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an incredibly technically proficient film that is beautifully shot and composed, but it never coalesces into something engaging. the fact that the human characters just briefly fade in and out makes it hard for the audience to connect and get drawn into the story without a consistent touchstone. the horse itself isn't even consistently present and it is hard for the audience to relate to a horse. it wants to be a big overarching reflection on wwi with a human story to provide some heart, but it never completely gets into the ugliness of the war and doesn't provide enough of the melodramatic... read
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