Summary Of The Movie 'Water For Elephants'

Released in April 2011 and directed by Francis Lawrence, “Water for Elephants”, takes place in 1931 and tells the story of a young veterinary student who loses everything after his parents’ death. While on the search for a solution to his newfound homelessness and poverty, he happens to hop the train of a traveling circus where he puts his almost completed veterinary degree to use taking care of the animals in the circuses menagerie, and most importantly, Rosie, the new elephant. This job proves to be much more challenging for our protagonist than expected due to the abusive ringmaster who works the animals, as well as the people, to death and takes his anger out on anyone or anything he can.
One of the very real dilemmas depicted in the movie