A breathtakingly photographed, epic western like none produced for decades, HIDALGO recounts the life of legend Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen). Set in the 1800s, this family film chronicles the triumphant victory won by Frank and his mustang Hidalgo in the Ocean of Fire, an often-fatal competition in which the best riders and thoroughbreds race across Middle Eastern deserts. For Frank, who is known in the west for his prowess as a Pony Express rider and the winner of long-distance horse races, the lure of the Ocean of Fire is not only the $100,000 purse but also the clear challenge--both of which prove irresistible, and inspire him to travel across the world for this life-altering experience. ... With sweeping landscapes that evoke John Ford westerns like STAGECOACH and THE SEARCHERS, HIDALGO features enough racing, rivalry, and romance to befit any action film. But the race also provides a vehicle for the story of Frank forgiving himself for his participation in the Wounded Knee slaughter and accepting his part-Indian ancestry. The film's message, highlighted in a particularly moving scene where Frank invokes the spirits of his Native American ancestors, is that the key to happiness is accepting yourself as you are.
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IT'S ALL LIES
FRANK T HOPKINS (aka The Laramie Kid) HIS CLAIMS & STORIES ARE ALL LIES!!!!!!!!!!
A BEVY OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS JOINED FORCES TO DENOUNCE HOPKINS AS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST SALOON LIAR IN THE HISTORY OF THE OLD WEST.
HOPKINS ONLY FANTASISED ABOUT GOING TO ARABIA!!!!!!!!!!
DISNEY DIDN'T EVEN INVESTIGATE HIS CLAIMS BEFORE RELEASING A FILM LABELED 'BASED UPON A TRUE STORY'.
HE WAS NOT HALF INDIAN!!!!!!!!!!
HAVING THAT OFF MY CHEST, I ENJOYED THE FILM VERY MUCH, It told a STORY, yes, BUT IT WAS GOOD!
Hidalgo Viggo Mortensen stars as a Pony Express rider who takes the challenge of a 3,000-mile race across the deserts of the Middle East. Epic tale from John Fusco, writer of Thunderheart, and Joe Johnston, director of Jurassic Park 3
It's easy to be harsh about Hidalgo. It heartily adopts traditional mythologies of the old West, with a hero in the form of Viggo Mortensen's lonesome cowboy Frank Hopkins, while simultaneously taking the Dances With Wolves route in its treatment of Native Americans. Complicating matters, it also takes its Wild West hero to the Middle East.
Scratch the surface of this adventure yarn and a variety of potentially dubious sub...
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I don't know how historically correct this film is, & I dont care either,it's a good movie anyway! Viggo Mortensen is well known for his riding abilities & his love of horses & it shows in this film as it does in LOTR. 8/10.
