History WesternAnimation / SpiritUntamed

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[TagLine Become Your Own Legend.]]'']]

* OverprotectiveDad: Jim Prescott blames himself for losing Milagro and is paranoid about losing Lucky as well. To keep her safe, Jim sends Lucky to live in the city with her grandfather and Aunt Cora. During Lucky's return to Miradero, Jim forbids her to go near any horse since Milagro died in an equestrian accident. He especially scolds Lucky for riding Spirit (a wild mustang) and immediately decides to send her back to the city. Over time, Jim regrets being harsh on Lucky and realizes how overprotective he's been. Then he starts gaining confidence in her. In the end, Jim feels safe enough to let Lucky stay in Miradero.
** This is in complete contrast to his parenting style in the series, where he allows Lucky to adventure without much restriction and raised her as a single parent, with the assistance of his sister Cora.
*** The change in parenting style is justified. Not only did the love of his life die in a horse riding accident, but he also hasn't really interacted with Lucky at all since then at his father's request, meaning he's likely [[FreudianExcuse overcompensating as a parent]], as opposed to the cartoon series where he's always been around.
** There's also a joke where Lucky, trying to hide that she's found a horse, initially just describes Spirit as a "boy" who's "shy, but a bit wild". Cut to her father becoming instantly worried.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Senor Carrots, the donkey accompanying Snips has a disproportionately large head compared to the rest of his body, which stands out from animals like the horses that have more realistic proportions.

* BigBad: Hendricks.

* CanonForeigner: Hendricks is an original character made for this movie.

* AdultFear: [[spoiler:Lucky's mom was killed in a horse riding accident. Her dad is afraid of losing her the same way.]]

* AdultFear: Lucky's mom was killed in a horse riding accident. Her dad is afraid of losing her the same way.

After the death of her mother, Lucky Prescott moves from the city to the country, specifically to Miradero, a small town on the edge of the wide-open frontier to live with her father Jim and Aunt Cora. Much like her mother, Lucky isn’t exactly a fan of rules and restrictions and is unsurprisingly unimpressed with Miradero. That is, until she meets Spirit, a wild Mustang who shares her free-spirited and independent personality, and befriends two local horseback riders, Abigail Stone and Pru Granger. So, when a notorious horse wrangler and his group plan to capture Spirit and his herd and auction them off to a life of captivity and hard labor, Lucky enlists her new friends to help her bravely embark on the adventure of a lifetime to rescue the horse who has not only given her freedom and a sense of purpose, but also helped Lucky discover a connection to her mother’s legacy that she never expected...

** Snips’ donkey, Senor Carrots is gray instead of brown.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: Abigail Stone seems just slightly less [[TheDitz ditzy]] then her [[WesternAnimation/SpiritRidingFree television counterpart]], as she seems to have more of a head on her shoulders than Lucky initially.

** In the show, Jim and Lucy were shown as extremely close due to him raising her as a single parent with help from his sister Cora. Here, he's been an AbsentFather for most of Lucky's life and the two struggle to connect for most of the movie.

* AnachronismStew: Like the original film and series, the timeline is around the mid to late 19th century (1910s at the latest), but the regular wardrobe of Lucky (as seen on the poster above) and her friends looks very 21st century,
* BaitAndSwitch: Jim initially seems disappointed in Lucky for causing a squirrel fiasco in her grandfather’s mansion. [[ActuallyPrettyFunny He turns out to be amused]].

* TheLostLenore: Jim’s parenting style in the film differs from the series because of how his late wife’s demise differs. In the series, it was never stated how Milagro died. In the start of the film, however, her death is the result of an accident while riding her horse. This is why Jim forbids Lucky from riding horses.

* OverprotectiveDad: Jim Prescott blames himself for losing Milagro and is paranoid about losing Lucky as well. To keep her safe, Jim sends Lucky to live in the city with her grandfather and Aunt Cora. During Lucky’s return to Miradero, Jim forbids her to go near any horse since Milagro died in an equestrian accident. He especially scolds Lucky for riding Spirit (a wild mustang) and immediately decides to send her back to the city. Over time, Jim regrets being harsh on Lucky and realizes how overprotective he’s been. Then he starts gaining confidence in her. In the end, Jim feels safe enough to let Lucky stay in Miradero.

The plot reads as follows: ''After the death of her mother, '''Lucky Prescott''' moves from the city to the country, specifically to '''Miradero''', a small town on the edge of the wide-open frontier to live with her father '''Jim''' and '''Aunt Cora'''. Much like her mother, Lucky isn’t exactly a fan of rules and restrictions and is unsurprisingly unimpressed with Miradero. That is, until she meets '''Spirit''', a wild Mustang who shares her free-spirited and independent personality, and befriends two local horseback riders, '''Abigail Stone''' and '''Pru Granger'''. So, when a notorious horse wrangler and his group plan to capture Spirit and his herd and auction them off to a life of captivity and hard labor, Lucky enlists her new friends to help her bravely embark on the adventure of a lifetime to rescue the horse who has not only given her freedom and a sense of purpose, but also helped Lucky discover a connection to her mother’s legacy that she never expected...''

* ''Creator/IsabelaMoner'' as '''Lucky Prescott'''

* AdaptationalBadass: Lucky straight-up fights a trio of villains in the first official trailer, even performing a RoundhouseKick to the train conductor. [[spoiler: In the movie, it's shown to be an ImagineSpot .]]

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Aunt Cora is a DownplayedTrope. She witnesses Milagro's performances and calls her a "legend".

* OverprotectiveDad: Jim Prescott blames himself for losing Milagro and is paranoid about losing Lucky as well. To keep her safe, Jim sends Lucky to live in the city with her grandfather and Aunt Cora. During Lucky’s return to Miradero, Jim forbids her to go near any horse since Milagro died in an equestrian accident. He especially scolds Lucky for riding Spirit (a wild mustang) and immediately decides to send her back to the city. Over time, Jim regrets being harsh on Lucky and realizes how overprotective he’s been. Then he starts building confidence in her. In the end, Jim feels safe enough to let Lucky stay in Miradero.

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