00:00Hi, welcome back to my channel, in this video, I will explain the ending of The Mustang,
00:04so let's begin.
00:06The Mustang is a 2019 drama movie co-written and directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre.
00:12It stars Matthias Schoenerts, Jason Mitchell, Gideon Adlon, Connie Britton, and Bruce Dern
00:17in the lead roles.
00:19The film tells the story of Roman Coleman, a prisoner with temper issues who is assigned
00:23to participate in an experimental rehabilitation program, designed around training horses.
00:28Roman bonds with a wild and seemingly untamable mustang named Marquis.
00:33Through his bond with the horse, Roman embarks on a journey of healing old wounds and rekindling
00:37his bond with his daughter.
00:39If you are wondering how Roman's quest ends and whether he remains with his beloved horse,
00:44here is everything you need to know about the ending, just to let you know this video
00:47will contain spoilers.
00:49The Mustang opens with helicopters gathering a bunch of wild mustangs to find homes and
00:54stop the animals' overpopulation in the Nevada wilderness.
00:57Meanwhile, Roman Coleman is a convict serving prison time for a heinous crime he committed
01:0112 years ago.
01:03He has recently been transferred to a correctional facility in Nevada, where a therapist is trying
01:07to help him with a rehabilitation program.
01:10However, Roman feels incapable of controlling his rage in the presence of others and has
01:14resisted rehabilitation for several years, believing he is unworthy of living in the
01:18outside world.
01:20Roman's therapist assigns him to the outdoor maintenance program, where he helps with the
01:24day-to-day maintenance of the facility.
01:27While working outdoors, Roman interacts with a wild mustang.
01:31As a result, he is placed in the wild horse inmate program run by Miles, a strict veteran
01:35rancher skilled in training wild horses.
01:38Initially, Roman struggles to communicate with his horse partner.
01:42However, he receives help from Henry, the program's top horse trainer.
01:47Henry explains that the horses trained in the 12-week program will be auctioned.
01:52The money from the auction will be used to support other wild horses and their rehabilitation
01:56in the outside world.
01:57Meanwhile, Roman's estranged teenage daughter, Martha, visits him in prison, seeking his
02:02signature on some papers.
02:04Martha is pregnant and planning to move to the East with her boyfriend.
02:08When Martha returns to take Roman's initials on the documents, he realizes she is trying
02:12to sell the house left behind by his mother.
02:15As a result, Roman is enraged and yells at Martha when the latter blames his absence
02:20for her dire financial condition.
02:22Roman carries his anger to horse training and repeatedly hits his horse when it refuses
02:26to listen to him.
02:28Roman is removed from the horse training program and placed in solitary confinement because
02:32of his anger.
02:33However, when a thunderstorm threatens the horses and their safety, Roman is called in
02:38to help and redeems himself.
02:40Consequently, Roman returns to the training program and starts bonding with his horse,
02:44naming it Marquis.
02:46Meanwhile, Roman's cellmate Dan threatens to hurt Martha if Roman does not steal ketamine
02:50from the horse stable from him.
02:52Henry, who is also stealing the ketamine, is killed by Dan, leading to Roman strangling
02:56Dan until he is unconscious.
02:59Later, Roman continues therapy and works on controlling his rage while training Marquis.
03:04Roman finds peace in Marquis' company and musters the courage to apologize to Martha
03:08when she visits him.
03:10Roman reveals that he accidentally hit Martha's mother when she flushed his drugs.
03:15The injury left her brain dead, and young Martha was forced to look after her sick mother
03:19while Roman was incarcerated.
03:21Roman's apology moves Martha, but she deems it incapable of mending their relationship.
03:27Roman invites her to the horse wrangling event, followed by the auction, hoping to show her
03:30his progress.
03:32What happens to Marquis?
03:34On auction day, Roman demonstrates Marquis in front of the potential buyers.
03:39However, Roman gets distracted after not seeing his daughter, Martha, in the stands.
03:44As a result, Roman loses control of Marquis, who is startled by a helicopter and nearly
03:49tramples Roman.
03:51As a result, Marquis is deemed untrainable.
03:53Later, Miles explains to Roman that Marquis will be euthanized.
03:58Roman is determined to save Marquis and takes advantage of the fences damaged by the thunderstorm,
04:03breaking them to free Marquis from the correctional facility.
04:06In the final moments, Roman finishes reading a letter from Martha and looks outside the
04:10window to see Marquis return to him.
04:13On auction day, Roman demonstrates Marquis in front of the potential buyers.
04:18However, Roman gets distracted after not seeing his daughter, Martha, in the stands.
04:23As a result, Roman loses control of Marquis, who is startled by a helicopter and nearly
04:27tramples Roman.
04:29As a result, Marquis is deemed untrainable.
04:32Later, Miles explains to Roman that Marquis will be euthanized.
04:37Roman is determined to save Marquis and takes advantage of the fences damaged by the thunderstorm,
04:42breaking them to free Marquis from the correctional facility.
04:45In the final moments, Roman finishes reading a letter from Martha and looks outside the
04:49window to see Marquis return to him.
04:52The film's story is defined the bond by the bond between Roman and Marquis.
04:57Marquis serves as a metaphor for Roman's own journey, as both are considered incapable
05:01of interacting with the outside world and have untamable rage.
05:04However, by helping Marquis escape, Roman gives the animal a chance at surviving.
05:10Marquis return in the final scene denotes that he survived and returned to his trainer,
05:14implying there is still hope for Roman.
05:16Throughout the movie, Roman resists rehabilitation as he fears hurting others because of his
05:20anger issues.
05:22Roman cannot fit himself in the confines of law, order, and system of the outside world,
05:27much like Marquis rejects the horse training program.
05:30However, his bond with Marquis encourages Roman to seek redemption.
05:35Ultimately, seeing Marquis escape a grim fate because of him might encourage Roman to accept
05:39help from those around him and consider rehabilitation.
05:42Thus, the movie ends on a heartfelt note, as Marquis is still alive and will likely
05:46continue inspiring Roman to become a better person.
05:50Do Roman and Martha Reconcile?
05:52In the film, Roman is estranged from his daughter, as she was very young when he was incarcerated.
05:58Moreover, Martha faces a lot of hardships because of her father's imprisonment.
06:02However, it seems like Martha and Roman are finally heading towards rekindling the bond
06:07of a father and daughter when Roman apologizes to Martha.
06:10The moment not only empowers Roman but also helps Martha see the tender side of her father.
06:16Roman is much more than simply Martha's father.
06:18He is a man struggling to reconcile with himself and his past mistakes.
06:23However, Roman is slowly healing these wounds through his bond with Marquis.
06:27Thus, Martha attending the event means a lot to him.
06:31In the end, Martha does not attend the event but writes a heartfelt letter to Roman.
06:36Through the letter, Martha tells Roman how she would write to his parole officers to
06:39free her father, only to learn that he did not want to be released.
06:43Hence, Martha grew up feeling her father did not care about her.
06:47However, more recently, she has started seeing Roman make an effort to improve their relationship.
06:53While it isn't explicitly stated why Martha did not attend the event, she was likely in
06:57labor then.
06:59Martha ends the letter with a photograph of her son, Martin, promising to bring the baby
07:03to see his grandfather on her next visit.
07:06Thus, the film's ending heavily implies that Martha is ready to forgive Roman for his past
07:10shortcomings, and the father and daughter are on the verge of reconciliation, adding
07:14to the film's redemptive themes and hopeful ending.
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