Tag Archives: family relationship

Tarzan

Title: Tarzan

Date: 1999

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Human Growth and Development

Keywords: family relationship, family demographics, response to crises, social and cultural influences, types of parents

Rating: G – General Audiences

Audience(s): Children Under 12, Families

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Tarzan was an orphaned baby left in the jungle. An ape named Kala found him and raised him as his own. As Tarzan grew up, he believed that the animals were his family, that is until he saved an expeditioner named Jane Porter in the jungle. Tarzan is forced to choose who his family is, his animal friends or Jane.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How did Tarzan’s development differ because he wasn’t raised by humans? How did Jane’s father’s opinions shape the way she reacted throughout the film?

Places to view: Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Identity Thief

Title: Identity Thief

Date: 2013

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Keywords: decision-making, family relationship, financial management

Rating: R – Restricted

Audience(s): College Age, Adults, Parents, Couples

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Sandy Patterson gets a call one day that his identity has been stolen. At the risk of losing his job over his stolen identity, Sandy leaves his wife and children and decides to travel across the country to find the other Sandy that has stolen his identity. The movie follows Sandy as he tracks down the thief and tries to clear his name.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How do Sandy’s wife and children react to him leaving them behind to clear his name? Do you think it was a good idea to for Sandy’s children to meet and become attached to their father’s impersonator?

Places to view: Itunes, Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play

Contributor: Krista Hamann

The Blind Side

Title: The Blind Side

Date: 2009

Media type: Film

Category: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Rating: PG-13

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults, Parents, Couples, Families

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Leigh Anne Touhy is a strong, tough, and opinionated wife and mother. While she rarely shows the soft side of her personality, that all changes when she learns about Michael Oher, a homeless boy that is seen hanging around her children’s private school. The movie follows the family as they take in Michael as their own and push him to his full potential. With their assistance, Michael becomes a successful student and football player. They all learn that family is more important than anything else.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Why do you think Leigh Anne chose to be a parent to Michael? How did the family have to change to accommodate a new member in the family? How do you think Leigh Anne reacted to other’s opinions about her changing family?

Contributor: Krista Hamann