The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer is considered as a romantic drama movie that mainly focuses on family stability as well as a western love affair. The author of the film creates the characters and setting to convey the message of family science effectively. The characters, Grace, her horse Pilgrim, Annie her mother and the horse whisperer, Tom Booker, have traits that objectify the message.
Grace and her horse, Pilgrim, experience a traumatizing accident that leaves them critically injured. Annie decides to seek help from Tom, the horse whisperer who lives on a ranch in Montana. In the process of helping heal Pilgrim, Annie and Tom fall in love (Evans, 1995). The western love story theme is covered when Tom and Annie fall in love despite Annie having been married to Robert. However, their love story experiences a tragic ending when Tom is killed by a stallion while Annie is pregnant with his baby.
The family aspect is covered when Robert and Annie appear to have problems in their marriage as a result of the traumatized Grace. Annie’s character appears to be that of a workaholic mother and wife who often contributes to problems in families (Ehrlich, 1998). However, Tom appears to help Annie change when she quits her job. On the other hand, Grace is loving and values her relationship with Pilgrim as well as her passion for riding even after the accident. Therefore, Grace can be considered as the uniting factor for all the characters in the movie.
The sociocultural process is experienced in the interaction between the characters based on love and family ties. The environment also appears to contribute because Annie eventually quits the workaholic character after living in the ranch environment (Ehrlich, 1998). The ranch helps all the characters heal as well as develop. Communication and decision-making play a significant role in the movie especially when Annie decides to travel to Tom and seek help. However, the communication between Annie and Grace appears difficult in the beginning. Their roles clearly show Grace’s ability to cope and adapt to new situations such as the ranch and the trauma.
References
Ehrlich, G. (1998). The horse whisperer: an illustrated companion works to the major motion
picture. New York: Dell.
Evans, Nicholas. (1995). The Horse Whisperer. New York: Delacorte Press.
The horse whisperer. (1996). Touchstone.
