Hollywood and the Absent Father

While it's clear that the films we're currently watching (Trouble with the Curve, Field of Dreams, Catch Me if You Can) have an absent father figure and a son (or daughter) that is striving for their affection or, at the very least, acceptance, other films (The Godfather and Road to Perdition for instance) also address this topic.  Kate Carraway, in her article "Absent dads - Hollywood rarely gets the story right" attempts to explain the issues with the absent father in both film and television.  Is she right?  Is fatherhood (and by extension manhood) on trial?  The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative offers programs that try to raise the importance of fathers up; they even schedule a Fathers' Walk to School.   Your task is to discuss why you think that the absent father motif is common in film.  After doing this, you then need to discuss which of the films resonated the strongest with you.

Remember that you need to use at least three hundred words and good writing conventions.  Also remember that you will have a stronger post if you use specific examples.

2015 or 2015?

October 21, 2015: two versions of Marty McFly will be roaming Hill Valley and hilarity will be experienced by all.  While Robert Zemeckis attempts to predict what 2015 will be like, he does get some things wrong.  Your task will be to compare and contrast 2015 to Zemeckis' fictionalized version.  It may be helpful to to discuss each of the 2015s individually in their own paragraphs and then discuss the similarities in a separate paragraph.  Remember that you need to write at least three hundred words and demonstrate good writing conventions.  Oh, and BE SPECIFIC!