War Horse PT.1 - Be Brave Joey, Be Brave For Albert!

"Can you imagine flying over a war and you know you can never look down? You have to look forward, or you'll never get home. ...What could be braver than that?" - Grandpa

War Horse is a movie about the journey of a young boy's foal who grows up to be a fine stallion which enters war. The story starts when a young boy observes when a mare gives birth to a young foal. Years go by, and the young foal turns into a stallion which has parted with its mother and sold at an auction. At the auction, an old drunken man which goes by the name of Ted Narracott is told to find a plow horse but finds the young,wild stallion to be a 'beaut'. Because of this, he then drunkenly fights his land owner for the horse, which ends up in a regret. As he comes home, his wife becomes dissapointed in his action.The son,Albert, is very content though, and ends up taking care of the horse. Albert names his stallion Joey, and he's glad.

Months pass, and Albert finally begins training Joey to plow. The harvest may be rocky, but Albert is always optimistic, and encourages Joey to do it. The landlord and the others don't believe in Albert and Joey, but because of hard work, Joey and Albert finally plow the field, making a harvest of turnips. Years past, and the night before the harvest, a heavy rain drops by, thus making a harvest failure. The war is near, and the father (Ted Naracott) decides to sell Joey without Albert's permission. When Albert finds out about what his father has done, he runs as fast as he could,but finds out he was too late. Joey has been sold in order to pay for the farm rent.

Albert rages for a moment, and begs for Captain Nicholls, the new owner of the horse, to let him in the army, but fate didn't let him be. Joey finally parts from Albert and joins the British army. Over there, he meets a trusty horse as well, best on the army. His name is Topthorn, and he belongs to the Major, whose name is Jamie Stewart. The two horses are uncomfortable with each other at first, but after a while, they decide that they should be partners, soon to become the best of friends. The horses and the new British army begin walking towards their target, making strategies in order to attack their target, the Germans. When they do, it seemed easy... a little too easy.

They discover that the Germans have heavy artillery that shoots repeatedly, resulting in Captain Nicholls death and the surrender of the British army. The two horses are kept though, to be the German's horse army. During the war, two German brothers, the elder named Michael, the younger named Gunther are assigned different tasks in the army, which risks the death of many. Michael is assigned to move the horse, while Gunther is assigned to join the army, although he is 14 years old. Because he has promised his mother, Michael grabbed Gunther by the waist and they both run away from the war (with Joey and Topthorn as their horses). The next day, they are both discovered by the rest of the German army, and are shot to death as punishment for their escape. Topthorn and Joey are left there, only to be discovered by a young girl named Emilie.

Emilie discovers the horses, and takes them as her own. She gives them different names, and asks her grandfather's permission so they can keep them. The grandfather refuses at first, because Emilie is a ill little girl and very fragile, but in the end, the grandfather agrees. For a few days, they all enjoy their time training Joey and Topthorn, but soon the army comes to invade their possessions. Emilie hides the horses,and they went undiscovered. Soon after though, Emilie and her grandfather takes the horses for a ride, only to be taken away by the German army. Emilie goes unhurt, but the horses are taken away for hard-work labor. As they journey back to the Garman Army, to lift the machines. Any horses who get injured on the hard labor, directly gets shot in battle. At first, Topthorn was to replace the dead horse, but his broken leg fails him to. As a result, Joey helps Topthorn by replacing his position in the machine.

Loyalty, Bravery and Friendship are what makes this family movie to be one of the most touching stories ever. Based on the 1st World War, we can see that a lot of courage is needed to face war, and one must be brave to do it. Friendship is said one of the most important connections of all. You can never really forget anyone who has been your friend, and you should keep that friendship loyal, because even if you part ways, you will always find a way back.