146. The Equestrisode

From the very first photographs of motion, horses have been integrated with the cinema, so today Alex and Jonathan talk about different ways horses can be used to drive a story in The Black Stallion (1979), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Seabiscuit (2003), and War Horse (2011). We discuss horses as both thematic metaphors and characterizations, what makes them so compelling to watch on film, and ultimately how horses reflect and amplify the virtues or vices of the human characters. Skip to: 13:42 – The Black Stallion 31:56 – Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 50:12 – Seabiscuit (50:12) 1:10:39 – War Horse 1:29:27 – Overall 1:35:02 – Coming Attractions Coming Attractions: Touching the Void (2003) The Grey (2011) Everest (2015) Arctic (2018) For more information, visit the blog: https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2022/11/23/horses Join us on Discord for ongoing film discussion: https://discord.gg/MAF6jh59cF Support the Show! Patreon: https://patreon.com/thefilmlings Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thefilmlings