WAR HORSE (2011) | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING

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  @weegekid · 5 years ago

  Probably one of Steven Spielberg's most underappreciated movies.

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  @Hanestein · 5 years ago

  Petition for “They Shall Not Grow Old!” Possibly Peter Jackson’s best film.

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  @nicholassalchert8583 · 4 years ago

  The 14 year old wasn't an uncommon thing. You could walk into the recruiting station and say you're 15, they would say "go outside have a birthday then come back in 19" basically telling them to go outside and come back in and say they're 19

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  @theawesomeman9821 · 5 years ago

  I like how this film humanizes the soldiers of both sides, they're only following orders from selfish politicians.

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  @petersvillage7447 · 5 years ago

  "Where is this beautiful place?" - most of the scenes in England were filmed on Dartmoor, a landscape that Steven Spielberg fell in love with while he was there.  It's in a South-Western county of England called Devon - or Devonshire (one of many 'shires' in England).  I mention it, because when you look at this film in which a boy from a quiet, beautiful little farming community has to go off to somewhere terrible to fight a war, you can glimpse some of the real events that inspired Tolkien when he wrote The Lord of the Rings.  The fact that the Hobbits come from The Shire is no coincidence...

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  @simonbeaird7436 · 5 years ago

  Movies on the First World War always remind me of my grandfather Frederick. He volunteered to join the British Army in 1915. Fought, and was wounded, at the Battle of Loos. Spent most of 1916 in hospital. Went back to war in 1917 (he didn&apos;t have to), fought through Passchendaele and followed the tanks at Cambrai. He was still standing on the 11th November 1918.<br>Whenever I find life difficult, I remind myself that my grandfather went through far worse things and survived. <br>That being said, this is a wonderful movie.

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  @josephbridges7470 · 5 years ago (edited)

  The singular movie I’ve seen in a theater where everyone was crying at the end. The crowd was packed and literally everyone sat all the way through the credits because we all had to gather ourselves and no one wanted the moment to end.

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  @DavesMcWhopper · 5 years ago

  The two German brothers were considered deserters and in those days there was zero tolerance for desertion

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  @TravMaxAdventures · 5 years ago

  Alright, that’s it… &nbsp;Who’s cutting onions?<br><br>The scene when the two sides came together reminds me of the Christmas miracle of 1914. &nbsp;The few days where both sides called a truce in the spirit of Christmas. &nbsp;Sang carols, exchanged pleasantries, and a soccer match even broke out.

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  @PixelatedH2O · 5 years ago

  Due to a ticket mixup I saw this free in the theatre when it was released. I haven&apos;t seen it since because I don&apos;t think I could take it emotionally. It really is one of Spielberg&apos;s lesser known masterpieces.

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  @Adams_Trucker_Tales · 4 years ago

  R.I.P. to the horses that died braver than any man in a hellscape they didn&apos;t understand, serving men they hardly new, and died horribly without mercy. May they carry us to heaven one day.

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  @williamscott3123 · 5 years ago

  This is a wonderful movie on every level. &nbsp;Under appreciated for sure.

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