In class, my teacher showed us a film that was made after a spectacular race horse named Secretariat. I think this movie was amazing and I really enjoyed it. I never heard about this racehorse before and this film was a good and fun way for me to learn about him.
Secretariat was an excellent movie because I think it really portraits the story of Penny Chennery and Big Red (Secretariat).This great success was done in 1977. Penny was a housewife with three kids and was expected to do things for her husband, do the housework and take care of the kids. Once she decided to try to raise a racehorse, everyone was against her. Anyway, I really liked how this film show the struggle and effort Penny had to go through, and only had a few people supporting her. Once I saw pictures of the real people, I thought the director casted people to act in the movie that looked a lot like the real person. That was a good thing to do. The actors also had very good acting and were emotional. Secretariat is a movie that exceeded my expectations.
A few things, I learned is that every year there are three big horse races called: the Kentucky derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes. He broke records for all races, and was the first horse in decades to win the Triple Crown (winning all races). His records haven`t even come close to being broken and it is a miracle that he ran at that speed. It has been 37 years since and no one has won the Triple Crown. At least I thought so. Last weekend a horse named American Pharaoh came into the Belmont stakes with many people betting on him because he won the first two races. He actually won the Triple Crown! He didn`t break records but he did do something that hasn`t been done in 37 years!!
Overall, Secretariat is an amazing film that can make you laugh, cry, shout, and smile. You can search up secretariat and will find the real races and is amazing. He wins by so much! I cannot believe this miracle really happened. There is still a statue of Big Red because he was a tremendous machine. I gave this movie 4 stars and I recommend the movie to everyone.
Maxine Mutasingwa.