The Blackfoot River in Montana was an important attribution in the film. It showed symbolism of life for the Maclean family. It seems as though any situation the family encounters, pleasant or unpleasant, the three men always share the a bond of fly fishing at the river together. Norman and Paul were typical brothers who were also inseparable. As young men, they would sneak out of their house late at night together to hang out with their friends. They would also commit to doing outrageous stunts such as, getting into a boat and sailing it in the river of raging water. Things being to take a turn when the boys became men, and began to make life changing decisions for themselves.
