robbie910 Buck Brannaman is your go-to guy for horse training. He is one of very few people who can help train your horse with absolute respect for it. If you want to see how a single man can train horses of all kinds and how he became the horse whisperer, then this is the movie for you.Throughout this documentary, you get a glimpse of Buck's life and how he became the horse whisperer. His past does not define him because he completely changed his life around. This man goes across country to help so many people with any horse problem. He teaches them to respect the horse like you would respect another human. "A horse is a mirror to the owner." All of his teachings really pay off, and it only take a few days at the most before he is on the road to another teaching.Every person this man comes across all have mixed feelings about how he is able to train so many horses. After spending time and watching him do his work, they all come to love him. Every person sees how much respect he has for these horses and change their whole perspective on him and on these horses.

Waley Liu The movie Buck is a documentary made by Cindy Meehl. The movie talks about the life and story of the man, Buck Brennaman, with the woes and hardships that he has had to face. When you first watch this movie, you don't really know what you're getting into. You may be asking the words "why am I watching this?". The summary on netflix says its a documentary that talks about a man who the "horse whisperer" was named after. That's weird. If that didn't raise some red flags, I doubt the rest of this review will be helpful to you. You probably don't even like horses that much.But you got started. You're watching this 50 year old man, saddle up, and talk about horses. There are so many questions running through your mind. However, you watch it through, and in the end you feel some sort of way. Something you haven't felt in a while, and you don't know how you feel about it. I'm here to explain it to you. Here's how it goes.The plot is talking about his life (duh. its a documentary. (Just listen...)). It is a saddening childhood, that certainly left me feeling as if I was heartbroken. Abusive relationship, dead guardian angel. The sadness felt in the movie was astonishing; It was not something you would expect from a documentary about horses. However, there is an underlying theme throughout the story, and the real protagonist was there all along. The protagonist is the horse. What is a horse, and what are they considered? Are they lowlier than us? Are they better? Are they meant to be kept like a dog is? The answer is confusing.Brannanman has many beliefs of horses. He believes that they are the ones that are extensions of yourself; that they are supposed to be loved like a family member, and that "the horse is a mirror of your soul", as if they reflect themselves through you. He goes on to state that a horse is supposed to be an extension of your body and you should be able to control it like anything else in your body. However, in the end, Buck breaks horses in for a living. He makes sure that a horse knows that they are the pets. Colts (young horses) are exactly like children. They are the ones that have to be broken in, and showed that they are not superior to the human in anyway. The 3 year old horse in the movie is the perfect example of this. The horse was oxygen deprived at birth. It was in need of dire help at birth due to the circumstances at its birth, but it wasn't given it. It was supposed to be a link and mirror of the owner, but it wasn't. In the end, it was just put down like the rest of the lowly animals that don't behave. Buck's ideology is interesting. He says that a horse is supposed to be like a human, but a human would never be put down just because it didn't listen.Buck's ideology is interesting. It is not concrete, but it is interesting. He tries to practice as he teaches, but he contradicts himself along the way. This documentary was definitely interesting, and I would recommend it to most, just due to the amazing struggles that Buck had to face, and to see someone come from the bottom of despair like that is amazing. However, if you wanted to get into the theological points of view of the story, I would disagree with this being a good watch.

ryancarmody Much can be said about Buck Brannaman, he's a father, a husband, a friend, and of course a cowboy. However Buck is different, he is has a talent, one in which he uses in order to help people all around the United States befriend their horses. This documentary truly dwells into the life that Buck lives day to day. Buck, coming from a rough childhood inspires people to be kind not only their horses but also to others and themselves. He believes that "a horse in the mirror to the riders soul" and through many examples throughout the film, his belief in greatly supported. With an underlying message on "kindness" the film tries to teach viewers that kindness truly is the way to befriend, and work with nearly anyone and anything. In the movie Buck is able to gain the trust of nearly every horse he come in contact with, believing that they should be treated as if it were a child and you were its parent. This message is able to get across to the viewers and truly make you think about how treat one another. Overall a good movie with a great underlying message.

mariguti-69406 Buck Brannaman's way of fixing troubled horses will make you evaluate your perspective of yourself. By working at horse clinics all over the country, Buck teaches people how interactions with horses goes way beyond horse and horseman but the energy transmitted between the two. Years of abuse throughout his childhood taught Buck that empathy is key when it comes to any being, not just human and he sends the message out to you that (just like a child) why break a horse when you can fix it? The movie connects the similarities between horses and people and teaches you how a horse will mirror the energy you transmit to it. I really liked this movie because even though I am an animal lover you don't have to be one to love it; the movie starts to become more about yourself than the horses. As you get more into the movie you start to see how just like a horse mirrors who you are, you also see yourself in the horse (maybe Buck sees himself in scared horses when he was abused as a child). What I liked most about this movie is that you can either take the literal plot of how Buck fixes horses or learn a deeper lesson of the importance of family, empathy, and how you treat animals.