- Spirit; Stallion of the Cimarron
I watched this young film, and I remember not understanding what they were saying (English is not my first language), so it was fun for me to try to imagine what Spirit was saying or thinking. I loved his resilience the most, never backing down. My favorite scene is the entire train sequence. When he was sad, the other horses tried to cheer him up. The snow was just beautiful, and the joy when Little Creek showed up was heartwarming. Watching it now that I am older, I appreciate the significance of Little Creek, especially now that I am a little more educated about the history of Native American tribes.
Matt Damon provides the inner voice of the spirit, giving the wild stallion thoughts we comprehend without compromising his animal nature, along with James Cromwell as the Colonel and Daniel Studi as Little Creek. Music and soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and Bryan Adams.
Fun fact, to capture authentic movement, a real three-year-old Kiger Mustag named Donner was used as a model. the animation is a tradigital animation meaning it’s a blend of 2D hand drawn characters and 3D computer generated backgrounds, the homeland opening scene took the animators nine months to design and interestingly earlier versions of the animation included a talking coyote
Verdict: ( 10/10) spirit isn’t just for kids, its visually stunning, emotionally resonant oh and of course the soundtracks will stick in your head for a while. remains one of DreamWorks’s most underrated gem and the best part of my childhood. If you haven’t seen it since childhood, its worth revisiting- you’ll catch things you missed.
