The New Normal: How Modern Cinema Navigates Blended Family Dynamics
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Step-parents are now portrayed as flawed people trying their best, rather than antagonists.
In the past, stepfamilies were often depicted through a "deficit-comparison" lens, focusing solely on what they lacked compared to nuclear families. Modern cinema now embraces the : Holiday Films: Reflections on Evolving Family Dynamics