Please enjoy reading extracts from our reviews of the film Warhorse.
Last year when we were studying World War 1 we read a great novel by Michael Morpurgo called Private Peaceful. Another book by Ml Morpurgo set in the World War 1 is Warhorse- this led many of us to read it and when we heard it was coming out as a film directed by Stephen Spielberg we couldn't wait... so on Monday 16th the whole class with Múinteoir Áine, parents and lots of tissues we headed for Warhorse in the Gaiety Cinema in Arklow.
Please enjoy reading extracts from our reviews of Warhorse and drawings of Joey who was the Warhorse.
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| by David |
"Pulling, pulling, pulling, carrying on, all day , all night, forget about lunch breaks and sleep, this is the only thing you must do from now on. You are now a horse, a horse named Joey, once loved and cared for.
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| by Shane D |
The time?
World War 1, 1914
What are you doing?
Pulling a massive cannon in horrible conditions non-stop. And before you even frown or mutter, don't forget this all happens during all weather, seasons, day and night, up hills, through mud, ditches and water. These details are from a fantastic new movie called Warhorse; a tale of bravery and hope; courage and friendship"
by Ellen
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| by Lauren C. |
"My favourite scene in the
adventurous
Warhorse movie is when
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| by Louise |
miserable drunk old man, who never thinks of his family. But when Albert returned from the horrifying war, he understood what his father had been through in the Boer War. When our lovely Aoife died, we understood more on why people get really upset. Before that, not many of us knew why. But now we do just like Albert and his father"by Leeanne
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| by Megan |
".... personally my favourite scene from the movie is when Emily's Grandad and some of the British soldiers are auctioning Joey for money. In the army soldiers weren't allowed keep their horses, only the captains were allowed keep their horses, as Albert was a common soldier, he couldn't keep Joey.Then Joey had to be auctioned off. Some of the soldiers gave in all their money so Albert and Joey can be together, but when Emily's Grandad arrives and starts bidding for Joey, who will be able to keep Joey? I think symbolically it shows how two different people can come together and see eye to eye on Joey.............
.......It was directed by none other than the legend Stephen Spielberg, the director of Jaws, Saving Private Ryan, Back to the Future and many more......Jeremy Irvine masters the character of Albert; Emily Watson puts a sweet touch to the character Emily and Peter Mullen perfects the character of Albert's Dad............
The message I got from this movie was heart warming. What I took from the movie was, all in all we have no differences. I know I just gave a new meaning to cheesy but seriously, in the depths of war, two opposing sides can come together on one promising thing. If you think about it, they were patriotic puppets being pulled by their leaders. And when a life is at stake, they both know the right thing to do.....
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| By Anna |
...I would 100% recommend this film . It's riviting, heartwarming, adrenelin pumping genius. I suggest you be a 11 and up to see the movie, there are some pretty gruesome scenes and many overwhelming aspects to it. I can promise that it will pull at your heart strings mercilessly, but it's worth it. It was just a treat to watch. I bet kleenex and Evian are making millions out of this film!!" by Megan 6th Class
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| by Wayne |
"... also what they have to sacrifice in war is horrible. In their minds they would be thinking life or death? When he has experienced the war Albert understands why his dad was like the way he was. So he can relate to him now. And he has seen death more than once and that can scare you" by Louise
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| by Lauren R. |
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| by Kelvin |
" I enjoyed the movie Warhorse very much. One of my favourite scenes is when Joey's love for Topthorn really shows. In this scene Topthorn can't carry on any more, buckles down and unfortunately dies. Joey is told to continue the journey without Topthorn. Joey will not move without Topthorn. An army tank comes around the bend and corners confused Joey. He is unable to jump the fence and dramatically makes an escape" byNiamh
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| by Shane Mc |
"...Throughout the film a single message is shown - War, war changes,war destroys countless families. Seeing this film cannot of course give you the full experience but it does let you see the horrors they had to go through. But violence is never, never, EVER not even in the worst of circumstances the answer. Albert never understood his father; how he drank to forget and how he was never proud of the pennant he was awarded though when Albert went to fight in the war, he would never again be the same boy who went to sign up. It forced maturity on him. He realised then about his father, what's war to be proud of? Is killing innocent people something to be proud of? I don't think so, and neither do Albert or his father. People were forced to do it, it was called 'doing their duty for their country' although so many were wandering aimlessly towards -in most cases certain death" by Ellen
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| by Alisha |
"A dog is a man's best friend. More like a horse! I loved the movie Warhorse. One of the scenes I enjoyed the most was when the English soldier and the German soldier came out of the tenches to set free poor Joey from the barbed wire in the middle of No-Man's Land. I thought it was such a great scene because they just forgot about fighting for a few minutes just to help Joey. When they set Joey free, they flipped a coin to sort out who keeps the horse. But who does?......." byOlivia
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| by Kerri Anne |
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| By Ian |
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| By Aoibheann |
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