Warhorse One
Worth living for. Worth dying for.
A gunned down Navy SEAL Master Chief must guide a child to safety through a gauntlet of hostile Taliban insurgents and survive the brutal Afghanistan wilderness.
Wokeness: 0%
Overall Score: 80%
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Mr. Spin
Entertaining and non-woke.
No wokeness, SJW etc.
The movie itself is a solid 4 out of 5. Not a 5 because of a "deus ex machina" element.
Created: 12-14-2023
Michaels
Unpolished but enjoyable
Like "The Covenant", the plot of "Warhorse One" centers around escaping the Taliban. It is not woke.
Although the movie is enjoyable, something feels off in the acting and flow. It is like a made-for-TV movie in that you can sometimes see the "seams" of the production. The little girl's acting is superb, though, and the lead guy is fully competent.
At least it is not woke. If anything, the film is a bit anti-woke, as characters are critical of Biden's hurried half-assed withdrawal from Afghanistan.
I quite liked that the director made a "Chekhov’s Gun” fake-out. It has to do with a skill the little girl learns but then *doesn't* use later. However, a "deus ex machina" is invoked instead.
Overall, it is worth a watch as popcorn entertainment. Its positives more than make up for its flaws.
Created: 11-28-2024
