Spirit (2002): The Underrated Cartoon That Taught Me Grit as a Kid

Intro

I'm convinced that this is one of the most underrated movies in the cartoon industry. I saw a clip when I was surfing YouTube, and it just made me smile watching it. Even without taping on the clip yet, I could remember vividly and tell that it was Spirit. I found this gem around the year 2007; I was still pretty small. I always saw the CD in the movie stack at home, but I didn't pay attention to it until one day, I got bored and saw that I had seen almost all the movies in the stack except that particular one, so I decided to try it out. (One of the best decisions I've ever made). I really hope there are people here that would still remember this gem. I want to talk about itttt.

Let's Gist About this Cartoon Movie

You might have been wondering what this cartoon movie entails when you saw the title 'Spirit' Don't be scared; it's not about ghosts. Spirit teaches us more about having grit to keep pushing. This is a story of a herd of horses whose home got invaded by humans. There is a stallion who did everything in his power to stop the humans from capturing his family. On the verge of defending his home and fighting off the humans valiantly, he got captured. I still remember that scene with the soundtrack; it was brilliant but yet heartbreaking. The humans took him to the camp where other horses that they had captured were kept. This stallion had a tenacious spirit; no matter how much the men in the stables tried to break his spirit so they could ride him, he remained strong and didn't allow any of them climb his back. I remember a funny scene where the boss of the camp wanted to break him; the Stallion threw him and embarrassed him, lol. The stallion got punished after that hilarious moment though; he wasn't given food and water.

During his isolation from the other horses, he met a man who was imprisoned by them too. This stallion and the man became friends and eventually escaped together. I was thinking the new relationship between them would give the stallion a soft heart to let the man he escaped with ride him, but alas, he didn't LOL. The stallion was ever adamant. It took a long time before he gained the trust of the stallion to be able to ride him. As the story continued, the stallion met a female horse whom he fell in love with. The love between them almost got me a bit jealous, LOL. However, the story took a U-turn when the pursuers from early in the series tracked them and tried to capture them again. The female horse got shot, I can't remember vividly if she died; it's been years since I watched it. I might have to rewatch it again and update you guys later in the comment section. Although I remember the scene as really heartbreaking.

The stallion and man fought for their freedom and won it. That was one of the few underrated and epic cartoon movies I saw as a child. It really taught me to have a strong spirit and never give up.

I have been away from Hive because I was busy with schoolwork and was really depressed about life, but when I saw the clip of the movie, I remembered the vitality it gave as a child, and I just decided to take time to write this post. I really enjoyed writing this and don't regret using the time I should be using to study for my exams to write this LOL. Well, I guess I'd have to burn the midnight oil to compensate for the lost time.




Side Banter

It's funny and crazy how I was supporting a horse instead of my fellow human in this movie. It turns out that I wouldn't be a fan of animal cruelty. LOL

P.S:
This was the clip I saw that brought the nostalgia. The sound track made my heart melt all over again.

https://youtu.be/d_yksr9a3-I?si=8uC5B5unwsQMTW11

[YOUTUBE CLIP]

Rating

I give it a solid 9/10. It is deserved

Thank You for Reading; I'm off to read my books

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