May 24, 2011

Family Night Out: Kung Fu Panda 2

May 24th 2011 Posted to Adoptive Parents,Current Events

The sequel to “Kung Fu Panda” comes out in theaters on Thursday, May 26th. As viewers of the first movie might remember, the main character, Po the panda, is adopted, having been raised by the noodle-making goose. From what I have been reading in the press, the sequel deals with adoption themes in more depth, exploring how Po came to be adopted and mentioning that another character was raised in an orphanage. Angelina Jolie, who is the voice of the character Tigress and a three-time adoptive mom, says that her adopted children “absolutely love the movie … I wondered whether they’d ask me questions about it… But because ‘adoption’ and ‘birth mothers’ and ‘orphanage’ and all that in our home these are happy words, they’re used to these discussions and they just felt that much more proud that they were a little more like Po.”

What do you think? Will you take your children to see “Kung Fu Panda 2″? Will you “pre-screen” it yourself first to see if the discussion of adoption is appropriate? If you have seen the movie, please be sure to post your thoughts on it in the comments!

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