In your write up / analyses, you should address the following questions:
- What role does gender or sexuality play in the lives of the main characters in this film? Do these factors impact the way family members interact with one another?
- How does work/employment (or lackthereof) impact this family and their dynamics?
- What are the communication patterns of family members in this film? Are they effective or ineffective?
- What sorts of stressors are the family in this film experiencing?
- What sort of resources for resilience does this family have that might help them overcome those stressors? What additional resources would have benefitted the family(ies) in this film?
- What sorts of effective parenting strategies do the parents in this film engage in? What sorts of ineffective or harmful strategies are present?
- Based on what you have learned in class, do you believe this film provided a realistic example of how relationships and family dynamics operate in the real-world, or was it more fantastical?
