
Mars Needs Moms
PG, 2011, Walt Disney Pictures
Director:
Simon Wells
Starring:
Seth Green, Joan Cusack, Dee Bradley Baker, Elisabeth Harnois, Dan Fogler, Tom Everett Scott, Mindy Sterling
Plot:
Take out the trash, eat your broccoli - who needs moms anyway? Nine-year-old Milo finds out how much he needs his when she's nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. In a race against time and oxygen, his quest to save her knows no bounds.
1
Aliens search for moms who teach discipline
Themes: Discipline, Motherhood, Mothers, Parenting, Raising Children
2
Boy caught trying to hide disobedience
Themes: Deception, Defiance, Disobedience, Hidden Sin, Insubordination, Motherhood, Parenting, Raising Children
3
Son regrets harsh words towards mother
Themes: Confession, Controlling the Tongue, Mother-Son, Motherhood, Parenting, Raising Children, Remorse, Words
4
Boy must trust unseen voice for salvation
Themes: Trust, Trusting God
5
Boy tries to describe mothers to aliens
Themes: Communication, Misunderstanding, Mothers, Outcast, Understanding
6
Boy hides from alien captors
Themes: Desperation, Escape, Hiding, Trapped
7
Boy lists reasons he loves mom
Themes: Mother-Son, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Care
8
Alien learns value of community
Themes: Belonging, Community, Loneliness, Love