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.
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Skip to: The Black Stallion (13:42), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (31:56), Seabiscuit (50:12), War Horse (1:10:39), Overall (1:29:27), Coming Attractions (1:35:02)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- EXPLORE: The Horse in Motion on Wikipedia
- WATCH: Buck (2011)
- LISTEN: Episode 8. Oscar Bait
- LISTEN: Episode 1. Starting with Spielberg
- WATCH: Tobacco Lens Filter on YouTube
- LISTEN: Episode 117. Silver Screen Sports: Individual Glory on The Rider (2017)
- Follow us on Twitter @TheFilmlings
Coming Attractions – Frozen Survival
- Touching the Void (2003)
- The Grey (2011)
- Everest (2015)
- Arctic (2018)
Intro/outro music by Mike Braudrick
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