The Emotional Rollercoaster of Instant Family
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- With Instant Family, I expected just a fun heartfelt comedy about foster care. What I got was a lot more.
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Adopted our three older kids in Cali. The "fost to adopt" is a term where the parental rights have already been removed so now they are looking for families who would adopt the kids. There are families who actually sign up for that as they know they couldn't handle the stress of knowing the kids who they fell in love with can be ripped away from them at any moment.
We don't have it in Illinois, but it's a good sounding system. That fear of heartbreak is usually number one on the list of reasons people avoid getting a license, and foster to adopt is a perfect middle ground.
How come I never knew about this movie until now?!
God, I wish more people talked about this movie. It's incredible and so accurate to the experience without feeling like a commercial for fostering.
Mr. Owen sir, your recordings of yourself are off. Low frame rate or something.
Greg: "Do not go to adoption sites. Seeing those needy faces will be overwhelming."
Also Greg: *Proceeds to slam you with a montage of needy faces.*
Me: "Ok well now I'm gonna just to spite you...and me."
I keep thinking about how I can hardly handle one genetic child and you’re some kinda super daddy.
I know, right? While I feel pretty good about my two sons, man, Greg is next level!
Bah! They talk about it in the movie, the feeling like you have to be a special person to foster, but it's not like that. Also, there's something weirdly calming about being outnumbered. There's no point in fighting, the day just goes how it goes, lol.
Besides, the super parent is my wife. I just watch with awe.
This is an unexpected surprise. I frikkin loved Instant Family.
I remember my wife watching it when we were getting licensed, but I didn't catch it with her. I missed out back then because this is such a treasure!
Instant Family crushes me. It is my go-to movie when I need to ugly cry. It is visceral and beautiful.
My kid pretty much always behaved how I wanted him to. The worst I get is a sigh when I ask him to do his homework. Maybe he snaps "yes!" if he's irritated and I'm asking if he's done something he's already done. But other than that, I basically have a miraculously good child. I hope all of you future parents can be so lucky.
I remember seeing this movie at the cinema simply because of positive word of mouth from friends and family. My wife and I really enjoyed it.
Hearing about this movie makes me think of Lilo and Stitch. I know it's a far cry from what's realistic but it was my first introduction to families that go through situations that deal with the system. I'm definitely gonna check out this movie tho. Seems interesting.
I'd love to see your take on "Shazam!" and the foster parents/family in that.
I was so glad they showed teens who weren't insane, that's the stigma with teenagers. The foster parts were just beautiful..... I only wish I could have enjoyed any other parts of the sequel, lol.
I'd like a part 2 talking about the demo scene and the grandma.
This is one of those rare movies that I thought I would hate for being a cheesy, basic, mainstream comedy (especially based on the marketing/trailers). But after being forced to watch it with friends, I was shocked how much I absolutely loved it!
Same here. I didn’t even recognize it, until I saw the “d*ck pick scene” and I remembered seeing that as the commercial, and remembering that it looked like a horrible movie.
In context the aforementioned scene plays out much better than I thought, and is really not indicative of what the movie as a whole is. It’s a great movie, with a great message, that somehow avoids making it seem like it’s preaching to its audience. You can just as easily go away saying that foster to adopt is not for me.
Thanks for your review of this movie. And good luck with not breaking down on camera covering "Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot" if you do that one.
Sharing your experience and your view on this movie has lifted my view on this movie. I didn't think it was bad, I just thought it was alright. But your view has shifted me on that.
Oh yeah, I've watched this movie a couple of times. It's an underappreciated gem. Good comedy and strong drama. Plus Marky Mark, Rose Byrne, and Isabela Merced are great!
International adoption does indeed feel icky at times during the process. I have zero regrets though, even though all the ups and downs. It's not the same as fostering but there are a lot of parallels with the needs and issues facing the kids.
This is the best mark wahlberg style movie
He's the perfect amount of Wahlberg in this!
Besides other guys. Totally agree!!
I've seen this film once, around the time it came out, and didn't appreciate it nearly as much as you did, partly because I didn't realise just how well they cover the foster system in the film - most of what I even know about it is because of your videos, and even then I don't know how much of that carries over to Canada - and partly because I'm not a fan of Mark Wahlberg. Also, the parts with Jacob were tough to watch, and I won't elaborate further than that.
Maybe I'll give it another watch, and see how I feel this time round. Great video, Greg.
8:27 Not the first instance I've heard of this kind of maliciousness, but I have a big, but somewhat simple question:
Why.
Why would anyone do that to a child?
Thanks for pointing out about kids' bad behavior being a normal part of growing up. My biological child can be a terror sometime despite our best efforts. Other days she can be a perfect angel. One of our church elders is convinced that we're horrible parents and that she's a demon child. Most of the time though, everything is just fine. She's otherwise a loving, caring and wonderful human being. I suspect the reason that the foster children's bad behavior is highlighted by people is because they're not coming in from the beginning so you don't know the patterns yet, just like the people who see my kid having a bad day.
Great nowI want to watch this movie but I can't because I know it will get me thinking about foster and adoption. I want to, but my main fear is integration with my children. We have 7, youngest is 3, oldest about to be 13 and I would want to take older children if we did it.
I thought it was a great movie, but I must admit I felt it gave the wrong impression of fostering as every couple was looking to "grow their family".
Reunification is supposed to be the goal, not a fear as it is portrayed in this film.
If someone were to ask me "draw what you think your child will look like" You'd see me draw a stick figure. For one I can't draw, for two. You don't know. If I were to ask to draw who they will become. I'd draw the same thing. If I were asked to draw who I would hope them to be I would draw myself as an old man with my children and their families all with smiles. Because that's my hope. I want my children to be happy. I want them to live long lives and to be able to have a family of their own one day. I want them to know that they are loved, and so long as I shall live they will always be loved, and when the time comes that I will die I wish for there to be at least one person who still loves them.
and this is EXACTLY why I don't foster dogs. 😂
Just watched, it was so good!!
just here for the support 👍
If you've been following my comments up until this point. You know why I had to donate. God bless you Greg!
I appreciate you, sir! I think you put us over 3500!
I've never been to that adoption site, Greg, and you flashing those images of the kids is making my heart do silly things. Stop, you.
joooiinnnnn uussssss. one of us, one of us, lol
Greg out here doing the Lord's work.
sounds like a good recommendation, Greg
Saw this movie in theaters with my sister and it was such a pleasant surprise after not expecting much. Really glad you covered it.
I’m stopping this video after three minutes. I just rented the movie on Amazon prime, and I’ll come back here after I’ve watched it in the next few days. 😊
I interviewed Anders when I was working an internship for a local paper and he was promoting his indie movie “Never Been Thawed.” He was living in AZ and just about to move to CA to get his Hollywood career going - it’s been pretty interesting to see how successful he’s become
I’ve never heard of this movie. It sounds relatable from what you’ve said as we foster kids as well. Glad you promote fostering as well as make great content. Keep up the good work!
Great movie. I wish more contemporary movies were like this one. I'll probably watch it a second time.
I would love to see your take on IF. Was it any good? Trying to decide if it's worth a watch
My wife and I, who have fostered and adopted, both love this movie for many of the reasons that you mentioned. We were very impressed with how many of the negative points that it brings up, while still being funny and giving an overall very positive message about fostering and adopting from the system. We saw most of the issues that we encountered in our journey portrayed in the movie.
As sole custodian and conservator of my adult disabled child, sometimes one of the birth parents is so invested in the fantasy, they can't handle the reality. My son and I have been on our own since he was 6. He is 25 now.
Bless you for what you do, no one else could
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I was with you on watching this movie until you mentioned it normalizes same s3x "couples" adopting. I can't support that.
I'm a conservative leaning Catholic, so I get it. That said, I've seen this film and loved it. I think the good outweighs the bad, and the same sex couple more portrays a pre-existing reality than "promotes" it.
Whether you decide to watch is between you and God.
For my Baptist two cents, they only show up like 5 times and are on screen for maybe 10 minutes. Additionally, the photos at the end of the movie imply the characters are based on actual people and are not just inserted to "force diversity."