Sentence:  Mechanically, operating this hybrid vehicle is sort of a cross between driving a car and taming an animal, which means the movie treats the audience to the sight of a man (pretending to be a teenager) driving a <WSD>literal</WSD> monster truck in a field next to a woman (also pretending to be a teenager) riding a horse. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical.