The horse whisperer healing of
The horse whisperer healing ofHealing of the Souls
The Horse Whisperer, which was released by Touchstone Pictures in 1998, is based on the best selling novel by Nicholas Evans. The drama that not only stars Robert Redford, but is also directed and produced by him, is about a fourteen year old girl named Grace that is left disabled after a horrifying accident that involves her and her friend. The accident happens while they are riding their horses' one early winter morning. Redford steps in as Tom Booker (a renowned "Horse Whisperer") and attempts to heal both the physical and emotional problems that occurred during this accident.
I believe the theme of the movie is about the healing of the souls. "Every creature needs healing in order to get on with the business of living"(Schwarzbaum 44). Whispering is "the ability to look into one's eyes and touch their soul"(Evans). People have to decide what is important to them in their lives and try not to loose sight of this. In The Horse Whisperer it seems that Grace's mother Annie is so wrapped up in her career that her family is last on her priority list. When the accident occurs, she gets a rude awakening and attempts to make up for not really being there. At the hospital she wants to make sure that her daughter gets the best treatment and she "wants to get to know all of the nurses names"(Evans). The helplessness that a parent feels when they can't save their child from pain is like no other feeling. When Annie sees her daughter's leg amputated, it drives her ambition to help her to be whole again. Grace and Pilgrim both become withdrawn and angry and Annie feels that if she "gets the help for the horse she will also be helping Grace"(Ebert). While searching on the Internet Annie finds Tom Booker who is considered to be a " Horse Whisperer" and she calls on him for his help. In telling her that "he doesn't help people with horse problems…he helps horses with people problems"(Evans), she packs up Grace and Pilgrim and heads toward unknown territory. As the physical and emotional injuries begin to heal in Grace and Pilgrim, Annie starts to heal herself. She transforms from the high-powered magazine editor into a woman that realizes there is more to life than just being powerful in the business world.
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