In movies, one of the reasons why we are accustomed to seeing people as the protagonist is not only that we, as people, understand human emotions, but also know how to shoot emotional expressions from a human perspective. In "War Horse", director Spielberg uses a farm horse named Joey as the protagonist to unfold the storyline. Although the theme is not the first, it is still difficult. In the film, most of the space is describing the process of a horse from birth to the final return home. The protagonist Albert's appearance probability is not high. Of course, it’s not because he chose "horse" as the protagonist that made him unique, but because he used the film as the main line of "horse" to explain "man and horse", supplemented by "man and man" and The interpretation of the beautiful side of the heart in the "horse and horse" getting along, and the so-called destiny, are very meaningful.
Human nature and horse nature
Joey, this is a horse born in the ordinary town of Devon, England, but its pure English descent and handsome appearance show its aristocratic status. It should be pampered and enjoyed by wealthy owners. With play. However, destiny made a joke instead. At an auction, Albert's father bought it for the first time in his life in order to frustrate the farmer. Its destiny began to change, not for playing, just to allow it to cultivate the land. This is undoubtedly sad for a noble horse, but at the same time, it is lucky. In the film, we feel the kindness of human nature when it gets along with the little master Albert, and at the same time we also feel the kind of sympathy that exists between people and horses.
As a good horse, it is difficult to tame it, and it is even more difficult to use it to cultivate the land. But in getting along with the little master, Joey seems to be more human. Under the majestic rain, when Albert put his farming tools on Joey and himself, he was in pain when he used his horse whip to slap Joey, and Joey’s repeated non-cooperation made the farmer and all the people present lose hope for this. At that time, Joey successfully cultivated that barren land. At that moment, I discovered for the first time that horses are human, and they have their own persistence, and they will do everything they can for their masters.
Humanity and War
We have experienced the terrible SARS in 2003, the fierce snow disaster in 2008, and the devastating Sichuan earthquake in 2010. In the face of the disaster, people are so small and weak. And when mankind encounters a war, what kind of splashes will it arouse? Do you face it bravely, or choose to escape from a distance? I think there will be all of them, just as the British cavalry officer chose to die for the country in "War Horse", but the two young German soldiers chose to escape. In many war films, we often see that it represents an intuitive feeling of human beings when facing disasters, nothing more. But in "War Horse", the human kindness of the movie through the war, as well as the touching friendship and family affection are the highlights of the movie.
In a quiet little village in England, everyone leads their own lives, either hard or happy. However, the advent of war has made everything no longer peaceful. The young men in the village are facing the fate of fighting at any time. The farmers are also the capitalists... They used to be in different worlds. They were fighting each other, but they entered the battlefield. , They are just English soldiers and comrades-in-arms representing the country. When England and the Germans exchanged fire, facing the flood of bullets and ambushes, the soldiers who were fighting had only one path: to rush forward, rush forward, and rush forward.
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