Hidalgo Music video tribute - You Got it Wrong

Hidalgo is a 2004 film based on the life and tales of former horse rider Frank Hopkins and his endurance horse Hidalgo, a mustang. The movie was written by John Fusco and directed by Joe Johnston. It stars Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson and Omar Sharif.

Held annually for centuries, the Ocean of Fire - a three thousand mile survival race across the Arabian desert - was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred of the purest and noblest lines and owned by the greatest royal families. In 1897, a wealthy sheikh invited an American, Frank T. Hopkins, and his mustang horse to enter the race for the first time. During the course of his career, Hopkins had been a cowboy and dispatch rider for the United States of America (U.S.) government. In this capacity he had carried a message to the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, authorizing what became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre. While working as a stunt rider in Buffalo Bill's Wild West shows, Hopkins is advertised as the greatest rider the West had ever known. The Sheikh puts this claim to the test, pitting the American cowboy and his mustang against the world's greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders, some of whom are determined to prevent a foreigner - and especially an "impure" horse - from finishing the race. For Hopkins, the Ocean of Fire becomes not only a matter of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse attempt the supposedly near-impossible desert crossing.

Throughout the story, there are many who attempt to kill Hopkins and Hidalgo; some of these are working for the Sheikh's treacherous nephew, who wishes, contrary to his uncle's decree, to marry his cousin, the sheikh's daughter Jazirah. A spirited girl and a horse-rider in her own right, who had been somewhat indulged by her father because his sons are deceased, she is rescued from raids by Hopkins and Hidalgo, whom she grows to trust. Eventually, Hopkins wins the race and travels home to America, later to buy many mustangs who had been sentenced to death by the Government. These he releases into the wild, allowing Hidalgo to go with them.

A recurring theme in the film is the fact that Hopkins' father was White American and his mother a member of the Native American Lakota tribe. The tribes-people refer to him as "Blue Child" or "Far Rider". As a half-breed, he feels sympathy and pity for his mother's people, who are being driven to extinction by the settlers. However, he does not generally reveal his heritage, especially after the Wounded Knee massacre for which he feels partly responsible. Jazirah, who has become his friend, compares her desire not to wear a veil with Hopkins' heritage; that he mustn't "go through life hiding what God made you.... like me." In the end, he casts in his lot with the tribal ways, singing a Lakota prayer to revive the injured and fatigued Hidalgo, and rides bareback for the final length of the race.

All editing done by myself.
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[wolfsheaven]

who sings this?

[CinnamonMewMew]

The Rasmus.

They're an AMAZING band!

[KAOSSROK]

Well done and it is certainly one of the best movies of this kind I have ever seen> i ahve been involved with Desert racing and understand 1st hand what a horse and rider go thru... but over 3000 miles?? now way.. we are not that tough any more. Thank you for a great posting. JC

[thoostorm4]

@Horsewisperer1998 true story 

[br0c]

cool



[Horsewisperer1998]

nice! I am watching Hidalgo 4 my b-day, the 22 of December. ur ids r the best!

[beaudom]

@Nyghtshade409 i agree that modern horses are not what they used to be but arabians dont come under that category. they are one of the oldest and purest breeds in the world they havent been refined or beautified. its just how they are.

[beaudom]

@ArabianMustang well said.

[beaudom]

@ashleyfield71 horses are animals that are very much governed by their instincts. domestication alone doesn't do much to change that. and iv meet plenty of whimpy wild horses

[Arabersuechtig]

ich habe schon viele Filme mit Hidalgo gesehen, aber der hier ist am besten, super geschnitten

[Lady88Shadow]

ICH LIEBE DIESES LIED!!! ... und den Film :D