War Horse Summary: Part I

(picture from: google.com)

Character:

-        
 Ted Narracott

-        Albert (Albie)

-        Rosie Narracott

-        Lyons

-        David (son of Lyons)

-        Harold (goose)

-        Captain Nicholls

-        Major Jamie Stewart

-        Perkins

-        Charlie

-        Joey

-        Topthorn

-        Gunther

-        Michael

-        Guinea (the currency in that time)

-        Emilie

-        Grand-pere (Grandpa of Emilie)

-        Andrew (friend of Albie)

Mr. Naraccott bought a horse cost 30 guineas at an auction. At the first time her wife, Mrs. Rosie. She unlike that Mr. Narracott bought the horse by cost of 30 Guineas. Then, Albie willing to take care of the horse and trained the horse and named Joey. And Albie tell a sound of whistle. Albie said to Joey that, if Joey hear that whistle, he should come. And yes, Albie did it. When Albie blow that sound of whistle, Joey come and find Albie.

Mr. Lyons come to Mr. Narraccot's house to bill or he will take Joey or his farm because the farm is not ploughed yet. And finally, Albie trained Joey how to plough.  But suddenly, his father sell Joey to Captain Nicholls for war, because they need money.  They have very bad economic. But before Joey gone, Albie gave a sash to Joey. Its Mr. Naraccott's sash when he went to Boer War. He put that sash there, because he expect Joey could be save without his supervision. 

After Captain Nicholls brought Joey to their place,  Joey got a friend named Topthorn. Major Jamie Stewart and Captain Nicholls was dead because shot by the Germany. And they got new master from German’s army. When Michael (little brother of Gunther) went away, Gunther catch up his brother by Joey and he also brought Topthorn there. Both of them were hiding. But they were found by their captain. And they were killed because they were defected.

And then, a girl named Emilie found Joey and Topthorn there. And Emilie willing to take care of them. She renamed Joey and Topthorn. She named the horses with the names of two boys that broke her heart. She live with her grandpa that own a farm. She love them. She try to train Joey jump. But she failed, because Joey can't jump. And in Emilie’s birthday, when Emilie try to ride Joey, Joey and Topthorn taken over by German's army. They took all the horses to pull an artillery to shot the British. 

When the sergeant ask the other army to take another horse, the army took Topthorn, but because Joey know that Topthorn's leg were unwell, so he replaced Topthorn. Even Joey knows the artillery was heavy and makes he tired.

After the scenes told its 4 years later, Albie and  his friend Andrew and Lyons joined the war because they already reach the age for war. Beside for war, Albie also want to meet Joey there. The War Started, the army from the Germans start running and scream. And the movie was stopped. We will finish War Horse next meeting, on Thursday. Yay. So excited!