Adoption issues have been present throughout the Star Wars series – Luke Skywalker lives under misconceptions about his birth father, then believes he must oppose him, and finally reconciles with him. Luke and Leia meet as strangers (and love interests) and later learn that they are siblings. In the most recent movies, we meet Rey, a young woman with no family connection, and no last name. We meet Kylo Ren, who has turned away from his birth parents and birth name in favor of the destiny he believes awaits him because of his ancestry. In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the galaxy faces an ul ..read more

When Vanellope’s arcade game is damaged, and her arcade gets WiFi, Vanellope and her friend Wreck-It Ralph go online in hopes of saving her game, but when exposed to a whole new world, Vanellope starts to wonder if she really does want to reclaim her past. ** SPOILERS AHEAD THE REST OF THE WAY ** The Adoption Connection A scene lasting a few minutes makes light of adoption; When Vanellope’s game is unplugged, she declares that she and the other characters of her game are homeless. A married couple from other games express that they will adopt 15 of the young characters. One expresses that ..read more