My Review of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Rating Scale:

12/10—a complete masterpiece; flawless and outstanding
11/10—Excellent, near-perfect film
10/10—the standard rating; awesome film with a couple of flaws
9/10—a wonderful film with several flaws
8/10–a great film with numerous flaws but not enough to ruin it
7/10—a fun and entertaining movie; not great but still enjoyable
6/10—a slightly above average film; it is something I might watch again
5/10—mediocre movie; not awful but not great either
4/10—a below average film; it could have been much better
3/10—a bad film; poorly written and poorly executed
2/10—a very bad movie; the few good things in the movie overshadowed by the bad things
1/10—a terrible movie; a total waste of time
0/10—a worthless piece of abomination; should have never been made

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Greetings, everyone! I am back once again with another movie review for today! This evening, I will be reviewing one of my favorite DreamWorks films of all time: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. This movie is absolutely phenomenal in terms of storytelling, character development, the characters themselves, and the beautiful masterpiece of its animation and setting. As a nature lover myself, I admire almost everything in this film. Additionally, this is probably one of those movies where the animals—namely, the horses—do not speak like humans do. Here, the way the story works out naturally is by paying attention to their body language and facial expressions. It’s one of the many things I love about this film.

The story is about a wild stallion who was unfortunately captured by humans and taken into a place where all the other captive horses were broken through training. Longing to see his family again, he clings unto hope to return back home and maintains his innermost strength to break himself free and allow no human to prevent him from getting back home. However, he encounters a Lakota Native American named Little Creek (voiced by Daniel Studi). They formed a rather interesting bond that led them to a journey Spirit would never forget and would likewise meet Rain, a mare owned by Little Creek.

I love the interaction between both horses as they were at first feisty until they warmed up toward each other. There, the stallion could see the other side of humanity who is not cruel and heartless like the ones who captured him. Through his expressions and neighs, we can see what he is understanding and realizing. Even without dialogue, he grew as a character and became stronger the more he clung unto hope and perseverance.

Just as Spirit had to endure all those harsh moments during his captivity and adventure, even so must we when we go through hard times. This is one of those movies that inspired my love for nature and adventure in general. Even though I don’t love horses that much, I so appreciate all animals... especially birds and cats. Those are among my favorite animals.

I absolutely love the cinematography and animation. It looks so natural and speaks volumes of the animators and creators putting all their effort in making this movie so legendary and visually appealing. I even liked some CGI models they incorporated in this such as the train derailment scene which is my favorite part of the whole movie.

Even though I did enjoy listening to Matt Damon narrating as Spirit here and there, I liked it more when he was a non-speaking character as he was throughout the movie. Which makes me think: Is Spirit actually sentient enough to talk since we hear him narrate or can he only speak in his mind but not orally? Just food for thought.

Overall, I love this movie even to this day, and it deserves a solid 10/10!

Peace!

Comments

[Ocellus The Changeling]

This is my movie!

[Dianabel]

This is an underrated masterpiece if you ask me. Beautiful story, soundtrack and animation. Unfortunately, Dreamworks´ 2D movies aren´t that known like Disney movies but that doesn´t mean they´re worse! (I miss 2D animation )

One thing I really like of this movie is the portrayal of Native Americans. They aren´t stereotyped as savages and unlike Pocahontas, it showed the attrocities commited against them and weren´t used as a device for the white character to grow. They are just people

Which makes me think: Is Spirit actually sentient enough to talk since we hear him narrate or can he only speak in his mind but not orally?.

I think it´s the second option.

[Demonic Lemon]

Wasn't there a remastered one but it focused on the girl rather than Spirit.

[Ocellus The Changeling]

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Yes there is