War Horse

Produced by George Martin; overproduced by Phil Spector.  -George Martin on The Beatles album Let It Be War Horse is an epic that wants to make sure you know that it is an Epic. Steven Spielberg goes over the top with camera angles, strange lighting, and a closing scene filmed in silhouette like the Burning of Atlanta sequence from Gone With The Wind.  There were several times when hard lighting threw shadows on buildings-from multiple directions, on cloudy days.  These seemed to be a nod of the head to other Broadway plays that have been turned into movies, it’s impossible…

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