Why is the mother dead or dying in every. flipping. movie. for. kids?
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Anonymous
| Because Satan hates women. |
Anonymous
| Let them watch Wall-E. My 3 yo loves this movie. The only mother dying is mother earth. |
Anonymous
| Parents are dead in virtually every novel that my children love. I believe it is done just to avoid any diversion, negative or positive from the main character--who is usually a child. Kids are naturally the center of their own universes. |
Anonymous
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Also true in fairytales:
Hansel and Gretel (mom died, stepmom hates them) Snow White (mom dies, King remarries, stepmom hates her) Cinderella (mom dies, kind remarries) |
Anonymous
The mother in Sense and Sensibility is also inadequate - lacking in sense, overflowing with sensibility. |
Anonymous
sleeping beauty - mother (and father) give up daughter til she's 16 Little Mermaid - no mother at all |
Anonymous
Gives a way for a romantic element... so the dad can go chase some woman whose husband died. I suppose its better than having affairs in the kids movies. |
Anonymous
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"We bought a Zoo" is based on a real family where the mom had died.
The real question is where are Max and Ruby's parents? |
Anonymous
| I want to know where are the parents in the Peanuts movies? |
Anonymous
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Illuminati Conspiracy, people
look it up http://theconspiracyzone.podcastpeople.com/posts/32979 |
Anonymous
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this bugs me too. I got seriously ill w/ cancer when my kids were 4 years and 18 mos old, and they remain very careful about my well-being. I feel like these movies w/ dead or dying moms would be upsetting to them(and me), but they are hard to avoid. (I was also wary of the evil stepmother stories, because I wanted them to have good impressions of stepmothers, in case I really did die and they got one someday. PS. I have been fine lately and these impacts seem to be fading. So maybe more movies will be in our futures.)
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Anonymous
Little red riding hood - mom sends her off by herself. Alladin - no mom for Jasmine |
Anonymous
Beauty and the Beast - no mom |