Thursday Movie Picks #35: All in the Family Edition – Stepfamilies

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End of August is around the corner; and since this is the last Thursday in August, Thursday Movie Picks hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves returns with All in the Family Edition. As for this month, the specific theme is Stepfamilies.

Although I had it in mind from the beginning, please rest assured, Cinderella is not on my list. Yet, I promise there will be no happy movies picked. Beware, there will be spoilers; read on your own risk. 

So, here’s my picks.

01. Pan’s Labyrinth (2009)

Guillermo del Toro’s award-showered fairy tale is one of Sinekdoks’ most favorite movies of all time. The main protagonist, Ofelia along with her mother lived with her step-father, a fascist leader on a guerrilla. Living with a step-father with position isn’t actually things that made her happy; if it did, she wouldn’t find the labyrinth.

02. A Tale of Two Sisters (2002)

Sometimes, a step-mother is a menace in movies or stories. Cinderella is an example. Yet, A Tale of Two Sisters is a redefinition of that premise.

03. Dead Silence (2006)

Well, it’s not the main plot device in Dead Silence, but knowing your step-mother is a way to get away from being a puppet or being in a macabre family portrait.

So, that’s my picks. Hit the comment button, please.

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11 responses

  1. Andrew Avatar
    Andrew

    TALE OF TWO SISTERS!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Paskalis Damar AK Avatar
      Paskalis Damar AK

      It is!!!!

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  2. joelnox Avatar
    joelnox

    I haven’t seen any of these although I’ve been meaning to see Pan’s for ages and this is the second list its turned up on today so I’m going to make a point of it. The other two sound intriguing.

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    1. Paskalis Damar AK Avatar
      Paskalis Damar AK

      Pan’s Labyrinth is definitely amazing! The other two was also amazing in different ways.

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  3. Brittani Avatar
    Brittani

    I haven’t seen Dead Silence but I love your other two picks! I used Pan’s Labyrinth already and I’ve got Tale of Two Sisters saved for a later one. Excellent films.

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    1. Paskalis Damar AK Avatar
      Paskalis Damar AK

      That must be great! Glad you loved them.
      Dead Silence is clever although it can be better, but still I recommend it 🙂

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  4. Wendell Avatar
    Wendell

    So happy to see A Tale of Two Sisters get picked. I would’ve picked it myself, but I already used it for an earlier Thursday and don’t want to repeat myself. Instead, I used my picks to bash the American remake. Love Pan’s, too. Haven’t seen Dead Silence. Keep meaning to, but never got around to it for some reason.

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    1. Paskalis Damar AK Avatar
      Paskalis Damar AK

      It also came twice for my pick, I just love how it become the dynamo for the plot.

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  5. Birgit Avatar
    Birgit

    Oh gosh I was going to pick Pan’s Labyrinth when i first read the topic and then forgot. I love this film! It is so sad and creepy when she tasted the food and got chased by ole one eye (OK don’t take that in a dirty way:)) I have not seen the other 2 but they sound intriguing

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    1. Paskalis Damar AK Avatar
      Paskalis Damar AK

      Love it that you loved Pan’d Labyrinth. That’s also the first movie popping into my brain 🙂

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