Analysis Of Tim Mccanlies s Second Hand Lions

1. The title of Tim McCanlies’s movie, â€Å"Second Hand Lions† is extremely significant to the meaning behind the whole story. Hub is one of the main characters in the movie, he is a man in his older years who has been through many hard times and has seen any number things. In his prime he was a fighter, a brave man unafraid of any challenge. He succeeded at many thins and could do as he pleased. Therefore, the reality of getting old was painful and frustrating for a man so full of passion and energy, and he struggled to find his purpose. When his nephew Walter was left to live with him, he forced some prospective on to Hub. Near the end of the movie Walter gives a speech to Hub telling him that he can’t just sit around and wait to die. He explained that there are plenty of things to live for even when life seems impossibly hard. Walter explained how he looked up to Hub and wanted him to be there to raise him and help him become a man. Earlier in the movie Hub o rdered a lion in hopes of hunting it, but when it arrived it was old, worn out and tired, they called it a second hand lion. Later in the story that second had lion sacrificed itself to save Walter. Hub is just like that secondhand lion. He may be out of is prime and his crazy adventurous days may be over, but he still has fight left in him, and more importantly he has many valuable life lessons that he has yet to share. Walter offers Hub a chance to relive his younger years, and allows him to find meaning in his older