of training the horse and boy create an inseparable bond that the audience feels as much a part of as the characters do. At the point that the harvest fails the First World War is declared the farmer sees no other choice but to sell Joey to the British cavalry and he is shipped to France. From here several other characters come into contact with Joey. With each of these encounters comes a new chapter for Joey and independent plots for each of the characters within. I wish to conceal as much of the plot as I can and tell each and every person that reads this review to go and see the film on a big screen while you still can.

I don't know if due to the fact that I admire Spielberg as a director, have a personal affection for horses having grown up around them or a deep set interest for both of the World Wars that perhaps made this film appear better to me than it does to other people. However personally I think that it is a magnificent film and is the film to beat for every film I see on dvd or at the cinema for the remaining 11 months of 2012.

10 out of 10