Spirit Riding Free (2017–2020)
6/10
My 2 year old daughter is hooked, but...
4 August 2020
I must say it makes me dizzy with its inaccuracies. First of, riding a horse without any gear. Is that even possible as portrayed? 2. Dress. I am appalled at the premise that since these are country girls they wear jeans and shirts and reject dresses. Same goes for Mrs. Flores, the teacher. Is this the XIX or XX century? 3. Culture. Miradero seems seems set in an alternate Politically Correct Wild West, where all races mingle smoothly, streets are tidy, public services work (except raíl serviced which get constantly interrupted) and all are Protestant and middle class, when you have a Hispanic population which at the time was very Catholic. And the name of the town, Miradero it should have given you a hint it would have been a Spanish Town...Where is the Catholic church and the Plaza? Then, names and race quite don't match for example Mrs. Flores is a typically anglo Lady not your more common Hispanic white, Maricela is redhaired and pretty much the same, redhaired and anglo. Then we have Pru and her dad...what about her mom? And why are they so intégrated? Then the Architecture, it seems like an ecclectic mix of Spanish-revival and XIX Century styles. Then you have clases and status, why does Pru and Abigail look so middle class? What makes them different from Maricela or Fortuna? It would have made it much richer and deeper the plot and setting if it would have been made as accurate as the movie that inspired...the name at least. Also boyfriend-girlfriend stuff is more appropiate for teenagers not 7 year old kids. But Dreamworks decided to go the easyway and just project the XXI century into the XIX...
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