I'm with wes... IMO the story is based on the profoundly dysfunctional heart of the family. The fleeting emotional unions of the family only come about through fly fishing. Emotionally safe, almost reclusive in its stoic beauty, Fly fishing becomes the only avenue of feelings between them that can be expressed, closeness was only on the river. Validation was to be won, not given from father to sons. The father lived to regret that. While the scenes are stunning the story is dark
It??s been a while since I have read the book or seen the movie. I think I will read the book again. The movie, though pretty, widened a lot of trails and sold a lot of ranchettes (sp) and pounded even more fish. It should have been about golf ??
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harry mason
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