What Year? © Spirit

Well this one had me confused for a while because I always wondered when Spirit's story took place. I think I figured it out!

So here's what we know for sure:

-Spirit took place BEFORE our time

-Spirit took place AFTER the Civil War (the Indian Wars hadn't started until after then)

-Spirit helped pull something used to make the train system used today (called the Transcontinental railroad)

Soooo I looked up when things happened and tried to figure things out that way.

The Transcontinental railroad was finished in the west in: 1869

(They talk about it in the movie while Spirit was pulling the steam engine thing)

LAKOTA Indians (Little Creek's Tribe) were attacked by the calvary between: 1868-1877

And guess who was fighting at the war with the Lakota: George Custer or "Colonel Custer" who is represented by "The Colonel" in Spirit's movie!

So Spirit's movie takes place 1868-1869 (Spirit's movie takes a year for those who don't know... it goes through all four seasons)!!!

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Old account 29440	March 13, 2012

Thanks. I knew it wasn't the 20th century. I knew it wasn't in the middle ages. I was thinking aroung highland clearances time (1800's) I thought so! Thanks!


Madster3 0 (offline )	October 24, 2011

this is brilliant! i can use this info for my new fanfic which is like a diar of one of my chars so look out for that


Ilovejet ta	May 01, 2011

if anyone has the dvd, it sais what year it took place in, and you got it right!!!


Old account 19052	August 23, 2010

In the movie, the Colonel says ' There are those in Washington....' blah blah blah, anyway I'm guessing that's where the movie takes place.


Old account 18261	August 08, 2010

beautifully done and well figured out

I too have wondered and tried to figure such out after seeing this movie on the big screen. kudos


Gemmawol f	April 29, 2010

well i did some research about where the film is set, and there is a cimmaron in colorado. they never mention the name of the canyon at the end, many just assume it is the grand canyon. but in colorado, there is the black gorge and the gunnison gorge, both have parts made out of black granite and red sandstone. interesting huh?
should i do a little article on this (if there isnt one already)?
oh, and great work!


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Horsewri ter	April 26, 2010

Yeah, I figured it was around that time. Nice math! (Even though I hate math. XD) Interesting, too. I never really realized it took place through all four seasons.


TheLionK ingLover	February 28, 2010

	Harry Potter FTW

Awesome, nice thinking! I would never ahd thought to do that, honestly. And as to where they lived, in the beginning of the movie, Spirit stated that his homeland would become to be called the Old West.


Terra storm	January 02, 2010

well i think he live in wymoning or something but all we know is he lived in the west in a big homeland also when were doing this year in my history class im going to begg my teacher to let me bringing it in

if you have the dvd of this movie if you go to the making of spirit they say that when the heared about horses in the west pull a train they had to put in the movie so that was a real event


Larkspur	January 02, 2010

	The GAME!!!!

yeah XD, plus i'm not entirely sure if they were accurate about anything anyway.


Old account 145	January 01, 2010

But the Colonel's fort is in the Desert, Custer's fort is on the Prairie... well, it's a movie so they can do whatever I suppose


Larkspur	December 31, 2009

	The GAME!!!!

that could be true, but then again, no one knows where exactly Spirit takes place. all anyone knows is he lives by a canyon, mountains and grassland which could be almost anywhere i the west.


Old account 145	December 30, 2009

Um... the only thing I have to say was that Custer was stationed in the Dakota Territory not in the southwestern US... I visited his house, fort and everything. even though I feel the animators made a Custer clone simply because he was a regocniseable figure.


Sweet Fur Wolf	December 28, 2009

Cool, I've always wondered to myself when this movie took place.

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