Friday, December 30, 2011

Shed a tear for the real horses too

Shed a tear for the real horses too

Spielberg's fictional War Horse is a tear-jerker. The continued suffering of discarded animals is a tragedy

BY PETER FRICKER, VANCOUVER SUN DECEMBER 29, 2011

This week many Canadians will see Steven Spielberg's new epic film, War Horse. Based on a children's book and successful play, the film describes the horrors experienced by a horse requisitioned for service on the battlefields of the First World War. Like the play, which made even cynical critics weep, the film is an emotional bomb-shell. As one British reviewer said: "This is a movie that will be watched generation after generation, with each one crying and cheering in the same places."


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