Preview

safehaven movie review

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
764 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
safehaven movie review
Safe Haven Movie Review
April Fontaine
LIFC 602
June 21, 2015

Safe Haven Movie Review In this paper the author will review the movie Safe Haven (Hallstrom, 2013). The author will explain the scene in the movie that she was most impacted by the most. The therapeutic implications and how they relate to marriage counseling will be discussed in this review paper. Finally the author will discuss how she connected with the movie on a personal level.
The Review Safe Haven is an excellent movie to watch, especially for an individual who may be in a marriage that is abusive. Safe Haven is a movie about a girl named Erin who is an abusive marriage with a police officer. Erin escapes one night after a bad fight where her husband almost kills her. Erin moves to a new place where no one knows her and she changes her appearance and her name to Katie. Katie meets a man by the name of Alex who is a widow with two children. Katie and Alex fall in love throughout the movie. However Katie does not tell Alex her secret until he finds a wanted poster for her. Alex gets upset with Katie for not being honest and upfront with him so he tells her she needs to leave. Katie gets very upset and tries to explain but fails to an packs all her stuff up to get ready to leave. As Katie is getting ready to leave Alex stops her realizing she is in trouble. He tells he loves her and he will protect her from her ex-husband. Katie is fearful to have him brought into her mess but feels safe with him. This is a very important part of the movie that can be used towards marriage counseling. In the movie Katie finds her safe haven in Alex. It is important for married couples to find a safe haven in one another and feel like they are protected from the world when they are with their partner. It is also important for couples to see that being in a marriage where one spouse is abuse can be extremely damaging to the other spouse.
Therapeutic Implications
In one scene of the movie
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Satisfactory Essays

    Perfect Chemistry Stephanie Elkeles
    • 220 Words
    • 1 Page

    Perfect Chemistry Stephanie Elkeles

    Brittany and Alex are two very different people who are put together as chemistry partners. They hate each other because they believe only what they see but as they get to know each other they realize there is a lot more to each other. They start to fall in love but then Alex has problems in the gang he is in…

    • 220 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Diagnosis of Fatal Attraction
    • 2186 Words
    • 9 Pages

    Diagnosis of Fatal Attraction

    As the movie begins, Dan and his wife, Beth, go to a company party when he meets Alex Forrest for the first time. The next morning Beth and daughter, Ellen, leave for the weekend to look at a house they are considering moving into while Dan stays at home for a business meeting. When he arrives at the meeting, Alex is also there. After the meeting is over, Alex and Dan go to have drinks; Alex asks Dan about his family life and begins to make sexually suggestive comments. They go back to Alex’s apartment and have sex together. In the morning, Dan goes home to call Beth. Immediately after Dan hangs up, Alex calls and questions Dan about why he left so early. He ends up taking his family dog to the park with Alex to play, they go back to Alex’s place for dinner and listen to the opera Madame Butterfly. They discuss how much they like the opera and how important it is to Dan. While eating, Alex again asks Dan about his family and he explains how lucky he believes he is and she asks “then what are you doing here?” After eating, they have sex again and Dan tries to leave which upsets Alex. She then comes out and asks him nicely to say goodbye and Dan notices she has cut her wrists. Dan panics and takes care of her and stays the night with Alex again. The next night after work, Dan goes home to see his family and they talk about the house and Ellen tells him about a rabbit she wants. Dan and Beth drive out to see the house the next morning, they like the house and decide to buy it. Later when Dan goes to work, Alex is at the…

    • 2186 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Safe Haven Character Analysis
    • 893 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Safe Haven Character Analysis

    This stage in their relationship is all about getting to know each other through small talk. While Alex is giving Katie a ride home, Katie finds out that he has two children that enjoy Mark Twain. That information was all found out through small talk. Alex has yet to really get to know Katie, but really enjoys her company. The two slowly begin to expand their topics to get to know each other better and to strengthen their relationship. In the movie, Alex leaves a bike at Katie’s house in the middle of the night so she will have some sort of transportation. This shows a sign of affection and that leads to the next step in their relationship, which is the intensifying…

    • 893 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Cultural Crticism of Happiness in "Wanda's Visit"
    • 1231 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Cultural Crticism of Happiness in "Wanda's Visit"

    From the earliest days of Dr. Sigmund Freud introducing us to individualized psychotherapy analysis session in the early 1900s (Nevid, 9), society has embraced the science of psychology. In 1993, Jim, Marsha and, yes, even Wanda, are all apparently benefiting from this mental health fad, which in fact, continues on seemingly unchanged even today in America. One would be hard pressed to find any American in 2014 who has not participated in some form of therapy at one time or another in their life. In 1993, Jim and Marsha think that they have escaped the tedium of matrimony but in reality they have become a bored, middle aged, attractive couple that has been together for 13 years, perhaps one year too long. They have reached a point in life where they have seemingly reached a plateau and…

    • 1231 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Will Grayson Safe Haven
    • 794 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Will Grayson Safe Haven

    I am predicting that Katie will end up falling in love with Alex. Even though she is scared, she will learn to see that not all guys are abusers and cruel like her past husband. Where I left off in my novel, Katie just went to the beach with Alex and his two kids. She tells her friend Jo, “Weren’t you listening? He was bringing his kids to the beach and he invited me along. It wasn’t a date (Sparks 97).” Jo then argues with her that she knows she wanted it to be a date. I also predict they will go on more dates that lead to their falling in love. Jo says, “And, of course, you had a great weekend.” Katie paused. “Yeah,” she said. “I did (Sparks 99).” These all add evidence that Katie will spend more time and all in love with…

    • 794 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Alex Fuentes: A Short Story
    • 721 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Alex Fuentes: A Short Story

    Alex just thought of Brittany as a vulnerable teenage girl who he could use to win a bet. When he actually got to meet her he realized she isn’t exactly what everyone thinks she is. He finds out that Brittany actually has real life problems and she is just as human as everyone else. When Brittany opens up to Alex, it just made him fall for her even more. Alex had never endured pure love until he met Brittany. Alex would have done whatever it took to make her happy. He wanted to know everything about her, “I want to know how to make this girl laugh. I want to know what makes her cry. I want to know what it feels like to have her look at me as if I’m her knight in shining armor” (Elkeles 176). Alex’s love was so surreal with Brittany, he would have cared for her prosperity more than his own, even if that meant he would get hurt. When Alex fall in love, his life changes and he will never be the same, “Unfortunately, I can’t run from my heart. It hurts, deep inside my body. And I know I’ll never be the same” (Elkeles…

    • 721 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Silver Linings Playbook Review
    • 1060 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Silver Linings Playbook Review

    The film focuses on disgraced former schoolteacher Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) as he attempts to reinvent himself using life’s silver linings. The film begins when Solitano is released from a mental institution. An homage to One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Solitano is the hero of the asylum, having convinced his doctors that his bipolar disorder is well-controlled and will not lead to another violent outburst like the one which nearly killed his unfaithful wife’s lover. A hopeless romantic from the very beginning, Solitano is determined to rekindle his relationship with his disloyal wife. Though Cooper’s intensity is impressive, this plotline becomes secondary as the various other characters weave their quirks into Solitano’s life. Pat Solitano Sr. (Robert De Neiro) is not only an overly zealous Philadelphia Eagles fan, but also a gambling addict and closeted obsessive compulsive. His surreptitiousness hinders his relationship with Pat—whom he believes to be his football good luck charm—much to his dismay as a father. Pat, who is frustrated by the parallels between his own violent tendencies and his father’s behavior, pushes him away when he meets Tiffany (Jennifer Laurence,) a disturbed young widow and sister-in-law to Pat’s best friend Ronnie (Johnny Ortiz.) In obvious irony, Ronnie is perhaps the unhappiest character in the film, though he is in a stable marriage with Pat’s ex-wife’s sister Veronica…

    • 1060 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Alex's Integrity
    • 1592 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Alex's Integrity

    Although stress and anxiety consistently imply an intolerable weight on Alex’s everyday actions and thoughts, he remains unified and untouched by keeping his integrity firm in position and not falling short to any tests of courage. These characteristics are clearly depicted throughout Crocodile Tears as Alex interacted with his social environment and did not fail in any life-threatening plights. To continue, the foremost example of Alex’s integrity can clearly be distinguished as Alex did not lie or deceive others when addressing his undisclosed situations unless required to do so by the M16 authorities. In an example, he confessed a majority of his missions in bright light to his housekeeper, Jack Starbright. Instead of containing his deeds in the dark trench of his mind, he openly discussed with Jack while she…

    • 1592 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    Fools Rush In
    • 1476 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Fools Rush In

    Isabelle convinces him to come to her family dinner and meet her family. She asks Alex to play her boyfriend and pretend that they have been dating for awhile. The family dinner is tense because Isabelle’s former boyfriend is there and her father is the over protective kind. Nevertheless, it ended magically when Alex held an infant that made…

    • 1476 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    6 Diary Entries for Stormbreaker
    • 336 Words
    • 2 Pages

    6 Diary Entries for Stormbreaker

    As Alex is unable to talk to anyone about the way he is feeling, he needs to find out further information for himself. This leads to him discovering the car that his Uncle died in. Alex is able to look more closely at the car which shows lots of bullet holes in the seats and many blood stains, this evidence makes Alex wonder if his Uncle was set up. In fact due to this being totally out of character, Alex really believes this could be a murder case and wants revenge.…

    • 336 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Egghead
    • 312 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Egghead

    Katie is a bystander in the circle of bullying at the start of the scene.…

    • 312 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Analysis
    • 416 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Analysis

    Georges, S.S. (2013). Couples therapy for domestic violence: Finding safe solutions. Journal of Martial and Family, 39(1), 128-129.…

    • 416 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    Emotionally Focused Couples Pape Finial
    • 2090 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Emotionally Focused Couples Pape Finial

    When people get married they look forward to having a marriage full of love, happiness, companionship, financial stability, intimacy, and having someone who will provide emotional support. But for some people that happiness goes out the door, when you married someone who has an unstable background it will cause problems. This is where couples therapy comes into play, it gives the couple a way to express their concerns about what is going on in their lives. This paper will focus on a video that is providing couples with therapy, and helping them to come to some kind of conclusion of what the clients need to do to become closer.…

    • 2090 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Notebook
    • 568 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The Notebook

    The movie focuses on an old man reading a story to an old woman in a nursing home. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun, who meet one evening at a carnival. But they are separated by Allie's parents who dissaprove of Noah's unwealthy family, and move Allie away. After waiting for Noah to write her for several years, Allie meets and gets engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, then, with her love for Noah still alive, stops by Noah's 200-year-old home that he restored for her, "to see if he's okay". It is evident that they still have feelings for each other, and Allie has to choose between her fiancé and her first love.…

    • 568 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    500 Days Of Summer Tomson Character Analysis
    • 814 Words
    • 4 Pages

    500 Days Of Summer Tomson Character Analysis

    As a human most of us know how it feels to lose the first love of our life. The man or woman that we are “going to marry” one day. What made this movie so special is that it shows through heart break and trials in life that there is something out there. There is something/someone special for us. No matter how hard life can be and no matter how long our sadness last. There is a light. We always have the ability to get up by ourselves or with a little help from our friends and family. The best part of the movie is that Tom saw the light and after all those years he finally pursued his dream of being an architect and fate introduced him to yet another fish in the…

    • 814 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More