Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 3 months ago. Active 5 years, 4 months ago. Viewed 15k times. Improve this question. Unfortunately, Emilie did die. Do you have evidence for this from the film? Manuela is right, the granddad says so somewhere around the end of the movie.
Why would he lie about it? Not because of the horse, since he insists on giving it to Albert. Show 1 more comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Add a comment. Emilie's grandfather does say to Albert The war has taken everything from everyone, he [Joey- Miracle horse] is all that I have left of her. Erica Erica 21 1 1 bronze badge. Featured on Meta. Over the course of the war, between and 1, horses were shipped to Europe every day.
This shortfall required the United States to help with remount efforts, even before it had formally entered the war. Between and , the US sent almost one million horses overseas, and another , were taken overseas with American troops. Canada sent about , horses overseas during WWI. By the end of the war, Canada had provided well over 10 per cent of the horses used on the Western Front.
One-quarter of all horse deaths were due to gunfire and gas; exhaustion and disease claimed the rest. Many horses were initially used as traditional cavalry horses, but their vulnerability to modern machine gun and artillery fire meant their role changed to transporting troops and ammunition.
Military vehicles were relatively new inventions and prone to problems. Horses and mules were more reliable and cheaper forms of transport. Thousands of horses pulled field guns, brought ammunition and supplies to front lines, hauled feed and carried battle casualties to field hospitals. Up to 12 horses were required to pull heavy artillery. The movie War Horse is a American war film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, based on Michael Morpurgo's novel of the same name.
The horse, Warrior, remains the true equine hero of Chapter 10 describes the early stages of Joey's stay with the old man and his granddaughter Emilie , who is particularly delighted by the presence of the horses in her grandfather's stables. Joey and Topthorn are still used for trips to the front. When they are not helping to rescue wounded Germans, they benefit from the kindness and attention of Emilie herself.
Winter sets in and the war rages on; Emilie's grandfather, for his part, begins to talk to the horses on occasion. He reveals that Emilie's other relatives—her parents and brother—were killed after the war began. Emilie's grandfather reveals another source of sadness: his granddaughter's poor health. Around Christmastime, Emilie takes ill with pneumonia and is treated by a German doctor.
She is lucky enough to recover, and, even though the war continues to rage, Emilie's grandfather brings the horses a Christmas present of food and water. The fighting eventually recedes, as described towards the beginning of Chapter 11, and Emilie's health improves somewhat.
She is convinced that Joey and Topthorn will be her permanent companions; Emilie's grandfather also appreciates the presence of the horses, setting them to work on the farm. Though Joey enjoys this occupation, his return to life as a farm horse is short-lived.
One day, a group of stern Germans arrives. These men announce that they need horses to help move their artillery guns from place to place; thus, they have decided to take Joey and Topthorn with them.
Emilie and her grandfather realize that they are in a helpless position, so they turn over Joey and Topthorn—but not before Emilie asserts that the Germans should return the horses once the war is over.
Chapter 12 depicts Joey and Topthorn's return to warfare. The experience is difficult, especially after the comforts of the farm, though there are other factors that make Joey's time pulling an artillery cart especially harsh, such as cold weather and food scarcity. Joey and Topthorn also toil alongside a few other horses: a large and powerful horse named Heine, a foul-tempered horse named Coco, and two small, sturdy, lovable horses called the Haflingers.
The harsh conditions soon take a toll, sapping the horses of strength and killing Heine, the first of all the animals in the regiment to die. Coco is killed by flying shrapnel, and even the robust Topthorn begins to weaken. A doctor comes to inspect the horses; he warns the major who is in charge of the artillery unit to take better care of the remaining beasts, especially Topthorn.
Unfortunately, the conditions that Joey and the other horses face—mud, hard work, and little food—do not improve.
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