I first saw this film when it wasn video. As a large fan of horses, it was a beautiful thing to watch. I now also own it on DVD.
The soundtrack, composed by Danny Elfman was released for a limited about of time, and i am also very proud to own it. The music to the film beautifully suits it with an arrangement of classical instruments, a pleasure to listen to in it's own right.
The film starr's many great actors [and actresses] such as Sean Bean, starring as Black Beauty's breeder and first owner.
The footage and older camera filming adds perfectly to the timed setting of the late 1800's.
I have heard people complain in the past that Black Beauty has an english voice. My view is, if the film was created in america, he'd have an american voice. No difference really!
The bond between Joe, the clumsy, slightly thick stable boy, and Beauty, is a wonderful creation and reflection of how partnerships and bonds are created between real people and their horses. It also reflects how horses create lasting bond's between those who are kind to them.
I enjoy watching the roles of the children and the varying parsonalities of Beauty's owners. A very heart warming tale of the reality of eqwuine, and humane living conditions, and how very different it is today. Black Beauty was wrritten in plight of the treatments horses, espeically working horses. Although this is the 5th version of the story, and as films are never exact to the film, it is the best ive seen.
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mattydalton 06.12.2008 16:19
Hi and welcome to Ciao! Sorry for the low rating but you just didn't discuss the film enough for me. Let me know if you add anything and I will take another look. Hope you like it here!
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