Stahlke Adoption

Going to the Movies

Jonathan and I have been amazed at how many movies describe children who have lost a parent(s) in some way. I'm sure these stories have always been around, but now we really notice them. Their vast number makes me suspect that parental loss is a primal fear that goes to the heart of a child's soul.

As these stories play out as movies on our television, I watch our children and wonder what they are thinking. It's especially difficult when we pop in a DVD or videocassette, thinking it will be fun, and then discover that the premise involves a child losing a parent.

Movies that specifically refer to orphans or adoption:
Oliver Twist
Annie
Cider House Rules
Lemony Snicket
Autumn Rush
Snow Dogs

Traditional stories that include the loss of a parent:
Cinderella
Snow White
Beauty and the Beast
Hunchback of Notre Dame

Modern movies that contain parental loss:
Finding Nemo
Star Wars
Five Children and It
Holes
Super Babies
Far and Away
Titanic
Mrs. Doubtfire
Sound of Music
Chronicles of Narnia
10,000 B.C.
Harry Potter

posted by Stahlkes @ 9:51 AM