Disney's The Kid
Focus

  
By Sherri Lederman Mandell

Print and discuss after the film, around the family dinner table or while you're out for a ride. Reading them before the film will help focus your viewing.
 
  1. What scene in your childhood would you like to replay and why?

  2. Was there a time in your childhood when you needed to stand up and fight and didn't?

  3. What does the design of Russ's house tell us about Russ's character?

  4. Why doesn't Russ speak to his father? When is it right to cut a parent out of one's life?

  5. Is childhood an idyllic time or a painful time as presented in the movie?
  6. Why does Russ's girlfriend stay with him, given his personality?

  7. How is the world of work presented?

  8. How is Russ as a boss? Have you had a similar boss?

  9. How is Russ's job a metaphor for our times?

  10. What does it mean to be a loser in the movie? How would you define a "loser'?

Please share your thoughts with us that were triggered by these questions at our Film Board.

 

Sherri Lederman Mandell is a writer, mother and former hat model.
 
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