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 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (or simply Spirit) is a 2002 American animated Western film directed by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook, written by John Fusco, from an idea by Jeffrey Katzenberg, who produced with Mireille Soria. The film combines traditional animation and computer animation.

Set in the Old West in the late 19th century, the film follows Spirit, a Kiger mustang stallion (voiced by Matt Damon as a narrator), who is captured during the American Indian Wars by the United States Cavalry; he is eventually freed by a Lakota man named Little Creek with whom he bonds, as well as a mare named Rain. In contrast to the anthropomorphic style of animal characters in other animated features, Spirit and his fellow horses communicate with each other through non-linguistic sounds and body language (albeit with many human facial expressions and reactions).

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron was released in theaters on May 24, 2002. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $122 million worldwide against a budget of $80 million. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The film also launched a media franchise completely using computer animation, with a Netflix spin-off television series Spirit Riding Free premiering on May 5, 2017, followed by a spin-off of the original film, titled Spirit Untamed, released on June 4, 2021.


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Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron experiments with non verbal storytelling to mixed results. The story is simple enough for kids to follow, however the lack of dialogue may bore them. Adults can appreciate the beautiful animation, and the characters are likable enough, but it’s not super deep and it’s mostly a fairly cliche movie about how white settlers oppress the Indians. But I enjoyed it mostly even if it doesn’t reinvent the wheel.


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