RILEY: You know, you guys don't have to come to every game. There are also going to be continued opportunities for parental guidance, as we see at the end of the film, when Mom and Dad dish out some words of wisdom while Riley prepares to take the ice with the Foghorns:ĭAD: Now, when you get out there, you be aggressive! RILEY: I know, Dad. Given that she turns twelve at the end of the movie, there are definitely going to be more dilemmas. This shared gripe and grief session between Mom, Dad, and Riley suggests that they may be able to keep a line of communication open in the future, next time Riley has a dilemma. DAD: Spring Lake, where you learned to skate.Īdults and kids finding common ground? What's next- dogs and cats living together? MOM: And the backyard where you used to play. Check out what happens when Riley admits that she misses Minnesota, and asks her Mom and Dad not to be mad at her: Things may get tense, but they know how to respond when Riley blows her top.Īll feet aside, Mom and Dad could both use some work in the "communicating with your kid" department, and by the end of the film, they do learn how to respond to Riley better-or at least we can assume that they do. They even have a contingency plan-"the foot"-for situations just like this one. MOM'S SADNESS: Well, that was a disaster.ĭad has just as much going on behind the scenes as Riley does, but his emotions are seasoned professionals. The foot is down! Dad's emotions celebrate. RILEY: Just shut up! DAD'S ANGER: Fire! DAD: That's it! Go to your room! Now! RILEY: Ugh! DAD'S FEAR: The foot is down. DAD'S FEAR: Ready to launch on your command, sir! Anger blows his top. Dad's Fear and Dad's Disgust turn their keys. Prepare the foot! DAD'S FEAR: Keys to safety position. DAD: Listen, young lady, I don't know where this disrespectful attitude came from… ANGER: You want a piece of this, pops? Come and get it! RILEY: Yeah, well…well… DAD'S ANGER: Here it comes. RILEY: What is your problem? Just leave me alone! DAD'S FEAR: Sir, reporting high levels of sass! DAD'S ANGER: Take it to DEFCON Two. No, no, no! Stay happy! Anger punches Fear and sends him flying out of the frame. ANGER: Oh, I'll show you attitude, old man. DAD'S FEAR: No, not the foot! DAD: Riley, I do not like this new attitude. I don't want to have to put "the foot" down. DAD'S ANGER: What is her deal? All right. DAD'S FEAR: Sir, she just rolled her eyes at us. RILEY: School was great, all right? MOM: Riley, is everything okay? Riley exaggeratedly rolls her eyes and sighs. They see firsthand what happens when you ask a pre-teen to stifle their frustrations and worries when Riley becomes a rage volcano at dinner. Mom and Dad are well-intentioned, of course, but asking Riley to cover up her feelings isn't cool-nor is it the healthy thing to do. Kind of like that old joke: When a mom's chilly, she puts a sweater on her kid. They're negating Riley's sadness because they can't deal with their own. It could be that they need Riley to be happy because they're so stressed if she was openly unhappy, they couldn't handle it because it would remind them of their own sadness. When they repeatedly ask Riley to stay positive and to be their happy girl, they're being unfair. The difference between Mom and Dad's stress and Riley's stress is that Mom and Dad were in on the decision to ditch Minnesota for California Riley wasn't. We even get a glimpse inside their heads and see that they each have their own team of emotions piloting their reactions Mom's is led by Sadness, Dad's by Anger. Now they're stressed out: Dad's got job drama and Mom has a household to manage-whether their furniture and other possessions ever show up or not. Their lives were uprooted when the fam moved to San Francisco, too. Just like Riley, Mom and Dad have a lot on their minds as they adjust to life out west. It's clear that they love Riley like cuh-razy and would do anything for their puck-slapping pride and joy.Ībout that whole "Where's my happy girl?" thing, though… Whether they're cheering Riley on at the hockey rink or encouraging their "happy girl" to keep her chin up after the big move, Mom and Dad have good intentions they really do.
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