Fab War Horse puppet vid and that ridiculous Oscar talk
20/06/2011
Watching this just wants to make me want to go and see War Horse for a third time - how truly amazing are the puppeteers?
It reminds me of some of the silly stories that were circulating after the play did so well at the Tony's earlier this month about the film, which comes out in December, being an early contender to win an Oscar.
What are they judging the play on and what are they judging the film on? Yes it is a wonderful, moving and heart-warming story but it is the puppetry that really brings the magic and awe to the stage production - something they don't have in the film.
I'm not saying the film won't be good, brilliant in fact, after all it does have an amazing cast and is directed by Steven Spielberg but it does seem slightly ridiculous to compare the two mediums of story-telling.
I'll probably be eating my words come February next year when the film has cleaned up with gongs.