SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON

Ahh Spirit, one of my favourite animated movies as a child. Spirit is the story of a wild mustang, captured and stolen from his herd by U.S Calvary soldiers in the old west. In his journey to return home he bucks off cowboys, travels with North Americans, and even falls in love.

The genius of this film and perhaps the reason why I fell in love with it is that the horses in the movie are unable to talk. This might sound boring but trust me, this film is anything but boring. 

Another reason that makes this film so great is the soundtrack, primarily filled with musical scores voiced by Bryan Adams. Due to the horses being unable to talk, there will inevitably be quite a few stretches in the movie completely bereft of dialogue. The music covers these parts amazingly well, allowing you to enjoy the uplifting effect the well chosen musical tracks have, when combined with the beauty and majesty of Spirit's horses.

Spirit might be a kiddie movie, but the film has class and more importantly style. The animation is quite simply breathtaking for its time and each panel is wonderfully detailed and capably done, with a few really artistic shots interspersed in between.

At the end of the day, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron will always remain as one of my favourite movies of all time due to its ingenuity and amazing scenes.