From there Joey crosses paths with two young, defecting German soldiers, an adolescent French girl and her withered grandfather, a heart-of-gold German animal handler, and so on. A young officer by the name of Captain Nicholls (Tom Hiddleston) is the first person to care for Joey. He encounters a varied cast of characters as he journeys through the war. Oh yes, he's very special indeed.Īfter the Narracott farm takes a turn for the worse, Ted is forced to sell Joey to the army in order to save the family farm. A few montages later and we're treated to the first of many Spielbergian scenes where drama oozes from the screen as John Williams' score swells to crescendo. His son Albert (Jeremy Irvine) takes on the task of teaching Joey how to work on the farm. ![]() Ted needed a plow horse and instead has ended up with a fine horse that can't do much work. The Narracott family is borderline destitute, but that doesn't stop Ted from purchasing a thoroughbred horse at the local auction just to spite his own landlord. Ted Narracott (Peter Mullan) is a drunkard who usually lets his pride get in the way of his common sense. Joey starts out his storied life as a mistake. ![]() Each new character provides an encapsulated vignette where we get to see exactly how the war is affecting them. The movie really isn't about Joey, it's about the characters who we come into contact with along the way. Joey's life intersects with a variety of individuals during the long years of the war. 'War Horse' follows the adventures of a young thoroughbred named Joey, but he acts as a galloping MacGuffin. Would you believe me if I told you that 'War Horse' isn't really about a horse at all? I know, that would be silly right? Well, to an extent it's true.
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