. Roman's grief is not in whether he was finally redeemed by raising a horse, but in his attempt to transfer the control that the child, the prison gave him, to the horse. He even tried to show his prestige to his daughter by declaring his success in raising horses, in turn controlling his daughter. He longs for love, but he does so by constantly shifting his identities of controlling and being controlled. To put it simply, a relationship that is not equal enough at the beginning, unless it is to find a soul that is constantly eager to look up, can only bring harm to itself and others.
In the whole film, one of the most spiritual plots is that after Roman unbridled his anger and aggression against Marquis (horse), Marquis miraculously saw the humbleness, cowardice and longing behind Roman's aggressiveness. The soul of Roman, when one man and one horse approached for the first time in this way, Roman's true emotion was seen by a horse for the first time, and the original aggression was released through tears.
How can a beast be domesticated? In the film, Myles, the shoveling boss, once gave Roman an answer, some beasts can be domesticated, and some can never be - all you can give a horse is a grassland.
When Roman yelled at his daughter "I am your father and I love you", it was not love, it was just an expression and release of control. And when Roman read his daughter's letter and began to understand what her daughter was thinking and craving, that was the beginning of his learning to love.
In a relationship, the most fearful thing is in the name of love. When put on the cloak of love, all selfish desires can be understood, and all violations can be forgiven. Who is the real beast to be tamed when we wield the stick of love and attack others recklessly?
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