Purely Joyful Movie!

Boring

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

When this movie came out, I was 5 years old. When I first saw it I fell in love and used to watch it on repeat for days. There are so many great things about this movie, but I'm going to talk about my three favorite aspects, the music, the animation, and the story. When you put two brilliant musical geniuses into a room you know you are going to get an amazing soundtrack. That's definitely the case with the Spirit soundtrack. Hans Zimmer and Bryan Adams use their music to tell a story and they do it brilliantly. These songs will make you feel empowered, make you sad, and all around leave you mesmerized by the beautiful scoring and lyrics. Next is the animation. Now I am no animation expert, but I can tell the difference between good and bad, and the animation in Spirit is absolutely gorgeous. You're introduced to it right off the bat, when you see the eagle soaring through the canyons. The scenery is so realistic, it almost feels like it's not animated. Another important detail when it comes to the animation is the facial expressions. Since this story has very little dialogue the use of facial expressions is very important so the viewer can understand what the characters are feeling. The attention to detail is stunning.And last, but not least, the story. It's timeless and has heart, just like Spirit himself. It tells of love and sacrifice, strength and hope, while being child friendly at the same time. Anybody at any age can relate to something in this movie and that's rare in movies, especially an animated one. It is a rare movie itself and goes against what was normal for animated movies. Disney has amazing films, but I don't think any could compare to this masterpiece.

I feel like part of the reason why DreamWorks's Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron works so well (Ebert noted this in his excellent review) is the fact that none of the animals talk. Although the titular horse is given internal narration by Matt Damon (of all people), not once does Spirit, or any other creature ever speak themselves. This allows for more time spent on music, visuals and storytelling free from banter or exposition. When you have a movie with such sweeping scope and majestic beauty, it's nice to just relax and let it wash over you, almost like a music video. I'll always love 2D animation, and here its done exquisitely, the wild frontier rendered in richly colored strokes, the horses vividly brought to life through the illustrations. It's one of the last classic 2D outings, before the eventual switch to computer generated stuff. Don't get me wrong I'm just as in love with 3D animation, but I will always have deep nostalgic pangs for this style as well. Someone once told me that cinema is the only art form in which every single artistic medium you can think of can all inhabit the same space, interacting and complimenting each other to create a symphony for all the senses and perceptions. Spirit is a shining example: exceptional drawing and animation, terrific voice acting, and the music, which is a standout. Both the stirring score by Hans Zimmer and the original songs by Bryan Adams are heartfelt compositions which soar along with the visuals in perfect harmony. Spirit is a wild young mustang, who is captured by a vicious Colonel, gruffy baritoned by James Cromwell. He tries to train the horse and break him, but Spirit has that wild spark of vitality that any protagonist of the animal kingdom must possess. He refuses to give in, never losing hope of one day returning to his herd. He is befriended by young native man Little Creek (Daniel Studi) who is also searching for home. The two form an adventurous bond, putting them against man and nature to return to their origins. Mountains, valleys, corals, trees and the untamed northwest wilderness are all presented in a fashion so gorgeous that the colors nearly pop off the screen. It's just terrific entertainment through and through, never too silly, sappy or frightening, hitting all the right notes along the whole breadth of its breezy 80 minute runtime. DreamWorks doesn't often give Disney a run for its money, but consider this a glowing exception.

This Movie is so overrated and is like another version of The Silver Brumby! It is so basic! Stop all this nagging about it being the best movie ever when it's actually not. I So what happens is a Horse gets captured and then it tries to get tamed but then it escaped and then it got captured and then it broke free and then there was a fire and then spirit wins, blah blah! So predictable! Can't I see once in a life time and unpredictable Horse movie for god sakes? I mean the animation is... the same as Disney's. All they did was make the Horses 3D in the background! The Lion King is way better for kids and DOES NOT have any graphic scenes like spirit did when they showed rain's wound! Your kids will ball their eyes out! Go think about what you didDreamworks!Here are my top ten recommended Horse Movies:1. Black Beauty 2. The Silver Brumby 3. Seabuscuit 4.Phar Lap 5. War Horse 6. National Velvet 7. Man from Snowy River 8.Man from Snowy River IIHere are my Top 3 recommended Horse Shows:1.Heartland 2. The silver Brumby (animated series) 1993 3. Mr.Ed

The only thing that I didn't like about it, is the fact the horses could not talk. BUT, this was one of the best movies, old, but very nice. I love all of the "Romeo and Julia" movies, Rio, Alpha and Omega, Balto, and many more. but thats not the only reason i like this movie. the soundtrack, describes PERFECTLY the situation, either if its a sad, happy or anything else.but, this movie is kind of for kids, "Stallion"? I don't think the parents would like to explain what it is. starts beautiful, scary and stressing in the middle, and of course, good end. I really wish there would be a sequel to this movie sometime. Recommended.