For decades, cinema gave us a very simple message about blended families: the biological parent is a saint, and the newcomer is a villain. From Cinderella to The Parent Trap , the “step” was shorthand for “scheming,” “resentful,” or simply “in the way.”
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Of course, cinema isn't perfect. We still lack diverse representation of blended families. Most on-screen blends are white, upper-middle-class, and heterosexual. Where is the film about two widowed grandparents blending their multi-ethnic clans? Where is the stepfamily drama set in a working-class apartment, not a suburban McMansion? For decades, cinema gave us a very simple