Water Horse Movie—Splish Splash!
Strap on your goggles…and prepare to have your mind splashed! Splashed with useful insight on the movie The Water Horse, that is.
I was reluctant to see another Loch Ness movie, having been through it before with Magic in the Water. I’ve even seen Werner Herzog’s delightfully distrustful documentary, Incident at Loch Ness. And I thought, “Would I really enjoy another Nessie movie?”
The answer: a resounding yes!
I should warn you that I have Scottish roots, so I relate to this sort of stuff by default. And The Water Horse is steeped in Scottish folklore. But at least the characters have a light Scottish accent, so we can still understand them.
And now—what I alone have been waiting for—reasons why this movie is worth seeing:
1) The sea monster has loads of personality. First of all, it has a name…Crusoe, named after the survival-on-a-desert-island book, Robinson Crusoe. We get to see Crusoe grow from a little hatchling to a fearsome mega-monster. But don’t worry. It might look scary, and at one point it suffers from a bad case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Yet, deep down inside, it’s as playful as a kitten. And I like kittens.
Well, there are other reasons, but that’s the big one. Other highlights include:
1) World War II in beautiful Scotland.
2) Taking a roller coaster dive into the mysterious depths of the Loch.
3) Cannon fire.
4) A young boy struggling to keep his pet sea monster a 
secret from his mother, his sister, the handyman, and a whole platoon of British soldiers and their ferocious dog who have moved in recently.
“We are not here for the lovely scenery,” shouts the British commander, trying his best to look tough. “We are here to keep Nazi U-Boats from invading Loch Ness!” To which his troops chuckle, knowing what an easy assignment they have.
But what’s easy for them is never easy for a boy and his sea monster!
So, now that I have properly brainwashed your brain, go see Water Horse…
For other family-ish movies, check out:
Juno
A happy film about teenage pregnancy.
The Legend of Zelda
Not a real movie, but I reviewed it anyhow!
June 8, 2008 at 10:36 am
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I can see that my brainwashing technique has been most effective.
–Rey