What is the movie, Mom, Dad and Her about?
The book is GREAT! I would strongly encourage movie goers to read the original novel. I don’t know that it’s important to read it before you see the movie, but I do think you don’t want to miss the reading experience that the novel offers in addition to the movie. I am such a big fan of this novel that I was very concerned about how the movie would “recreate” it. I was devastated when I saw the advertisements and movie trailers… this wasn’t the Terabithia that I remembered and loved! When I saw the movie, however, I was VERY pleased with how the book was presented. I don’t often cry at movies, but this one was a three-hankie event.
Sydney Foster (15) is sent to spend the summer with her father and his new wife Emma Pierangeli Foster (Melora Hardin) when her volatile behavior finally pushes her mother to the breaking point. While at first Sydney lashes out, feeling abandoned yet again, she unexpectedly finds herself connecting with her new stepmother, who is nervously expecting her first child. It is this relationship with her stepmother, and the birth of the new baby that finally heals the wounds left by her parent’s bitter divorce. In our movie, the character of Emma (Melora Hardin) reads a book called “A Healing Divorce,” which advocates using ceremony to transform a divorce into an experience that promotes healing and growth for both parents and children. If you would like more information about this book or about the topic in general, go to www.healingdivorce.com.
