Here DreamWorks Pictures attempts to beat Disney in the heartwarming-yet-educational-animated-movie-epic category. Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook team up for the story of a noble mustang horse who’s continually being captured by the greedy human settlers of the American West. With Mat Damon voicing the title character, it’s a "history of America told from the heart of a horse." Spirit wants to present a journey of love and freedom against a backdrop that takes in Native Americans and ecological preservation, yet in the end it succumbs to the allure of computer technology. Parents will find the circle pan shots breathtaking, but they may also titter when they notice that every equine expression recalls the mugging of the Rock in The Scorpion King. Although not up to Lion King standards, Spirit’s mix of action, love, birth, death, and revenge should satisfy the "G" audience.