Does everyone remember the movie Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1992) like I do and LOVE it like I do?
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken - IMDB <<<<Read about it here.It was a movie, that from a very young age when I first saw it, left an impact on me. It didn't encourage me to run away from home or want to dive horses but it certainly made me realize that when you want to do something you love, and work hard, you can be happy! I wanted to be like Sonora, I wanted to be strong, I wanted to be funny, and I wanted to do something great. I wanted to be so great at something, that whatever challenges were brought before me, I could always persevere and go forth!
With that, I have begun reading the book the movie was based on. It was written by Sonora Carver, the woman who the movie is about. She was the actual woman who rode horses off a 40 ft tower into a pool. Crazy!!!
It's very interesting to read the actual story from her personal point of view. I knew, going in, the book would be different from the film because Hollywood always changes a few things. Well, come to find out they did change a few things to keep it dramatic and entertaining, but for the most part they didn't have to embellish too much. I mean, it's about a traveling show where girls dive horses!
I'm now halfway through the book and find myself being thoroughly entertained by her story-telling. She isn't very flashy about her memories, they almost seem matter-of-fact, but she does have the most amazing memory of her thoughts, feelings, the smells around her, the way things looked, etc. It's inspiring!
I hope you take the time to either watch the film, read the book or do both. It's a movie that will always stay with me and has now been cemented even further into my being now reading her story.
