Oh, and what Morpurgo thinks about Steven Spielberg. This interview is both an intriguing look at why Morpurgo wrote War Horse and a glimpse into the incredible puppetry of the play. Our money would have been on "it was the giant Heinie who showed the first signs of weakness" (12.5), but that's just because the phrase "giant Heinie" makes us chuckle like we're back in the second grade. In this interview, Morpurgo reveals his favorite line in the book. Some critics had harsh words about the War Horse play: "'War Horse' has its share of neat contrivances and less-than-subtle moralizing." Could the same be said for the book?
So he wrote War Horse, which showed that things totally sucked on both sides. In this interview, Morpurgo reveals that he wanted to write a book that didn't favor one side of the war. Ed, Trigger, and Silver retired from Hollywood to act on Broadway? Articles and Interviews Okay, it's nothing like Saving Private Ryan, but it's still pretty emotional.īefore it was a movie (but after it was a book), War Horse was performed live on stage. It's like Saving Private Ryan except about two decades earlier, less violent, and with more horses. Steven Spielberg directed the silver screen adaptation of War Horse. Does he have time to do anything else? You'll have to go to his website and find out. Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books.
War Horse urges readers to remember everyone affected by war-the soldiers both living and dead, the civilians, and yes, even the horses. Joey's horseshoes may trod well-worn territory, but the novel has a fresh perspective and an important message. And after all this success, Steven Spielberg, who never met a war story he didn't like, adapted War Horse to the silver screen in 2011 and it was a hit and a half with audiences and the Academy. Published in 1982, the novel was adapted into a critically-acclaimed play in 2009, which made its way to Broadway and beyond. Here's the formula: All Quiet on the Western Front+ My Little Pony = War Horse. War Horse is the story of Joey, a young horse separated from the boy he loves and drafted into World War I. But we're not the only creatures on this planet, you know? So how did the war affect other species? Well, Michael Morpurgo's War Horse shows us this global struggle through a brand new perspective-as told by a horse unwittingly drafted into battle. Although World War I may not be as prevalent in pop culture as World War II (we blame Steven Spielberg, but more on him later), it has still gotten plenty of press. It was big and brutal enough to be called the Great War, at least until World War II came along.
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