Secondhand Lions: Overcoming Obstacles

Secondhand Lions

In Secondhand Lions, I felt that there were many important life lessons. From the start of the movie I thought that there might not be any connection between the uncles and Walter. Throughout the movie I realized that I was very wrong and that this new family had a lot to learn from each other. By the end of the story I could truly see that the everything that happened between the characters would always be with them the rest of their life. Both Walter and his uncles learned a great deal about life which all of them needed to know. Walter’s uncles were truly changed after Walters visit with them. They formed an everlasting love for each other that never ended. Throughout the story Walter’s uncles views on life had changed significantly. They went from not caring when they were going to die, to having to stay around for Walters sake. They all found a certain connection between each other that would continue forever, like when Walter returns at the end of the movie. Garth and Hub realized that they didn’t just have to sit around waiting to die, but that they should continue to live their life just as they always had. They continued to fight younger people, try
Instead of being the shy, quiet boy that he was, he started talking more and even started asking the uncles countless times to tell him the story if their adventures. Walter really came out of his shell and eventually started standing up for himself. At the end of the movie, Walter stood up to his mom’s boyfriend and even his mom. He finally got the courage to believe what he wanted to believe in and started living the life that was right for him. Towards the end of the story I could truly see how much love was be portrayed between Walter and his uncles. From his famous quote, “true love never dies” I believe that they showed every connection they had grown towards each other. They started acting like a true