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