EDITORIAL: My top 10 movie father-figures and their lessons
You know, in the movies just as in life, biological fathers aren't always in the picture. Some fathers have been taken by death while some have left through divorce or their own accord. Some are still around, but do a terrible job at the role of father. That loss leaves children without a male example in their lives. Nevertheless, just as in life again, movie children will cling to a male role model as a father-figure when their actual father isn't around. In many cases (just as in Brad Paisley songs ), those father-figures end up being just as good, if not better, than the real thing. Here's my official blog list of the top 10 movie father-figures. Again, true to this blog's hook of life lessons, each example is listed with an important lesson they instilled in their respective film. To my surprise, the list is rampantly full of ties and pairs. 1. TIE: Mr. Miyagi (Nuriyuki "Pat" Morita) and Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) in either version of The...