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Actors: Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Corbin Bernsen
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Love Comes Softly |
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This is based on Janette Oke's Christian romance novel. Young Marty and her new husband, Aaron, travel out West. After coming to the piece of land they claim as theirs, Aaron goes out to hunt for food. Marty waits for him, worrying as the day grows darker. Finally, a man from the wagon train comes with a horse carrying Aaron--draped across it--dead.
Clark Davis, a young widower from nearby, hears of Marty's loss and makes a sudden proposal. He wants Marty to marry him so she can help his moody daughter, Missie. He tells Marty she can go back East when the next wagon train comes if she wants to.
Marty has a tough time teaching and caring for Missie, and finds that she herself has a lot to learn. Missie's defenses are high and she is reluctant to let Marty in.
As time passes, Clark and Marty begin to develop feelings for each other, and even Missie starts to love Marty.
Will Clark and Marty reveal their feelings for each other before it's too late?
--Melissa M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Love Comes Softly |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Daughter
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a kid
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- blonde
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
Prairie?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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