At look at this weekend\u2019s movies shows a theme of change and one film seems to have the good old family secrets theme.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not saying the plot or storyline has that change theme because I haven\u2019t seen any of these movies, yet. But looking carefully at the premises on any marketing media for the films and you\u2019ll see that change theme.<\/p>\n
Yet this is nothing new. Change is one of the constant themes at the movies. The character\u2019s equilibrium is disturbed and a change takes place. The character\u2019s sense of peace is challenged and he or she goes through a change.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s weird that change which is supposed to be so exciting is actually quite predictable since change is what happens to characters all the time.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s in the way it\u2019s done that may count.<\/p>\n
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) is the sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and there\u2019s a hint of change indicated in the premise, abut Peter Quills (Chris Pratt) \u201ctrue parentage\u201d.<\/p>\n
Having a \u201ctrue parentage\u201d out there somewhere indicates that Peter Quill may discover it on his way. Some change in his environment must happen to get there.<\/p>\n
The theme of children discovering something about their parents can change the children from inside out.<\/p>\n
This is where the theme of family secrets comes in. The unraveling of family secrets is compelling. The characters are changed by the revelation or the discovery of a long-held truth that someone from the family was in the dark about.<\/p>\n
The question we may ask is what good does revealing the secret do? Should the secret have been hid all together?<\/p>\n
If your mother knew something about you and you didn\u2019t know and she told you, how would you feel? What if it was a bombshell? Could revealing the secret be destructive?<\/p>\n
It seems we need to have the wisdom to know when to reveal and when to withhold information.<\/p>\n
I guess this may lead into when Peter Quills is on the brink of discovering his so-called \u201ctrue parentage\u201d.<\/p>\n
Who reveals it and why?<\/p>\n
How is it revealed?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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