If you loved The Color Purple, try War Horse
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Steven Spielberg, and they both carry the bittersweet, gut punch mood tags, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Color Purple, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What War Horse is
You live on a farm with your horse Joey but he is sold to the cavalry and then war erupts. The director frames Joey's journey against the war's chaos.

