Seabiscuit: There is hope through horses

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Mates,
I haven't yet seen "Seabiscuit", but I met the director Scott Ross at a 4th of July party and was amazed by his intense enthusiasm for the story- as well as his obsession with details that contribute to the period atmosphere. If the movie has 1/10th of Ross' personal energy it must be a hard gallop!
This made me think of the long-time genre of the horse story and how these movies have been such a strong American metaphor for striving for achievement, recognition, and money (money, money, and money) through seizing opportunity (i.e. luck), hard work and most importantly- competition. Did I mention the money?
Americans seem to only be comforted in hard times by seeing people winning against odds. "Star Lad won Grandpa! We can keep the farm!" The story of Seabiscuit is particularily powerful in this way as it took place in the '30s Depression and demonstrates: No matter how bleak the outlook, there is hope through horses! At least the triumphs in horse movies are not the triumphs of having killed all the opponents in nasty ways.
Movies that show individuals winning big will always do well when the general poplulus feels they are losing.
Cheers,
Bambi B
- not on a horse since 1976

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Topic - Seabiscuit: There is hope through horses - Bambi B 09:06:10 08/03/03 (4)

Nice review--you may want to see it now! - albee33 19:12:46 08/04/03 (0)

Re: Seabiscuit - thegage 12:02:29 08/04/03 (0)

Re: Seabiscuit: There is hope through horses - Prokofief 07:19:10 08/04/03 (0)

I enjoyed it - padreken 23:58:34 08/03/03 (0)

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