Nowadays the world progresses faster than ever. The nation has been swept by rapid developments in technology and inspiring social movements. Directors and artists notice these changes, and as a result, film adapts. The release date of a film can speak volumes about a film. It is a marker of all the elements available at a specific time to form the formal and social qualities of a film. Often, directors adapt or remake films to shed a new light on the story or situation. In 1998, Nancy Meyers directed the remake of Disney’s The Parent Trap from 1961, and the growth, in both formal and social qualities, within thirty-seven years is evident. The distinct differences between the childhood classic films The Parent Trap, 1961 and 1998, detail the enhancement of
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The premise of the films revolves around the twin girls switching places to bring their split parents back together. In 1961, “divorce was on the rise, and open spousal conflict--especially physical conflict--was widely regarded by professionals as an indication of serious marital dysfunction” (Mack 24). During the film the girls discuss the rise of divorce and decline of marriages, a trend that started around the release of the film. However, by 1998 divorce was a common concept in most households. More and more children were growing up in split family dynamics. Therefore in Nancy Meyers’ version of The Parent Trap, the girls focused more on the fact that they were split from each other, rather than their parents were split. As time progressed people realized that sometimes marriages cannot be fixed and the act of divorcing is not evil, but instead, practical. Society’s tolerance grows as we move forward because we are wiser to the mistakes made before us. The difference social actions in The Parent Trap films display the nation’s increasing social
The premise of the films revolves around the twin girls switching places to bring their split parents back together. In 1961, “divorce was on the rise, and open spousal conflict--especially physical conflict--was widely regarded by professionals as an indication of serious marital dysfunction” (Mack 24). During the film the girls discuss the rise of divorce and decline of marriages, a trend that started around the release of the film. However, by 1998 divorce was a common concept in most households. More and more children were growing up in split family dynamics. Therefore in Nancy Meyers’ version of The Parent Trap, the girls focused more on the fact that they were split from each other, rather than their parents were split. As time progressed people realized that sometimes marriages cannot be fixed and the act of divorcing is not evil, but instead, practical. Society’s tolerance grows as we move forward because we are wiser to the mistakes made before us. The difference social actions in The Parent Trap films display the nation’s increasing social