Share movies featuring Dads and then link back here at The Bumbles. And don't forget to visit your fellow participants!The Bumbles already mentioned my favorite screen dad, Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird. What a genuine hero Atticus is! There are still a couple that I really loved:
Juno (2007). "Mac" MacGuff is Juno's loving, accepting father. Remember that scene at the kitchen table? He advises his daughter to find someone who loves her for who she is, no matter what. "The right person is still going to think the sun shines out your ass." He tells her she that no matter what happens with her romantic life, she'll always have him ("your old D-A-D") to love and support her. How great a dad is that?
Shenandoah (1965). James Stewart is Charlie Anderson, a cantankerous widower with a passel of kids who is trying very hard to stay out of the Civil War. He's not pro-slavery, just the opposite, but he's a pacifist who sees no good coming from his involvement in a war that he fears could harm his sons. My favorite scene is toward the end, when he explains the toll the war has taken to his late wife Martha. Standing at her grave, he tells Martha who from their family will be joining her soon. You realize how much he misses her, how heavy this load has been for him, and how important keeping the children safe has been. Tissues, please!
I'll have to look for Shenandoah, I've never seen it.
ReplyDeletePS--I think I would've included Mrs. Doubtfire. There's a Dad who would do *anything* for his kids.
ReplyDeleteI've not seen either of these, though Juno is on my list of those to see. My list is HERE.
ReplyDeleteOh Juno, good call.
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I totally agree with your "Juno" choice. I've seen Juno three times, and each time I come away impressed by Juno's dad and Stepmom.
ReplyDeleteShenandoah is a new title to me. And I love Jimmy Stuart - I can so see him nailing that graveside scene.
ReplyDeleteYour mention of the war setting made me think of Mel Gibson in The Patriot as another Dad character exuding love for his children.