Originally posted by: brigden
What happened to the days when people going to movies weren't concerned with ultra-realism or circumstances based on true events.
I enjoyed the film for what it was.
What are you going on about?
The dying horse and then the same horse being able to win the triple crown 2 seconds later was just too much.
*SPOILER* My dad and I were laughing our ass off. Seriously I was in stitches and in tears. You've got a horse who's about to be shot for being that close to death, and then it gets up and pulls a seabiscuit. It was too much. Just for a joke when the mustangs were let free I said "He should release hidalgo now." And he did. I could not believe it. But, I could. The movie was so bad.
You gotta suspend your disbelief a little. If your really an ultra-realist you can't really enjoy ANY movies.
A little maybe. If the movie has no semblance with reality, as this one didn't, then it no longer becomes storytelling, because it's impossible for the tellee to appreciate anything that's going on as meaningful or logical.
Oh, while we're at it, the part where he saves the homely arabian girl and runs back and everyone greets him is carbon copy from Lawrence of Arabia - interestingly the big sheik in this movie was in that one too. The movie was an unintended comedy more than anything else.
I'm sure that anybody who liked this movie would enjoy any movie they ever see - unless it lacks wire-fighting, mario-like jumping, and the American spirit, of course.
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