What's Up With The Robinsons?

[dizpins14]

Every single trailer for this movie talked about how Lewis is in search of his real family. If that doesn't scream orphan I don't know what does. I can definetly see not going to Meet the Robinsons with a young adopted child but that WHFC letter is ridiculous.

My favorite part was, "Various monsters attack the child as continues his birth mother search. You get the picture!" That has nothing to do with adoption! Tiny the dinosaur was trying to get the time machine, not kill Lewis because he is an orphan. Another good one was how Lewis spills "some" food on the prospective parents. How about spraying a guy who's allergic to peanuts with a lot of peanut butter....pretty sure that would cause a problem. The world is too politically correct and gets offended too easily.

 

[EMThompsen]

On a lighter note: I remember when I was just a little boy & the family went to see Pinocchio. I was petrified of Monstro the whale. Hhhmmmm???? Could that be why I don’t like seafood?

 

[EpcotServo]

EpcotServo, how many of the same atoms are still in your body, as when you were a child? Even if you traveled to the future and shook your own hand, nothing would happen, your skin's outermost layer gets totally replaced every 10 years or so (iirc anyway, someone have the actual numbers?)

I don't have the exact science, as it is just a theory. I think my main Sci-Fi gripe is the whole-knowing-your-future thing. I know it's Sci-fi, but it just felt like a really weird ending.

 

[happymom52003]

I think that the few of you (just a few...most of you have been nice) who have said negative or sarcastic remarks to the posters that have issues with the adoption scenes of the movie are very insensitive. Parents have the right to decide if they think something would upset their child, or if there is a message that they do not want their child to see. It does not mean they are overprotecting or shielding their child. In most cases parents have very good reasons for making these decisions, not that they should have to justify them to anyone else to begin with. My son was three and a half when my mom passed away unexpectedly at the age of 54, and it was a very traumatic experience for our family. As a result, my son spent months obbsessed and scared and having nightmares that me or my husband was going to die. We had finally made some progress with him when I let him watch the Lion King, totally forgetting about the scene with Mufasa getting killed. Needless to say, this brought all of the nightmares back for weeks. Does this mean I will never let him watch a movie with a death scene? No. Does this mean that other kids his age should not watch the Lion King? No. It does not even mean that I will not let my now 2 year old daughter watch it someday. What it means is that due to my sons age and the problems he had dealing with my mom's death, I should not have let him watch a movie like that at that time. So to those of you being rude, if you want to give your opinion on the topic, fine...this is a discussion forum afterall. But I really feel that it is possible to give your opinion on an issue without being sarcastic or mean to parents who are only looking out for their children's emotional well being. As a side note, I majored in child development with a specialization in early childhood education (ages birth through age 8) and spent years working with children who have emotional problems. I can tell you first hand that many of the problems these children had were a direct result of their parents NOT looking out for their emotional well being.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

They drank too much Barley Water.

 

[hcswingfield]

I think that the few of you (just a few...most of you have been nice) who have said negative or sarcastic remarks to the posters that have issues with the adoption scenes of the movie are very insensitive. Parents have the right to decide if they think something would upset their child, or if there is a message that they do not want their child to see. It does not mean they are overprotecting or shielding their child. In most cases parents have very good reasons for making these decisions, not that they should have to justify them to anyone else to begin with. My son was three and a half when my mom passed away unexpectedly at the age of 54, and it was a very traumatic experience for our family. As a result, my son spent months obbsessed and scared and having nightmares that me or my husband was going to die. We had finally made some progress with him when I let him watch the Lion King, totally forgetting about the scene with Mufasa getting killed. Needless to say, this brought all of the nightmares back for weeks. Does this mean I will never let him watch a movie with a death scene? No. Does this mean that other kids his age should not watch the Lion King? No. It does not even mean that I will not let my now 2 year old daughter watch it someday. What it means is that due to my sons age and the problems he had dealing with my mom's death, I should not have let him watch a movie like that at that time. So to those of you being rude, if you want to give your opinion on the topic, fine...this is a discussion forum afterall. But I really feel that it is possible to give your opinion on an issue without being sarcastic or mean to parents who are only looking out for their children's emotional well being.

I appreciate the comments you and others have made. It was an educational experience for me. I saw the movie without thinking about how some people might be affected by it. Now that I've read your posts, I can understand how the movie might have been offensive and might have been disturbing for some adopted children to watch. Stereotypical characters and situations might make script writing easier and might make plots easier to follow, but they do not reflect what real life is like.

 

[Figment82]

I think it's very interesting that in all the interviews I've read in regards to this movie, Steven Anderson (director) always talks about how he was adopted himself, and so felt very close to the subject matter. I'm not trying to say anything either way on the subject, just stating an observation. I personally loved the film very much, but I also have no connection to adoption, so I can greatly understand how opinions can differ.

 

[Mr.Stitch]

I love it!

We saw this movie in the theatre and loved it! I thought it was very entertaining and hope the DVD will be a 2-disc special edition to do the movie justice. A very underrated movie. I'm adopted and I think people getting upset over the adoption part in this movie is crazy. The subject was handled very well in the movie and shouldn't cause too many problems unless the child was never introduced to this before the movie. I think this movie got lost in the shuffle, but deserves a viewing. It might be one of the better movies Disney has made in the past 10 years.

 

[happymom52003]

I think it's very interesting that in all the interviews I've read in regards to this movie, Steven Anderson (director) always talks about how he was adopted himself, and so felt very close to the subject matter. I'm not trying to say anything either way on the subject, just stating an observation. I personally loved the film very much, but I also have no connection to adoption, so I can greatly understand how opinions can differ.[/quote]

Exactly. I have alot of friends who have adpoted, and each one has had a different experiecnce. Some have adopted infants, some have adopted older children, some have been foster parents, and some have adpoted from other countries. Some have chosen not to tell their children they are adpopted until they are much older, and some have talked about it openly with them from the begining. Some have contact with the birth mother, some do not. On the other end, I have some friends who were adopted themselves and are now adults. Some have zero interest in finding out about their birth parents and are very secure in the relationship they have with their adoptive parents, and some are obbessed by it and DO have feelings of being abandoned. Adoption is a very unique experience for all involved.

 

[happymom52003]

I'd also like to make the point that adults have a different perspective on adoption (well, on most any topic for that matter) than children do. As an adult you have a deeper understanding of things and react differetly to things than you did as a child. So just because an adult who was adopted saw the movie and thought nothing of it does not mean a child would feel the same way. And again, every person is unique...what does not bother some will indeed bother others. And I personally respect and appreciate this fact.

 

[Eyorefan]

EDIT: I forgot to add that one reason I took my daughter to see the film is that unfortunately I have to teach her that the way adoption is often portrayed in films, TV, the press, etc is completely different from what the reality is. Not that I don't have enough to deal with, but I get to add this to the list.

I often find that movies, TV shows, books, etc. are not reality and at some point it is up to parents to help their kids learn what is fantasy and what is reality. So good for you for facing the issue head on.

On another note. I agree with people who took issue with the WHFC letter. If you want to discourage adoptive families from seeing it because of the way you feel it deals with the subject than fine. However, I take issue with the way they totally distorted the spirit of the movie and blatantly misrepresented several of the scenes.

 

[ELopez]

I loved the movie. My kids loved it. I understand that some others didn't. I liked the point that all Disney movies (most movies in general, for that matter) bring up some sort of issue or questions for our children.

The adoption of our daughter brought up so many questions for our other daughters. So, I guess when we went to see MTR, we had already discussed (and discussed, and discussed) these types of issues.

My opinion, also, is that it actually encouraged adoption.

On the time travel subject, that kind of stuff makes my head hurt. I am enjoying the posts about it, though!

 

[cmatt]

heh - it was utter drivel

 

[NadieMasK2]

This is one reason why I loved Ratatouille. There is no really traumatic, tear-jerking situations, just light-hearted fun.

Having said that though, as I think about the movies I watched as a kid, seeing the characters on screen face adversity made me realize that everyone has trials and tribulations in their life. Cinderella's awful situation, well it made me realize how fortunate I was. I think it makes the kids stronger, more resilient to see some hardships growing up, and better able to handle difficult situations as adults.

As a parent, we know our children best and how they will respond to a certain movie. I still monitor what my 17 year old watches. 17 may be good for rated R movies, but if she saw, oh, say Reservoir Dogs, she would be severely traumatized by the extreme violence!

 

[happymom52003]

This is one reason why I loved Ratatouille. There is no really traumatic, tear-jerking situations, just light-hearted fun.

Having said that though, as I think about the movies I watched as a kid, seeing the characters on screen face adversity made me realize that everyone has trials and tribulations in their life. Cinderella's awful situation, well it made me realize how fortunate I was. I think it makes the kids stronger, more resilient to see some hardships growing up, and better able to handle difficult situations as adults.

As a parent, we know our children best and how they will respond to a certain movie. I still monitor what my 17 year old watches. 17 may be good for rated R movies, but if she saw, oh, say Reservoir Dogs, she would be severely traumatized by the extreme violence!

I totally agree with that too. Most children can handle the things in Disney movies, and they are lessons in life. It is when a child has a particular situation or fear that I feel that a parent is justified in keeping a child from seeing a certain movie, if they feel it would do more harm than good without being told they are "crazy" or "shielding" their child.
And I agree with you on Reservoir Dogs too...that movie totally freaked me out! And I was an adult when I saw it!

 

[CThaddeus]

This is one reason why I loved Ratatouille. There is no really traumatic, tear-jerking situations, just light-hearted fun.

I couldn't watch the whole film. When I was a kid a rat jumped on my head, pulled on my hair, and started controlling me. Then he made me make food and eat it. The thought of seeing another person having to go through that - even if he is animated - made me cry all weekend.

 

[NadieMasK2]

And I agree with you on Reservoir Dogs too...that movie totally freaked me out! And I was an adult when I saw it!

Me too! I wanted to :hurl: and at the same time.

It's DH' favorite movie though