tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971426914329031578.post3282219547503271013..comments2023-12-27T00:21:19.542-08:00Comments on Adoption at the Movies : Frozen Movie Review (Adoption Movie Guide)Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12732176527883570863noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971426914329031578.post-41733422762690867812014-11-20T16:51:19.808-08:002014-11-20T16:51:19.808-08:00Sounds like that episode of Once Upon a Time would...Sounds like that episode of Once Upon a Time would be a worthwhile thing to review :)Addisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732176527883570863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971426914329031578.post-31459456687521476742014-11-19T07:53:33.698-08:002014-11-19T07:53:33.698-08:00You're very welcome! I'm glad I did too!
...You're very welcome! I'm glad I did too! <br /><br />And yes, it's only a minor part of the story here so it can be missed. But it's more explicitly stated in Once Upon a Time. Which did a "Frozen" theme this year. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348762756996056887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971426914329031578.post-11638409858350877222014-11-18T16:28:20.632-08:002014-11-18T16:28:20.632-08:00Hi Chris! Thanks so much for your kind words about...Hi Chris! Thanks so much for your kind words about my blog! I'm glad you found it!<br />Good insight about Sven and Kristoff! I didn't catch that when I saw the film, but I think you're right!Addisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732176527883570863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971426914329031578.post-28736049723586917722014-11-18T08:40:12.931-08:002014-11-18T08:40:12.931-08:00I love your blog! As someone who wants to work wit...I love your blog! As someone who wants to work with foster kids, learning about movies I can see pertaining to them is great.<br /><br />Another Frozen sub-plot kids can identify with here would also be how Kristoff and Sven were adopted by the Rock Trolls, couldn't it? As Kristoff states "It was just Sven and I before they took us in. They're our family." or something like that. <br /><br />Either way, great movie, and great blog! Just thought I'd also throw that out there! :D Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348762756996056887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971426914329031578.post-18964536075121402902014-10-06T11:37:08.679-07:002014-10-06T11:37:08.679-07:00Hi Sharon! Thanks for sharing this. You've got...Hi Sharon! Thanks for sharing this. You've got something so valid to say about this particularly challenging aspect of foster parenting. If you'd like, I'd love to post these thoughts of yours as their own post. Let me know, and thanks again :)Addisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732176527883570863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971426914329031578.post-9252948888779098702014-10-05T20:30:49.354-07:002014-10-05T20:30:49.354-07:00Hello! This is my younger daughter's (age 5) f...Hello! This is my younger daughter's (age 5) favorite movie of late. Since we spent a lot of time on hair styling this weekend, I saw the movie twice in one day. Or rather, listened to it. One of these days I'd like to see it.<br /><br />During the scene when Elsa and Anna's parents were leaving for a sea voyage, the parents say something like, "see you in a couple weeks!" Of course, it's a Disney movie, so we can't have parents hanging around. My daughter (having seen the movie several times previously) says in a blase tone, "Nope." It didn't seem to phase her.<br /><br />After multiple listenings to this movie (I'm always doing hair while the movie is on) the quote you noted caught my attention: “The heart is not so easily changed, but the head can be persuaded.” I think this is true. I am mother to three kids, including two adopted from foster care. My younger two were placed with me three years ago. Initially, their goal was reunification with their family of origin. After a year, their goal changed to adoption. After two years, we adopted them. People sometimes say to me, “it must have been so amazing/such a relief the day you adopted them!” But that day wasn't a magic switch. For the first year that the kids were with me, I always kept their original goal—reunification--in my mind. I believe in open adoption, but I also believe in foster parents doing their best via open relationships to support reunifications, as well. And, while of course I love my kids, I spent a year thinking: These are not my children. It's my responsibility to care for them the best I can and support them so that they can be successfully reunited with their mother. To do this, I really think one has to reserve a bit of one's self—hold one's self back just a bit—so that you don't completely shatter when children return home. So, when adoption day came—and even before that, when parental rights were terminated/relinquished—I rationally *knew* that the children were “mine”--yet I felt that protective covering on my heart hadn't completely melted. I credit Lisa Dinhofer (http://kodenllc.com/) for validating these feelings... I saw her speak on grief and loss, and when I mentioned how I felt, she said something to the effect of, “the mind is rationale, but the heart—not so much.”<br /><br />So, I'm a bit embarrassed essentially to admit: My feelings, summed up in a Disney quote. But there you have it. I think it's a good quote and theme... because it's true.<br /><br />Oh, and also: Secrets=bad. Ding ding ding ding!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138367593297489616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971426914329031578.post-30513091211226298932014-06-20T07:32:19.498-07:002014-06-20T07:32:19.498-07:00Hi Kimberly. Wow. Thank you so much for sharing th...Hi Kimberly. Wow. Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm so glad that your daughter has recovered. I didn't anticipate the film impacting a viewer in that way, but like you said - it goes to show how much a film an impact a kid. I'm also struck, in the months since this review, of how many young girls really do identify with Elsa. I spoke with a Disney employee a couple weeks ago who said that even the filmmakers don't really understand why the response to the film has been so powerful. Thanks again for your comment.Addisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732176527883570863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971426914329031578.post-58121973480322236882014-06-17T19:37:29.197-07:002014-06-17T19:37:29.197-07:00This movie cause my adopted daughter a bunch of tr...This movie cause my adopted daughter a bunch of trouble. She identified with Elsa and pretended that everything she touched would freeze. She did not want anyone to touch her so as to protect them from her evil. She removed her self from life. She recovered but WOW. We don't watch much TV and that was my first experience on how much a movie can effect a kid. She recovered but we had a few bad weeks and we only watched it on a home TV.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466228487219775475noreply@blogger.com