No, I hadn't seen this classic yet - and I'm glad I hadn't. Because now, with all the fast editing afflicting even kids movies, you appreciate the calm of a movie about the friendship between a child, and his horse. You let the beautiful vistas set in, wonder how such a slow film is so enjoyable, and not care whether the boy wins the race at the end. And when you watch the two creatures make contact, remember how three years later, two other creatures (a boy and an extra-terrestrial) made a similar contact; because the writer, Melissa Mathison, wrote both.
Mo says:
No comments:
Post a Comment