Have you ever seen a movie and after felt like a new person? Movies make us feel like we can live a different life, they allow us to escape the reality of what we live with every day by giving us a whole new persona. Some movies allow us to experience a whole new life, for example having 11 brothers and sisters when you might be an only child. Cheaper By The Dozen is a film that can relate to many people through realism and problematic scenes.
The 2003 remake of a classic family film centers around two college sweethearts that get married and both want a big family. This big family dream turns into 12 children later and a mess of problems that every family can relate to. Tom and Kate, the parents of 12 children, have a hard time controlling the rowdy bunch when Kate suddenly gets a book tour and Tom gets his dream coaching job. From diapers to emotional teens this family romance comedy has everything but still being a well rounded uplifting family movie.
The movie gives you a realistic feel with the insanity that comes with having 12 children. Coming from a family with 2 older sisters on my father's side and 2 younger siblings on my mother's side, I could relate to how the children were feeling when the younger ones feel left out or the older ones couldn't afford a car because instead of working they had to babysit. I could also relate to the parents because they have many of the same beliefs in raising kids as myself such as wanting to give you children an equal lifestyle where no one is better than another they all have their own talents and personalities.
In almost every movie there is some sort of problem the characters come across and have to solve and more likely than not they will solve it before the end of the movie or there will be a sequel. If Batman and The Joker got along then the story would fall apart because there conflict together intrigues the viewer and makes the viewer want to know how they will battle it out and who will win?
The problematic plot line shows how families in the movies can be like real life families. These are real life events that some kids have to go through and it is nice that this movie makes light of it.
Cheaper By the Dozen creates an escape for viewers to watch and get passed their own personal problems by creating a distraction with its family comedy vibe. By doing this it allows the viewers to feel empathy for the characters this then acknowledges the relationship between the viewer and character making the viewer feel part of the film. By creating a non-realistic reality for the viewer it creates a fantasy which then allows them to be more engaged in the film and think about it film even after the movie is over.
