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Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron
- Color
- Closed-captioned
- NTSC
Avg. Customer Review: 
 A Fantastic Movie!!!
I enjoyed this film so much I later bought a copy of the video and the soundtrack. The animation is superb -- I love the way they have Spirit rearing while the rest of the herd gallops swiftly past him, and the wind blows his hair about in a very realistic way. The music is terrific, and the horses move and sound like real horses. This is a great film to watch if you enjoy seeing pictures of beautiful wild horses running free in green meadows. The opening scene, where you follow the flight of an eagle through the American west -- is breathtaking.
Spirit's story is riveting and heart-warming -- his saga keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end of the movie. One of the saddest scenes is when he's captured by the cowboys who turn him over to an army general (the voice, oddly enough, belongs to the same guy who played the gentle farmer in "Babe.") The general treats Spirit cruelly by depriving him of food and water for three days in the hot sun, hoping to break his spirit, which he fails to do. But then Spirit escapes with the help of a new friend, Little Creek, a kind and considerate Indian brave. Little Creek's horse, Rain is a spirited and charming paint mare. At first she and Spirit have a clash of wills, but later they develop a strong bond. Spirit is kidnapped again during an army raid on the Indian camp, but he escapes and meets up with Little Creek, and they return together to what is left of the camp. I love the ending of the film, when Spirit and Rain run back to Spirit's herd and are standing together on top of a hill with the wind blowing their hair.
Delightful as the film is, however, there is a note of warning: The horses in this film do not talk, but communicate by neighing, snorting and whinnying. If listening to these natural horse sounds for an hour or so drives you crazy, you might want to steer clear of this film. I've spent a lot of time around horses, so I know what these various sounds mean, but other people might not. However, I think it's an unusual -- and refreshing -- approach to an animated film.
This is one incredible movie! Definitely five stars!
Great Movie!!! Wonderful Animation! Poor Sound Track...
I really enjoyed Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron! The animation was pretty, the plot engrossing and the emotions of humans and their horse companions well portrayed.Spirit is a young buckskin stallion, the leader of his herd. Raised by his mother, a single-mom palomino, Spirit has never before met a human until he spies a distant campfire. Overcome with curiosity he investigates, only to find a group of soldiers and unhappy horses in bridles and saddles. Overcome with mischief, Spirit taunts the men, with disastrous consequences: The men follow him back to his own herd and threaten his mother and friends! Spirit leads the men away from his herd, only to be captured and taken to the human fort. I found this movie to be moving, the graphics pretty, and the tale a young horse 'remaining steadfast and holding true to his belief in freedom, despite imprisonment, ill treatment' quite engrossing. The only thing I DIDN'T like about Spirit was the sound track. Bleh. Bryan Adam's nasally whining was awfully and did not suit the tone of the movie at all. (A folk musician, or a Native American artist would've suited this film more). I give this movie 5 stars for the gorgeous animation!
Beware Horse Experts
I think that Spirit was a great movie. I have only a few warnings. If you are a complete horse expert and can't stand to see one little thing wrong about the movie such as eyebrows on the horse or horses in love, DON'T WATCH IT! I REPEAT, DON'T WATCH IT!!!!! It's a really good movie for families, even though some perfectionists hate it. I thought it was great and you really should get it.
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