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The tale of a man's best friend
It begins in the heart of the Devonshire countryside, where a horse brings hope and courage to a family famished by poverty and the past. The first 10 minutes of this film are without dialogue, but are hugely gripping. It pulls you into the story and takes you on the journey as well.
There is a huge balance of pain and hope that keeps you watching, hoping that one will finally triumph the other. The scenery and cinematography compliment each other so well, you almost begin to wonder how some of the scenes were even possible because they seemed so real. I refer to where "Joey" the horse is running through no man's land and becomes trapped by the barbed wire. There are so many things to be taken away from this poignant moment, it really makes you think about the suffering that we all go through and for what?
There were some points when my eye brow raise, for example all of the non English speaking characters spoke perfect English until shouting orders. Perhaps the use of subtitles would have helped the plot a little? It does however draw in many different people, making a network of hope on screen. All linked through this marvellous animal.
Although the film is very emotional, it is one of those which has you laughing and crying at the same moment. There are one or two laugh out loud moments which are executed brilliantly as well as times where you want to scream "Noooo" at the screen...oh, just me then?
I do implore you to watch this beautiful film, it will make you smile at points where you didn't think it was possible and cry when something amazing happens. There are so many films that use animals and it just doesn't work, but whoever trained the horses in this film deserves a medal. The horse had its own character, you could almost see what it was thinking. It had more personality than most actors have, which isn't really hard these days.
Sarah Jessica Parker really has improved a lot since Sex and the City 2.
Next Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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crazy-welsh-woman
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012
War Horse
Sunday, 8 January 2012
iBrand therefore iAm
Dear Nobody,
People have become obsessed with sharing information, on twitter, on Facebook and annoyingly on both at exactly the same time. Today's society is run by information, who is the first to know, who is the first to share it, retweet it and take the originators glory?
Mark this, 10 years ago people would actually remember information such as Birthdays, now we have this nagging application that lets us know everything. Great...right? It's so "handy" that we don't even need to remember things any more. Nor do we need to watch the news, television programmes or the weather reports because 9 times out of 10 it will already be posted in the digital tundra, people would have already reviewed it, liked it and commented.
However, the number one thing that aggravates me is when people go on and on about themselves when really nobody cares or we're too jealous to. That has a lot to do with it, jealousy. Do I really care that your student loan is in? For once could I not just spend a day, not being reminded of things I have forgotten. I forgot your birthday, I forgot about that party, I forgot that the film I really wanted to see was on Channel 4 today.
On the contrary, if we do not want to see this then why not simply sign off, turn off, switch off, what ever you call it there needs to be a point where you think, hang on I don't actually have to scroll through my 500 friends day. As a result, something like this post will happen. I mean who am I kidding, do I think I've escaped? I have 7 tabs open at the moment, everything I need to access at the click of my mouse, little numbers pop up. Luring me into the popularity, the need to be "seen", I mean that electronically and digitally. This need, drives us to share and the sharing is driven through a need of care. We want someone, anyone to acknowledge us.
The many ramblings of the human race must scream this out, but it is silent because it lies in the 2.0 dimension. Whether that is real is a whole other argument.
Thus is moves me on, why oh why do we waste our lives staring at a screen, we don't even have to sit down any more. We can be running, skipping, skateboarding, swimming, holidaying, sleeping, walking up stairs, showering and still be connected to the world. It is true that technology has moved physical and social boundaries, the structure of the earth is now mapped by telephone signals and WIFI hotspots. People on holiday can share wonderful pictures instead of actually being on holiday.
Now don't get me wrong, my name is Laura Harrington and I'm addicted to Twitter. It really gets to me though, I would prefer to be seeing the world with my eyes and not my phone. There's nothing I can do about it, I'm hooked for now.
Recently I got a book entitled "Eat that Frog!", it's to do with procrastination and getting important things done. I literally believe that it will change my life. It has already, it had made me more aware to time and that if properly managed you can actually live.
This blog is going to become my film review blog, I'm eating my frog right now. As of tomorrow I will review one film on here everyday. In theory I should have 366 entries by the end of the year. It being a leap year, that means one everyday and before you start yes I have already reviewed 8 films and they will appear as well. I've not forgotten everything.
It's time for you to eat your frog. Today, you should go and do something that you have been putting off, even if it is scary...like checking your bank account. You need to know that life is real and if you put things off the only person you are fooling, is you. So go on, I've done it. Your turn.
Yours,
the crazy-welsh-woman
People have become obsessed with sharing information, on twitter, on Facebook and annoyingly on both at exactly the same time. Today's society is run by information, who is the first to know, who is the first to share it, retweet it and take the originators glory?
Mark this, 10 years ago people would actually remember information such as Birthdays, now we have this nagging application that lets us know everything. Great...right? It's so "handy" that we don't even need to remember things any more. Nor do we need to watch the news, television programmes or the weather reports because 9 times out of 10 it will already be posted in the digital tundra, people would have already reviewed it, liked it and commented.
However, the number one thing that aggravates me is when people go on and on about themselves when really nobody cares or we're too jealous to. That has a lot to do with it, jealousy. Do I really care that your student loan is in? For once could I not just spend a day, not being reminded of things I have forgotten. I forgot your birthday, I forgot about that party, I forgot that the film I really wanted to see was on Channel 4 today.
On the contrary, if we do not want to see this then why not simply sign off, turn off, switch off, what ever you call it there needs to be a point where you think, hang on I don't actually have to scroll through my 500 friends day. As a result, something like this post will happen. I mean who am I kidding, do I think I've escaped? I have 7 tabs open at the moment, everything I need to access at the click of my mouse, little numbers pop up. Luring me into the popularity, the need to be "seen", I mean that electronically and digitally. This need, drives us to share and the sharing is driven through a need of care. We want someone, anyone to acknowledge us.
The many ramblings of the human race must scream this out, but it is silent because it lies in the 2.0 dimension. Whether that is real is a whole other argument.
Thus is moves me on, why oh why do we waste our lives staring at a screen, we don't even have to sit down any more. We can be running, skipping, skateboarding, swimming, holidaying, sleeping, walking up stairs, showering and still be connected to the world. It is true that technology has moved physical and social boundaries, the structure of the earth is now mapped by telephone signals and WIFI hotspots. People on holiday can share wonderful pictures instead of actually being on holiday.
Now don't get me wrong, my name is Laura Harrington and I'm addicted to Twitter. It really gets to me though, I would prefer to be seeing the world with my eyes and not my phone. There's nothing I can do about it, I'm hooked for now.
Recently I got a book entitled "Eat that Frog!", it's to do with procrastination and getting important things done. I literally believe that it will change my life. It has already, it had made me more aware to time and that if properly managed you can actually live.
This blog is going to become my film review blog, I'm eating my frog right now. As of tomorrow I will review one film on here everyday. In theory I should have 366 entries by the end of the year. It being a leap year, that means one everyday and before you start yes I have already reviewed 8 films and they will appear as well. I've not forgotten everything.
It's time for you to eat your frog. Today, you should go and do something that you have been putting off, even if it is scary...like checking your bank account. You need to know that life is real and if you put things off the only person you are fooling, is you. So go on, I've done it. Your turn.
Yours,
the crazy-welsh-woman
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