Teen & Date Night Movies:: Family Movie Moms with OhAmanda {Ep 36}

Don't Mom Alone Podcast

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Education

5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2014

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

As most of you know, Amanda White (from OhAmanda.com) and I have been chatting about movies (right here in Episode 27 and Episode 31) and labeling ourselves (maybe?) “Family Movie Moms”.

And we’re at it again. This episode, however, is directed towards older kids and date nights. . .still family movies but for the older members of your family.

Because we talk about 5 different movies, this is a longer episode. We considered chopping it up into 5 episodes or two parts. But decided y’all are adults and can decide when to start & stop based on your multi-tasking/podcast listening habits.

(**speaking of being adults. . . please note this may be an episode you choose to listen to with earbuds in, so little ones don’t hear about things which are inappropriate for their innocent spirits)

These are the movies we chat about:

Maleficent

(PG with Angelina Jolie & Elle Fanning)

example of a powerful person becoming evil & humbled (like Nebuchadnezzar)
another story of true love being less about a boy/girl and more about family
how revenge never works out and forgiveness is necessary
an example of how even if you are sorry, your choices have consequences
lack of a true “bad guy” (blurred lines of good vs. evil)
(Phil Vischer Podcast)

Belle

(PG with Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson)

a historical piece, based on a true story, addressing topics of race, social standing, value of life, and human justice.
a love story and a political/social commentary
great movie to watch with a group and discuss around dessert/dinner

Guardians of the Galaxy

(PG-13 with Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper)

the appeal of a superhero movie
misfits coming together for one common cause–don’t have to be the greatest & brightest to do great things.
Groot (as in, “I am Groot”) demonstrates sacrificial giving/love
“If the world thinks you should be 13 to see a movie, then you should be 13.”
Toys for little kids that go with PG-13 movies
(Pleygo–Lego subscription ** Affiliate Link)

Begin Again

(R with Adam Levine, Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo)

for those who love music and how music is created (any artist really)
a story of redemption in careers and marriage. Going back to your first love.
answers the question “is fame the best goal?”

The Giver

(PG-13 with Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep)

a movie based off the Young Adult Fiction book by Lois Lowry
what you miss out on when you live in a world where everyone is the same.
promotes the value of life and the importance of how we are meant to be different.
how simple/easy/same keeps us from experiencing the highs & lows of emotion.
(Read the book! click here)

Does your family follow the movie rating guides? How do you decide if a child is old enough to see a movie?

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to the God-centered mom podcast with me, Heather McFadden.
0:06.8	As the mom to four young boys, I know mother is hard, but sometimes I think I make it even
0:12.2	harder than it needs to be.
0:14.2	I'll worry about my needs being met or all.
0:17.2	It's been so much energy trying to make my boys happy that I forget that if I would
0:21.1	take my eyes off me and my eyes off my kids and keep my eyes on God, that those desires
0:26.3	would grow strangely dim and their contentment would go up as I'm led by his spirit.
0:31.6	I also forget that I'm surrounded by God.
0:34.4	He is going before me and places that I'm fearful of.
0:38.3	He is walking with me on the hard days and he's coming behind me, redeeming any mistake
0:43.4	I may.
0:44.4	So each week, I'll interview a new guest and we'll discuss what it means to be a God-centered
0:49.3	mom.
0:50.3	Thanks for listening.
0:56.3	Welcome to episode 36 of the God-centered mom podcast.
0:59.6	Today is another episode of Family Movie Moms, Amanda White from oamanda.com and I are
1:06.3	going to chat about movies.
1:08.1	And typically in the last couple episodes we've done here on movies, we've talked about
1:12.8	kids movies and movies.
1:13.8	You can watch as a family and different topics you can address after watching the movie,
1:19.1	conversations you can have.
1:20.8	Today, we're going to be talking about five different movies that are probably more
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