Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron - Friendship and Loyalty - Movie Reaction
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Spirit, a young mustang (Matt Damon), sets out on across the majestic wilderness to regain his freedom and save his homeland. Along the way, he forms a friendship with a young Lakota brave, outwits a squadron of soldiers, and ultimately, finds love. With original music written and sung by Bryan Adams, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron will touch your heart and bring you to the edge of your seat.
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I love that they didn’t actually have the horses talk. The narration of Spirit’s inner voice is a nice touch 👌
Me too.
Honestly? The dynamic expressions of all of the animals (and people-) were so convincing, I wish that the narration itself wasn’t there. It is, however, and it was minimal so it doesn’t take away from the experience.
Onother fav movie of mine does the inner thoughts for animal too, it's called Milo and Otis if anyone's interested
I like that they didn’t talk either. Matt Damon did a good job voicing the inner thoughts of Spirit, though
A Dog's Way Home is another great movie where it's narration from the dog's point of view. Very sweet and touching movie.
You watched her give birth to him five minutes before and you call her his WIFE?! 😂 Lol great reaction, have a nice weekend man!
Omg I thought the same thing!😂
Saaaaaame jajajaj
I agree. I was like -_- for real bro?
yeah hahaha, that part was funny. i immediately looked into the comments when i reached that part xd.
I mean, they're animals... so... if you think about it... I don't think they differentiate, so he might not be wrong lol
6:50 fun fact: foals (baby horses) can run nearly or as fast as their mothers a couple of hours after they are born xD
21:28 “Oh no! The white men!” Is a perfect summary of this whole movie
Bit harsh 😕
Basically a sum of human history. Lol.
@@Aaron-ze1io did we watch the same movie? It’s a very obviously condemnation for the way white settlers treated the Natives during the US’ westward expansion
i laughed everytime he said that lmao
@@Aaron-ze1io as a white person I'd like to point out that that is, in fact, the entire movie
This was my FAVORITE movie growing up. We were a military family and every time we moved we would watch this movie to say “no matter where we went, we would be ok because we were together”
Cute 🥺
" the white man is coming" "oh no the white men" *awkwardly looks at camera* has me WHEEZING 🤣🤣
SAME 🤣🤣🤣
lmao I was looking for a comment about that part 🤣
Me too i was laughing hysterically
Love this movie! I don’t think it’s a SPECIFIC war, it’s more the symbolic representation of American expansion into the west.
From what I can tell, it's just Manifest Destiny, where the colonists believed it was their destiny to expand and manifest throughout America.
True, but I do think it was close to the Civil War, their camps were very military like and their uniform was definitely the confederate uniform.
@@C0deB1u3 they had blue uniforms, so they are Union Soldiers
@@theodore_honeybee6104 yeah! XD I always mix the two up
Doesn't occur too often, but I love seeing movies that show the perspective of animals, without having said animals talk.
This movie holds a special place in my heart because of this. I'm neurodivergent and have non-verbal episodes. I find it sad how most people don't value other ways of communication and I have been dehumanized many times. "If it doesn't talk, it can't think or feel". It made me quite sad to hear him say he was worried you "wouldn't be able to get attached to the characters because they don't speak".
I absolutely adored this movie when I was very young, and it’s still an amazing watch present day. The soundtrack ties this movie up overall, and the no voices for the horses was fantastic - they really used facial expressions and what not so well!
Me too.
The mistake of calling his mom is wife though 😂😂😂 so funny to me
@Jakann Fitz no but for real though. I was thinking “are you even paying attention?”
Watches his mom birth him, seconds later "His wife!" 🤣🤣 I loved that part
Bryan Adams did all the songs for this movie. this is one of my favorite movies mostly because im an avid horse lover and owner of 3 horses. I also highly recommend watching Black Beauty. its a story told from the horses perspective as well
I remember watching black beauty on Disney + 2 years ago and I enjoyed it.
Black beauty is actually a true story 🙂
@Darkstar bro chill it's not that deep.
@@nathancruz9172 i legit still cry watching that movie
@@shismith8785 I don’t think it actually is, it’s based off an old book published between 1860-1880. It’s a fiction autobiography, or at least that’s what I’ve always been told reading it growing up😊
I’ve probably seen this movie hundreds of times when I was a super little kid, but now I can’t make it through it without crying. Super underrated! I’m so glad to see other reactions to it :)
Same!! I watched Encanto for the 2nd time and I thought i was done crying. But nope. I definitely shed tears again
Same with me! It’s him being pulled away from the eagle in the beginning and seeing his family in the train scene for me.
I went to a stable the day after watching this as a kid and never left visited and then worked all the way through college this movie impacted my life and teaches so much.
I always start crying when the train scene where Spirit looks outside and imagines his herd in the snow comes up. It's always this scene that makes me tear up, no matter how often I see it.
7:35 "his family.... his wife!!! "
I nearly choked on my cookie. I didn't know they filmed this movie in Alabama. 🤣
Honestly same, when I heard that I was like: “HIS WIFE?!?! Sir… that’s his mother!!!”
“Have you ever ridden a horse?”
I’ve been riding horses for like 10 years of my life and it is indeed exhilarating to gallop full speed on a horse, it’s so much fun to do but also takes quite a bit of stamina because when you gallop for quite a bit you definitely get tired, but I also don’t have a good stamina so XD
I've only ridden a horse in a full run once, and he decided to do it in the middle of the thick woods of Louisiana. Scared the shit out of me, I was worried he'd trip. I only got to seriously ride that summer, then we had to move. I really miss it.
I grew up with horses, and had galloped plenty of times.
One time though, my pony bolted with me when I was riding bareback. I swear it felt like she dropped about 2 hands in height.
She came to such a sudden stop as well. No idea how I stayed on 😅
It's so freeing though, to ride that fast :)
I've only ridden a horse at a gallop once and that was only because my gelding and his buddy had been couped up for a few days, I was riding bare-back at the time and holy heck was it scary. We were in a field but my gelding was not a smooth ride and I was holding on for dear life.
I've been riding for twenty years, and actually own seven horses at the moment. Galloping bareback is one of the most amazing feeling ever. This movie was my absolute favourite growing up.
It's amazing to me what Hans Zimmer composed for Spirit and Prince of Egypt -- truly some of his best work. And so underrated!
I had this on DVD growing up and one of my favorite things to do was to watch the bonus features because they explained how and why they made the horses not talk to each other. One of the key things they talked about was they gave horses eyebrows which they do not in real life that way you could see the way they felt with out them actually speaking to each other. Highly recommend watching the bonus features if you have it on DVD.
I wonder if they got a bunch of well known artists ..... Bryan Adams and hans zimmer is all that was needed 🙌
This movie is absolutely beautiful even years later it completely holds to the tests of time and making me cry. That song hits “ sound the bugle now” and I cry
I owned 2 horses when I grew up on a farm. One was too old to ride, but the other one I trained with Parelli, which is a method similar to what the native Americans used to use. I rode her without a saddle or a bridle, and we had a strong friendship. We used to play tag like Alec and the black stallion, and she would try to follow me inside my house.
People who used the traditional horse breaking methods would laugh at me and say I was lying, but if you look up Parelli horsemanship, you will see lots of other people with similar relationships with their horses.
(Here's a quick video that shows what I'm talking about: ua-cam.com/video/V-5YJEDxTyg/v-deo.html )
We did Parelli with my horses too! My mare and I had a pretty strong bond for a while, when I worked with her every day.
That’s not his wife, that’s his mother! 😂 great movie reaction though, absolutely love this movie. Horse riding is wonderful, makes you feel so free when you’re galloping
Try a full run, when they drop down and go, it's amazing to stay close to the shoulders your you will fly off lol. It's like flying and an amazing connection with your horse to do this right. to me that's when you have a truly trained horse when you can hop on them bareback, fist of mane, and fly. Miss it, trying to get strong enough to safely work with horses again, not sure if I will. But i'll do my soul's best.
Lmao yeah I said the same thing, “wait- does he not remember that he was born from that mare?😂”
I really like this film, it’s one of my favorites from Dreamworks! I like how the horses don’t speak and that their expressions tell a lot of how they are feeling. My favorite moments from Spirit is the great leap in the canyon sequence and Spirit reuniting with Rain, and his herd (which moves me to tears every time). And yes, the songs and music by The Lion King composer (Hans Zimmer) are amazing! Thanks for the reaction, bro!
Oh my word, this movie is phenomenal!!!!
I grew up watching it and always wondered why it wasn’t talked about more. The soundtrack is amazing. Thank you for reacting to this 👏🏽
Thank goodness you have your thoughts at the end again! Please please keep that here on UA-cam uploads! I’ve seriously missed it in the last bunch of your uploads. To me, its what set you apart of other reactors who just leave at the end of the film.
I love being able to hear about what you thought! Whether it be about the music, plot characters, animation etc. when you’re in the middle of watching it we don’t get to hear those thoughts you have and it helps your reactions feel more complete!
Of course it’s your channel to run how you please but just know there are those of us who don’t want to lose that part of your reactions here!💜
Aww thanks for the feed back. It was just a experiment. From now on they'll be back 👍🏾🙂
A masterpiece. This movie taught me so much about empathy and compassion when I was a kid. Still a film very close to my heart ♥
This is one of the best animation movies ever made! I love Spirit so much!
Riding a horse is probably one of the most freeing experiences and the fact that they are so in tuned with your emotions is unbelievable. Great reaction thanks, enjoyed how you narrated for the horses as well 🤗
To this day if someone asks my favourite movie I will say this, it's been my favourite movie since I was a kid.
It's amazing to me, even to this day, how incredible the non-verbal communication is between the horses throughout the film. They might never speak but there is so much emotion in their actions and expressions.
When I first watched this movie I was really young and could barely speak English. Years later I watched it and was shocked the animals didn't talk, because I could have sworn they did- even having memorized dialogue for certain scenes. That's how good the body language is.
"his wife" sir you watched her birth him
Many people can watch this movie and sympathize with a horse, who I admire is the people that see this is a direct view of American expansion from the indigenous perspective. We were told we were "defeated" by the same people that cry for the freedom of Spirit ❤️ perfect example of the dehumanization that genocide needs to thrive
The singer is Bryan Adams. One of his well known songs is "Anything I Do I Do It For You." He also sang "All for Love" in Disney's Three Musketeers starring Kiefer Sutherland (That's a fun one to react to 😉). He does a great job in Spirit, though, with some of the most iconic songs of my childhood!
In a horse herd there is a stallion with a bunch of mares (lady horses), where the stallion mates with all of them (minus his mother) so all of the horses in the herd, and now Rain as the latest addition, are Spirit's wives/concubines(?) and those little horses are most likely Spirit's children lol.
The Eagle represents Spirit's freedom, it really doesn't greet him in the indian village because Spirit is not really free just yet.
In the beginning the horse that gave birth to Spirit is his mother.
Rain is Spirit’s mate.
“the white man is coming” cracked me tf up 😭
Bryan Adams is the singer! He also wrote the music for this movie :D
I'm glad they didn't have the animals speak, notice how you make your own dialogue for them based on the expressions, and that just ads to the experience of the movie and show how well the emotions are shown.
As a lot have said Bryan Adams was the singer, you might know a couple of his songs. Him and Hans Zimmer both did amazing, I love every single song so much! ❤️
I'm surprised the scene in the train didn't get you to cry, but glad the movie got you emotional in the end 😊
For a series I'd like to recommend Oban Star-racers, a little not very well known gem of a French-Japanese anime
And movies I'll suggest The Lion King 2: Simbas Pride (Disney) and The Road to El Dorado (very fun DreamWorks movie)
Oh also I laughed so much at the "white men!" part, insert New Girl gif with "A white man!? NO!" 🤣🤣
Yes to reacting to Lion King 2. There’s great music in that movie as well.
This hits even harder when you find out the Esparza(Spirit's mom) lost her mate(Spirit's dad) to captivity.
Still one of my favorite animated films of all time! I watched this in theaters on my birthday as a kid, the ending made me cry so bad, but I loved it. Sometimes I wished I could fly like Spirit too!
My uncle's parents had a small farm close to my hometown, and he took care of two horses. I truly love those gentle giants, it was so gratifying when they recognised me and followed me around as I played in the fields. We were very close friends, I adored helping to brush and feed them. I had only very few chances to ride horses again since them, and whenever I did I mostly held the reigns loose. You know, to let them set the pace and course. If they want to just stroll or go full gallop, that's okay. I don't think they get many chances to decide what they want to do whenever a human is on their backs, and you can learn a lot about their personalities by allowing them to do their own thing.
24:23 I'll never forget how this movie taught me where the word "horsepower" might have come from.
28:21 I rode a horse once when I was young, on a class field trip to a farm that had horses, Texas longhorn cattle, goats, etc. We all had a short ride on the horses where they just walked in a circle around their canal so I didn't get the full thrill of riding a horse, but I still remember feeling the height and muscle power of the animal.
I’ve been riding horses since I was in the 4th grade, and I can still remember the first time I cantered bareback. It was both terrifying but absolutely freeing at the same time. There’s honestly not another feeling like it.
There are three books called Spirit of the West (formerly Spirit of the Cimarron) that give the stories of Esperanza (Spirit's mom), Bonita, and Sierra (Rain's mom). If I remember correctly, Rain was born with the Native Americans, which is why she was scared to leave. That was all she'd ever known.
My favorite movie😍😍😍😍😍, When it came out, I was only 5 years old out.
The horse you called "wife" was Spirit's Mother!!!!
I have always had a special place in my heart for spirit and when he was finally free that was incredible
Okay first of all: it was an amazing reaction as always!
Second: have you ever watched Treasure Planet? I think you would love it!
It's an amazing animated Disney movie with a very special world and such a heartwarming story❤️. Especially because you're a dad I think this movie will touch you
This is my favorite animated movie ever. The soundtrack is amazing and they were able to convey so much emotion in this without having the horses actually talk. I loved the narration aspect so much better. Btw, the singer of the soundtrack is Bryan Adams
This is the most underrated dreamworks/ animated movie ever. I loved this movie ever since I was little and I can’t get through it without balling. And I don’t cry with movies. It’s a fantastic movie with amazing music. Overall this is a great review of this amazing movie.
i thought it was just me but literally EVERY time i watch it, it gets me
I like the narration in this movie a lot, and most scenes wouldn't even need it because they managed to make the horses faces so expressive without making it look strange.
This movie makes me bawl. Spirit was a top fav movie during childhood, right up there next to the lion king. I wasn’t able to watch for years because we only had this on VHS. About a year ago I finally watched for the first time since about 3rd-5th grade. (I’m an adult now) I cried the WHOLE time. The Nostalgia was so so strong. I then watched the new movie and loved that too.
Guys all the horses in spirit herd are all his wife’s (not including his mom) and all the kids are his kids and rein is just another one.
The Singer is Bryan Adams (Everything I do, summer of 69 are 2 of his more known songs) hope this helps.
I grew up on a farm, riding horses (even was bucked off a few times lol). This was my favorite movie as a kid ❤
Great reaction!! It's incredible how clairvoyant you were throughout the watch, being able to predict even small details before they happened. I don't think that this necessarily implies the film is too predictable, but rather is more a testament to your instincts of good story-telling and being able to identify the best possible way the story could unfold. I also liked your final thoughts at the end of the watch. It's a crucial component to a good reaction video that many lazier reviewers skip entirely and jump right into their plugs without adding much of anything unique. Your reaction/review style is really good! I loved this movie as a tween and still do as an adult. Thanks for giving it a chance!
I really appreciate the feedback. Thanks for taking the time to write it. Comments like these are so valuable. 🙂👍🏾
I really like this movie.
The horses not talking felt more natural to me, and the actions and emotion being conveyed by the songs, the narration and expressions worked really well.
I especially commend them for finding a way to make the horse eyes very expressive (those eyebrows, man), the creators talk about it in the dvd bonus features and I found it facinating.
wow, amazing! This is a movie I loved as a kid, no one else I eve rknew seemed to grow up with it the way I did though. It's so beautiful, this is what made me love horses and animals
This is still one of my favorite movies of all time. I've grown up with horses and have ridden and trained most of my life. My family trains and boards horses here in the US. Nothing quite like the bond between horse and man. They are extremely perceptive creatures.
Thank you so much for reacting to this! This was my favorite movie when I was little and probably still is
This movie is incredible, I seriously need to add it to my movie collection. ❤️❤️❤️ I’ll never forget how hyped I was when they released the teaser trailer!
Matt Damon did pretty good voicing Spirit. I loved this movie as a young girl! 🥰
glad you enjoyed this movie! it was a big favourite growing up, especially since my grandparents had a big paddock out in the countryside with a bunch of horses. i grew up feeding, grooming and looking after them, and even rode them a couple times. horse riding is surprisingly really difficult, since you have to move your body in rhythm with the horse so you don't obstruct its own movements. a lot like how little creek has this amazing bond with rain, i feel like you definitely have to be in sync with them to ride one!
i've never ridden a horse at full speed, but i can tell you that even going at a half-run on a horse feels CRAZY fast, especially since you're so high up. they're amazing beasts, and i feel like this movie really shows well how intelligent and powerful they can be. great video!
One of DreamWorks jewels in my case. The story is beautifull, the songs are beautifull, the soundtrack is awesome, everything in this movie is just a masterpiece.
holy crap i completely forgot about this movie but it was one of my favorite as a kid ahhhhh. thank you for unlocking a memory I didn't know existed. I can literally quote this whole movie but I had forgotten that it existed wow
The name of the singer is Bryan Adams he's a country artist actually another really great song he did for a movie was called it ain't over yet from the movie Racing Stripes which is also a pretty nice movie you should check out
Spent some time at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and they've still got a wild horse herd. Even watching with night vision, they snuck up on us CLOSE before we ever saw them. Amazing animals.
The tan horse at the beginning is his mother. Male horses have harems. Usually one male wins all the girls/mares.
The cougar fight at the beginning was actually going to be an intruding stallion challenging him for his harem, but they decided to keep things more peaceful between Spirit and other horses.
My God i love so much this film so glad you reacted to it 😭 it gave me chills every time.
YEEESSS Finally !!! My ultimate favourite animation movie, thank you !! The songs always get me everytime
Just so you know, a good chunk of this movie is hand drawn.
THis is such an underrated movie!!!!! i loveeeeee it so much. thanks for reacting
Love this movie!!! I like the songs in German even more but they are amazing in every language.
And riding a horse without a saddle or bridle is so super hard! especially at a gallop. you get shaken up like a sack of potatoes. We needed to do that in my riding lessons...
This was one of my favorite movies growing up as a kid. I'd absolutely watch this over and over and even owned the soundtrack. I cannot express my enjoyment watching this again and seeing people reacting for the first time. Thank you for reacting to this wonderful movie. 😭💖💕
Also fun fact, the real life Spirit (horse inspired for this movie) is still alive to this day at the age of 25 at the *Return to Freedom's American Wild Horse Sanctuary* .
This was one of my favorite movies as a child, I rewatched it constantly
can you imagine being the people who had to explain to their higher ups that their trains and their plans were destroyed by a single horse?
Most under-rated childhood movie man I love this movie SO MUCH
My grandfather owned this movie, I always watched this when visiting. Loved this movie growing up!
also that group of guys that chased them on the end i think were out on patrol and they just happened to stumble upon Spirit and Little Creek
I was watching Spirit when I was given my puppy as a child. I named her Rain because of this movie. I love this movie so much.
Me, as a 38 year old, just yelling BRYAN ADAMS!! through this whole video lol. I saw this in theaters & have loved this ever since!
Spirit is my all time favourite movie 🥰❤️also love how you kept making up the dialogue between the horses 😂
Ridden horses my whole life, my grandma got me into it and had me on a horse before I could walk, there is nothing that will ever compare to having that special bond with a horse, and galloping full speed with the trust you have in each other! My boy JJ is 21 now and has helped me through hard times and now he is teaching my little sister how to ride and they will be in some shows this year!
This is one of my favorites, a horse family is a herd and I ride a horse once a week during lessons it's amazing time.
Same.
I think it's better when they don't talk because it shows that not every story needs dialogue to be told well. I find this even more compelling, instead of things being told to you it's shown to you, it allows you to come up with your own idea of the story or the personality of the horse which you don't see much of (it also grabs your attention more). It makes it that much more impressive especially since it's animated so every transition, cinematography and sketch has to count (also I find this innovative way of storytelling just prove how passionate the writers were). The music was *chefs kiss*, it was a useful optional form of media that they used well to open a new chapter in the story, kind of like with "Sound The Beagle" it was a signal to the audience of Spirit's reignited drive to be free which made the viewers excited to anticipate how that would play out. I could go on and on about this but I'll spare you the lengthy story, haha. This movie was that childhood movie that I rewatched 100 times so I spent a lot of time analysing it 🤣. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊Thank you for the reaction!
This was my older sister's favorite movie growing up. I have fond memories watching many times.
"i think it would be better if they talked, no dialog is kinda weird"
*sobbing by the end of the movie
one of the best things about this movie is how it manages to tell such an emotionally captivating movie with little dialog.
8:50 due to the uniforms and the wooden forts, this is when it took place (at least around the 1700s) when the European settlers ( bad apples of the group) just arrived in the "new world". Mostly the British, they started building their homes, and installing the railroad for world trade businesses with both the "Natives" and the European traders back at their "own home". I would say before the civil war or at least the start of it.
The female horse in the herd isn't his wife that was his mother lol XD love this movie, one of my favorites and definitely a comfort movie for me. ♥
I don’t know much about Canadian history, but America had a concept called “Manifest Destiny” that encouraged people to move west after the Louisiana purchase. It boils down to thinking the expanding to the pacific was a god given right. It severely impacted native tribes and I think this movie beautifully showcases the villainy of colonialism.
“Pack, alpha” the usage of wolf terms you used for a horse makes me laugh I love it 😭😂
I always loved this movie as a kid. I really appreciated the lack of horse dialogue - made it seem less childish, in a way, and it also meant that the animators really had to bring it when it came to crafting body language and facial expressions to get across all that they needed to say. I think they succeeded! Melding real horse body language with gestures we recognize must have been challenging, but they did it. Cheated with the eyebrows, but they had to, haha. Plus, the MUSIC. Hans Zimmer and Bryan Adams really pulled out all the stops.
I had horses up until my early twenties! I really miss them. I had a solid bond with my mare - while not NEARLY as strong, ofc, for a time ours was a little like that between Rain and Little Creek - that scene where he’s playing with her always reminds me of how I used to play tag with her in the pasture.
Galloping full speed on horseback is one of the most exhilarating feelings ever. Especially bareback! The connection you feel to the incredible powerhouse beneath you is insane - if the two of you have a good bond of trust, you can really communicate and feel like one creature, wind in your face, landscape whizzing by, pounding hoofbeats, breathing in tandem...way better than a motorcycle, though that’s the closest I can come to making a comparison - just 100% adrenaline. Pure freedom.
My favorite movie growing up! Always makes me cry like a little baby!
I actually LOVE the fact that horses couldn't talk. It's a very simple and straightforward way of telling that their worlds are WAY different: humans and horses cannot speak to each other, thus they can't express matters about freedom, desire, or anything. They can't comprehend each other by nature, and humans (white ones, in this film) are not willing to see through that. Spirit not being able to talk is what makes it's bond with Little Creek more important: the fact that they are willing to understad each other even with the language barriers ended with them fully knowing the other one and the way each one expressed themselves (and, therefore, fully respeting each other (take for example the 'I see you' sentence from Avatar)). At the end, even the Captain (or whatever he was haha) understood Spirit, because he literally saw him risking his own life just because he wanted to be free. He didn't ask Spirit or needed to talk to him. He just saw that. And he respected it (his untalked determination), that's why he let him go. He did not have the need to speak to express that (sometimes a gesture is worth a thousand words).
I hope I expressed myself, english is not my first language haha. I LOVE your videos!
I adore this movie and have since I was a toddler. So glad you enjoyed it :)
Bryan Adams is a rather underrated rock band lead. He’s a bit dated in 2002 but he’s got an excellent singing voice. You may have heard Cuts like a knife, Run to you, Summer of 69, and a few others.
Ok, since no one else has mentioned it, I will. Hans Zimmer did the *score* for this movie, but the songs were written and performed by Bryan Adams, *Canadian* guitarist, singer, composer, record producer, and photographer. Adams has sold between 75 and 100 million records and singles worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Adams was the most played artist on Canadian radio in the 2010sand has had 25 Top 15 singles in Canada, and a dozen or more in each of the US, UK, and Australia. He is a Grammy, Juno, American Music Award, People Magazine, Oscar winner, and four-time Golden Globe Nominee.
On the DVD special features, there is a wonderful behind the scenes doc that shows Adams standing in the studio, listening to Horner's soundtrack and the explanation of what the scene is about, and he closes his eyes and starts vocalizing with the music, and then coming up with lyrics on the spot, finding the hook of the song and conveying the emotion the production team just told him about. And they were blown away by how quickly he wrote the songs.
haven't finished the video yet (but i'm sure its great all the same!) But i keep cringing every time you call Spriit's Mom his wife. Lmao. She gave birth to him at the beginning and you see her with him the entire growing up montage and I just wish I had been there to tell you they weren't "together." Like that. Oh well. XD I'm still enjoying the video and am super glad you reacted to this!
The behind the scenes video that always stuck with me was that they gave him eyebrows to make him more expressive even though horses don’t have eyebrows, i feel like if they made the horses talk it would kind of infantilize the whole thing. As it is the expressions are so good even small children can understand all the silent communication between the characters so it’s not too hard for them and not too childish for the adults.
I adore this film so much. It came out right when I was going through a big horse phase. It's so beautiful and epic and touching. And I love the Hans Zimmer score, like always.
I've watched this movie countless times, and rewatching it again I'm spotting things I didn't the other times. Like when he says he believed he could fly, the shadow of the eagles wings hover over him and make it look like he has wings. Tiny details like that really make a movie rewatchable, there's always something new to find.