| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | |
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| 1 Nomination | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Director | Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook |
| Writer | John Fusco |
| Starring | Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi |
| 75th Academy Awards | |
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a 2002 American animated epic western drama film that was released by DreamWorks. The film, written by John Fusco and directed by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In contrast to the way animals are portrayed in an anthropomorphic style in other animated features, Spirit and his fellow horses communicate with each other through sounds and body language. Spirit's thoughts are narrated by his voice actor Matt Damon, but otherwise he has no dialogue. This is the only hand-drawn DreamWorks film to be nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar.
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The mustang stallion Spirit grows up to proudly succeed his father as leader of the Cimarron herd in the unspoiled Wild West. When 'civilization' reaches Dakota territory, naive curiosity gets him caught by cowboys and sold to the US Cavalry. Its method of training by breaking a horse fails utterly on him. Just when the colonel intends to shoot Spirit, the equally indomitable captured young Lakota brave, Little Creek, escapes on his back. He also tricks him to a coral with his beloved mare, but shows respect and wins some trust. As the railroad arrives, the Indian village is wrecked and Spirit gets captured for use as a draft-horse. When the stallion realizes this project threatens his whole world, he escapes and unleashes the fury of a force of nature, ultimately teaming up with Little Creek.
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