TCP#26: Stepmom

Hello there, my dear Couchers! Welcome to the February 23rd edition of Tuesday Couch Potatoes where we post about a movie each week. This week's theme is For The LOVE Of Family. If there is one movie that touched and moved you because it brings you closer to home and to your family, then come share it with us this week.

Our theme last week was: For the LOVE of Nature. ACmomCee of Join my Stroll featured AVATAR, the one film that replaced Titanic in the No. 1 spot. While it is essentially a sci-fi movie, it has indeed an environmental theme to it.

And now for my pick this week: Stepmom. A 1998 comedy-drama film starring Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts, Stepmom is a family-oriented movie unlike any other. While I do not promote divorce which is an element in the movie, I do love the fact that even two women who is competing with each other for the affection of two children can still call a truce and make peace with one another. That even if one cannot replace the fact as to who the biological mother is, LOVE can still move mountains and allow for a change of heart to happen.

The film is about Jackie and Luke, a recently divorced couple who are struggling to keep their children happy dsepite the sudden change in their lifestyle. Then comes Isabel in the picture, the new woman in the life of Luke, young and a successful photographer, and who is the official stepmom when Luke proposed to her. There is friction in the house. Isabel tries to do a balancing act between making the children feel happy and comfortable around her and keeping her career but Anna (the daughter) is making things difficult. Jackie on the other hand is bitter: she blames Isabel for their failed marriage, and she treats Isabel coldly because of this and the fact that Isabel is a career woman, a deep contrast to herself. The day when Jackie was diagnosed of cancer made matters worse. She became angry because after all the sacrfices she made for her family, she would soon lose her life.

The two women repeatedly clashed against one another, with Jackie largely questioning Isabel's parenting. They were given a chance to bond though and were able to reveal each other's true feelings and fears. While Isabel feared that the daughter Anna would wish that her real mom were present on her wedding day, Jackie feared that Anna will completely forget about her. This led to the two women understanding each other better and eventually, with the acceptance of the children and Jackie into the family (evident in the Christmas family picture where Jackie invited Isabel to join them). It was a happy ending, because Jackie was more importantly able to make peace with herself.

Have you got a wonferful family movie to share? Then come join us this week for TCP. Don't forget to add your TCP link to the MckLinky below so that others may find and visit you too.




That's it for this week's TCP. Next week, March 2, we will feature School Is Fun movies.

Take care everyone and have a Happy TCP!

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