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Scotland | World War Ii
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
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A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture | 2008
Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture | 2008 | Daniel
Best Performance by a Younger Actor | 2008 | Alexander Nathan
Best Youth DVD | 2008
Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actor | 2008 | Alexander Nathan
Best Family Feature Film Fantasy or Musical | 2008
Budget 40,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 103,967,384 USD
In traditional Scottish mythology, 'The Water Horse' aka 'Kelpie' is a terrifying people-eating "boogeyman." This beast appears in a pleasing form to lure unsuspecting victims (usually children) to play with it. Once the unfortunate soul had mounted the Kelpie, it would trap the victim with glue excreted from its skin, and drag him or her down to a watery death. Another kind of Kelpie took the form of a handsome man who targeted young women, analogous to the Dracula and Nosferatu of Eastern Europe. Society used these legends to protect young people by teaching them to be wary of adult strangers and dangerous natural formations. Kelpie stories come from all over Scotland, and are not exclusively associated with Loch Ness. It was only in the 1930s, after the popularity of early stop-motion dinosaur films such as The Lost World (1925) and King Kong (1933), that the standard image of Scottish lake monsters was revised to be shaped like a dinosaur or a plesiosaur. Their nature was subsequently changed to become docile, cute and cuddly, because this image is more convenient for creating a tourist attraction. The association of these monsters with Loch Ness specifically, only came about because the first published photo of such a "creature" was made there, around 1933. After that picture (called the "Surgeon's Photo" and seen frequently in this film) became world-famous in 1934, several similar monsters were "sighted" in various locations across Canada, and given names such as Ogopogo and Cadborosaurus. During the Great Depression, happy novelties in the news were popular, so they were covered extensively. The fact that these "sightings" are so convenient for entertainment culture and the tourist industry, suggests that the phenomenon is commercial rather than biological.
Originally, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) was supposed to be released in Christmas 2007, but when The Water Horse was announced to have that release date, Narnia was pushed back six months.
The iconic photo shown in this film, taken by the "Surgeons" and purportedly showing a monster, was cropped to make the object in it seem big, but the unaltered photo shows a very small object in the middle of Loch Ness. If it's not simply a toy submarine with a "head" attached (as one of the original presenters allegedly "confessed" in the 1970s), then it could also be the forehead and trunk of a local circus elephant taking a swim in the lake when the circus was not performing.
Emily Watson later appeared in the similarly titled War Horse (2011). In both movies she plays the mother of the lad who cares for the titular animal. Both are set during a World War - Water Horse during the Second, and War Horse during the First.
WILHELM SCREAM: When the Water Horse knocks over the patrol boat, one of the secondary soldiers cries out as he flies into the water.
"[first lines] Female Tourist: What is that? Male Tourist: It's a famous picture of the monster. But it's fake. Female Tourist: How do you know it's fake? It looks real. Old Angus: Oh, it's fake alright. Male Tourist: Of course it's fake. Everyone knows that. Old Angus: We'd know, son. There's more to that photo than meets the eye. Male Tourist: Oh ho, really. Old Angus: Well, if you'd like to know the real truth. Female Tourist: Yeah, I wanna know. Come on, it'll be fun. Old Angus: [starts telling the story]"
