SYNOPSICS
Horses: The Story of Equus (2002) is a English movie. Michael Caulfield has directed this movie. are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2002. Horses: The Story of Equus (2002) is considered one of the best Documentary,Short movie in India and around the world.
This is the story of three horses born on the same night and charts their life stories. One horse is sent to a stud farm, but on the way it is involved in a car crash and escapes into the mountains. The second becomes a racehorse aiming to win. The final one becomes an eventer but doesn't preform well and finally becomes a stunt horse in the movies. This film shows all the ups and downs, success's and failures of the horses who started life together but now are completely different.
Horses: The Story of Equus (2002) Reviews
Awesome awesome awesome
This is an excellent achievement for the filmmakers. I was lucky enough to see this at a special preview at an IMAX theatre, and the cinematography is superb with the aerial shots from the chopper worth the price of admission alone. It tells the story from birth of 3 horses and the different paths their lives take - one escapes to the wild, one becomes a stunt horse for the movie industry and one becomes a racehorse. It shows how each of the "career" paths taken by each horse differ, as well as touching on a brief history of horses. You don't need to have an interest in horses to enjoy this film - the photography, direction and sound of this film will blow you away. This is meant to be seen on the big, big screen so see it while you can on an IMAX screen or any cinema with a larger than normal display to get more enjoyment of it. Well done to the filmmakers and I hope this film succeeds to encourage you to make more films like this.
The most fake documentary there is
Even though the scenery is beautiful, the camera crew always know where the horses are going to run and have the cameras set up ahead of them. When the horse trailer comes loose and hits the tree, the people open the gate and let the horse run free when the horse is in no danger and they could easily get the horse out. The horse would have a halter on it too. If it were a true documentary, the camera crews would have to use a helicopter to follow it the way they do wild horses.
A wonderful movie but needs a caution
A number of reviewers on Netflix criticized this because it wasn't "accurate", but it's not trying to be a documentary, it's trying to be a -- as it says in the title -- story. As such, there are actors (the horses), scripted lines ("Ne-ei-ei-gh!"), and it wasn't 'accurate' in the sense that, for one, horses won't run miles into unfamiliar territory away from the nearest herd. The photography, though, was stupendous, and the three story lines were decent enough. The main quibble is that, at a paltry 45 minutes, it wasn't near long enough. If you like horse-related documentaries and such, check out "Buck", the story of the guy who inspired the Robert Redford movie "The Horse Whisperer". Pretty amazing.