tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post8121040247408714026..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: Children's Movies Have Too Many Orphansmalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-65925660522765884002011-11-10T12:48:41.343-06:002011-11-10T12:48:41.343-06:00I'm so torn about this topic because I write a...I'm so torn about this topic because I write and understand the need to create conflict and ultimately resolution is at the heart of all great stories. There is no greater tragedy to explain character motivation than the loss of a parent or bad parent, so that in turn is a common conceit used to create a powerful hero in a story. <br /><br />On the other hand, as an adoptive mother and also as a child who lost a parent at a young age, I also understand how this really can touch a raw nerve in children. I'm still a mess to this day when I see Bambi. Whether the loss is through adoption, death, divorce, bad parenting or other tragedy, it still strikes a nerve. (Don't even get me started on how many of these movies and tv programs show the adoptive parents are evil. That is another construct I could do without.)<br /><br />Wish there were better ways to create an empowered character.Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-68849508221487335832011-11-06T01:58:29.497-06:002011-11-06T01:58:29.497-06:00My 7 year old will not watch movies. The plot of ...My 7 year old will not watch movies. The plot of children's films seems always to have a bad guy, and often have the theme of involuntary separation from a parent, real or cartoon. Its too much for kids who remember their own loss. Can't we just have a film once with no violence, no abandonment, no orphans, no parent loss?bytheriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086511271884000240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-7270483202561821172011-11-05T08:35:13.853-05:002011-11-05T08:35:13.853-05:00The Tongginator absolutely refuses to read anythin...The Tongginator absolutely refuses to read anything about orphaned or abandoned children. When she asked me about the Boxcar Children series, I tried to explain the basics of the storyline. She looked at me and said, "I don't think that sounds very safe. I'll pass."<br /><br />I agree with C, but I think it does touch a raw nerve with many children: adoptees, children whose parents have died, children with limited to no contact - for whatever reason - with their biological parent(s). My Tongginator is just one example; it hits too close to home with her, so she won't go there.<br /><br />I wish there were more alternatives.a Tonggu Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365812914466181060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-28986647867447705222011-11-04T21:26:10.726-05:002011-11-04T21:26:10.726-05:00i always thought the number of orphans and parent ...i always thought the number of orphans and parent less children was less about tragedy and more about creating a child hero that was "adult-less", so they could go and have these fantastic adventures without being told what to do!chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428341662448130100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-77700725287921208342011-11-04T21:17:57.835-05:002011-11-04T21:17:57.835-05:00and Matilda...and Matilda...park ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071922247298451903noreply@blogger.com