I … just … can’t … there’s too much galloping. Can these horses not walk or trot somewhere for once?
Also, the first two shots are mirrored, as Blondie’s mane falls to the left instead of the right, and the occluding spot on her blaze has also switched sides.
- Kate
It’s a boy!
- Kate
The forelock extensions are really, really obvious on this boy, as they don’t remotely match his cream mane. Also note the sock on the left front foot.
- Kate
Winter coats really do transform horses. Golden has even lost her white face and stockings.
- Kate
The trusty old cued head bob, expressing Thowra’s magnificence or something.
- Kate
Is it just me or do the forelock extensions look rather silly, given that the rest of the mane is short in comparison? Either go for full L’Oreal on your mahjeestick wild horses or don’t, but don’t half-ass it!
Well, at some point I should probably comment on how amazingly silky these brumbies’ manes and tails are, and how free of witch knots, but, yes, a longer mane to go with a longer forelock would have been a bit more realistic!
- Kate
A classic shot for films featuring horses is the close-up of their legs and feet. This of course occurs everywhere in The Silver Brumby.
- Kate
@madmaenad replied to your post:
I know I’m not supposed to but I just keep feeling bad for Russell Crowe’s character. That’s rough I’d be mad too.
When I was a kid, I didn’t feel bad for him at all. I cheered for the horses. But now on re-watching the film I definitely feel that he has it pretty rough. I’d be pretty upset if my mare jumped the fence and went off with a feral stallion under my very nose.
(I’d also probably go after her, rather than yell No and then stand staring after her rapidly retreating form, and apparently do nothing else about it for the rest of the year.)
- Kate
“He’s seen you now, and he likes you. And he’ll be back.”
Yeah, and you won’t be gloating then, Russell.
@mooseings replied to your post:
I always thought that tiny square of light on her upper lip looked like a tooth and it was hard to unsee
Thanks. Thank you very much. Because now I can’t unsee it either.
- Kate
Random meaningless pawing.
- Kate
@nitrostreak replied to your post:
Listen. They taught that horse a bunch of useless tricks, they gotta USE EM
This about sums up the rationale behind all horse behaviour as shown in films.
- Kate
Attractive angle, as Golden returns home for human help with foaling. Not sure which mare this is playing Golden here - the face marking looks right to be Jessie, the regular Golden, but I can’t decide if the big belly is genuine or just camera angle.
And, no, you can’t go off the milk vein on her abdomen. Ask me how I know.
- Kate
This scene as a whole is a gem. We have:
- heavy chanting
- dramatic slow motion jump
- Russell Crowe falling over his dog
- gratuitous neighing and head bobbing
- more slooow motion jumping
- Russell Crowe’s growly “No”
- warp speed exit
- the Big No
- the face of a man who has watched £200* run away.
*£200 in the 1940s comes out to between AU$10 000-16 000 today.
- Kate
Golden’s like “FWIP” over the fence gets me every time
Holy shit that speed jump at the end ?? Kate I hope you’re making a gif of it
Also the music lmao I really need to watch this movie now
The gifs have been made, but I think I may go make a special set just of Golden jumping, because that warp speed exit deserves something extra.
- Kate
