Wednesday 17 November 2010

The greatest Father and Son match-ups in Films

Amplify’d from media.gunaxin.com

When you get right down to it, the issues of relationships and how they ebb and flow are a big feature in Hollywood films. In fact, one of the most heart-wrenching scenes I have recently seen occurred between a father, his young son, and their familial matriarch who had since been turned into a member of the Walking Dead. As the little boy peered out the window and recognized his mother’s shambling form, he was immediately reduced to tears and fled into his father’s arms. Later, as dad’s picking off the zombies one by one from the second story window, he hesitates when his wife appears, unable to end her — and his — misery. Relationships are a powerful thing, and often there is no tighter bond than that between a father and son. Many movies focus on this coupling, but these fifteen examples truly exemplify just how strong that bond can be.

Superman

Sometimes a father’s love for his son is so strong and runs so deep that only the most extreme of circumstances can both seal its roots forever, and render their partnership asunder. Krypton is being destroyed. Jor-El has a hopelessness about him as he makes preparations that will not only complete the circle of life on his planet, but begin it anew on Earth. He locks his infant son, Kal-El in space pod and, with emotion, sends him away to be the champion for other fathers and sons. And so begins the new journey for The Man of Tomorrow.

The Wolfman
The Sandlot
The Rookie

11


The Godfather

Maverick

8


Spider-Man


7


Road to Perdition

The Lion King
Back To School
The Road
The Empire Strikes Back
Finding Nemo
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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