Horses in the Films

Thomas Burch

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Many would agree horses are beautiful creatures. No wonder so many films have been made featuring horses and often their bonds with humans. Some of them not only were box of fice hits, but also won critical acclaim and became favorites of movie buffs.1. box of fice hit: 卖座电影，票房热门电影；movie buff: 影迷。

Seabiscuit《奔腾年代》

Seabiscuitis a 2003 American biographical sports drama film based on the best-selling non- fiction bookSeabiscuit: an American Legendby Laura Hillenbrand.2. biographical: 传记的，传记体的；Seabiscuit: an American Legend:《海饼干: 史上最伟大的赛马传奇》，作者为纪实作家劳拉·希伦布兰德，她曾两度成为新闻界最高奖项“日蚀奖”获得者。The film is loosely based on the life and racing career of Seabiscuit, a real-life dark horse. The undersized and overlooked thoroughbred3. thoroughbred: 纯种马。race horse’s unexpected successes made him a wildly popular media sensation in the United States during the Great Depression.

The Horse Whisperer《马语者》

The Horse Whispereris a 1998 American drama film directed by and starring Robert Redford.4. starring: 由……主演；Robert Redford:罗伯特·雷德福，知名奥斯卡获奖导演、演员。It’s based on the 1995 novelThe Horse Whispererby Nicholas Evans.5. Nicholas Evans: 尼古拉斯·埃文斯，英国小说家，电影制作人。Redford plays the title role6. title role: 片名角色，剧中角色。, a talented trainer with a remarkable gift for understanding horses, who is hired to help an injured teenager and her horse back to health following a tragic accident.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron7. stallion: 牡马 (尤指种马)；Cimarron:锡马龙河(从美国新墨西哥州东北部起流至俄克拉何马州与阿肯色河汇合)。《小马王》

Sometimes simply calledSpirit, the 2002 American animated film follows the adventures of Spirit, a young horse living in 19thcentury Amercia’s Wild West. The film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.8. Best Animated Feature: 最佳动画长片。In contrast to the way animals are portrayed in an anthropomorphic9. anthropomorphic: 拟人的，赋予人性的。style in other animated features, Spirit and his fellow horses communicate with each other through sounds and body language. Spirit’s thoughts are narrated by his voice actor Matt Damon, but otherwise he has no dialogue.

War Horse《战马》

Directed by Steven Spielberg,War Horseis a 2011 war drama film that was nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture.10. Steven Spielberg: 史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格，美国著名导演，代表作有《大白鲨》、《辛德勒的名单》、《拯救大兵瑞恩》等；Best Picture: 最佳影片奖。It is an adaptation of British author Michael Morpurgo11. Michael Morpurgo: 迈克·莫波格，英国儿童、青春文学畅销作家。’s 1982 children’s novel of the same name. Set before and during World War I, the film depicts a moving story about an unbreakable bond between teenage boy Albert and a horse named Joey.