Posts tagged call me mother
Appreciating 'Mother'
Appreciating 'Mother'

Since 2010 the award-winning Sakamoto Yuji television series Mother has been adapted at least four times in different countries and languages throughout the world. This suspenseful family drama explores what it means to be a mother and how the idea the word “mother” invokes can be ever-changing.

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Lost in TranslationAngela Thomasmother, call me mother, anne, maza, imperfect love, imperfect her, imperfect woman, china, p.r.c., south korea, thailand, turkey, japan, adaptation, Lost in Translation, Sakamoto Yuji, nippon tv, tvNComment
Six Degrees of a Damsel in Distress
Six Degrees of a Damsel in Distress

Ever notice how many stories use the kidnap> quest> rescue formula? It's way too many to count. In most cases, the female characters are weaker or younger than the others, playing into the damsel in distress trope. They need rescuing, and the rescuer is often a stronger older male with a history of violence. Thankfully times are changing and this trope is evolving. Play a game of Six Degrees of a Damsel in Distress to see how.

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Screenwriter SchoolAngela Thomassix degrees, damsel, damsel in distress, taken, john wick, the man from nowhere, stranger things, kimse bilmez, call me mother, se7en, erasedComment