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A 5 page paper which examines the historical accuracy of the film about a real-life champion racehorse (1933-1947). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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2003 film produced and directed by Gary Ross (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Laura Hillenbrand, author of the bestseller, Seabiscuit, an American Legend, upon which the film was based),
The New York Times critic A.O. Scott (2003) observed, "At the peak of his celebrity in the late 1930s, Seabiscuit, a runty, crooked-legged racehorse rescued from obscurity by a California
car dealer, was the most famous mammal in America, surpassing even Franklin D. Roosevelt in media attention and popular esteem" (p. E1). The popular film attempts to answer the
question, What was it about Seabiscuit that captured and captivated the American imagination? The film Seabiscuit may be a product of twenty-first century filmmaking, with an operating budget of
$90 million, but it can only be understood and appreciated within the context of another time, when even 90 cents was scarce and dreams were sometimes all people had (Telias,
2003). The film clearly has a nostalgic feel to it, beginning with a montage of Depression-era photographs and featuring the authoritative narration of historian David McCullough, who is also
the narrator of the acclaimed PBS series, The American Experience (Klawans, 2003). But how historically accurate are the events the film portrays? Are the facts sacrificed in the
name of entertainment? Seabiscuit is not only the story of a horse but also of the real-life people who convinced this little engine he could. Tom Smith (played by
Chris Cooper) is the rough around the edges "hobo cowboy" who trains Seabiscuit (Klawans, 2003, p. 51). His people skills left a lot to be desired, but his connection
with animals as reflected in the film in his interaction with Seabiscuit is nothing short of magical (Klawans, 2003). Since little was known about the mysterious Tom Smith, much
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