A question that assails us all at least once in a lifetime, is whether we are really raising our children in the right way, and even if we ourselves were raised in the best possible way.
When we are characterized as spiritual and holistic people, it is not uncommon that sometimes a deep desire to isolate our children from all the negative influences of the environment
Above all, in a Western world so capitalist, superficial, and full of publicity that it leads us to think that we need things that are not really going to make us happy.
Captain fantastic is a movie that premiered in 2016 and that will surely lead you to a very deep reflection if you are this type of father. I was lucky enough to meet her recently, and it seems to me that she deserves at least to dedicate a recommendation entry.
Ben, played by Viggo Mortensen, is a very rare parent. Together with his wife, he has decided to raise his 6 children completely away from the influences and comforts of civilization. The family dynamic develops in the completely ecological and sustainable cabins that in the forests of the northern United States constitute the only home they know.
Ben and his wife do not raise their children as savages. Quite the opposite.
In addition to worrying that they know how to survive on their own in nature from a very early age and that they maximize their physical potentials, family hours pass between very diverse readings, from classic novels, to quantum physics, and There is a strong demand that each of them build their own opinion of the world.
The pedagogical ideal of this couple, which in strict theory works perfectly, is constantly marred by the fact that the wife suffers from a serious bipolar disorder and that the rest of her family is openly against the way in which They decided to raise their children.
When a serious tragedy shakes the family, and it is forced to move to the city, Ben must deal with 4 teenage children and two small but very horny, who also begin to question the way in which they have been educated.
Captain Fantastic is an extremely balanced film, because in addition to leading us to a nutritious reflection of our role as parents and the limits that we may or may not impose on society and our children, it is also plagued by touching family moments, a good sense of humor, and a family drama with which it is easy to identify.
Perhaps we are also facing a film with a great capacity to be controversial.
Although it was nominated for several Oscars, the reality is that it did not have a great impact on the media, much less than it really deserves, because we can assure that it is a film of great quality in all its aspects.
Captain fantastic is a great movie to watch as a family with our children over ten years old, and from which it is worth extracting a couple of pedagogical tips that, without having to confine ourselves in a forest far from everything, we can apply in our family environment to raise freer children, more responsible for themselves and better prepared to face the world so difficult that it awaits them.
The film can be found in Spanish as a fantastic captain, or in English as a fantastic captain . It is very worth giving us the task of getting it.
I hope, dear readers of this great community of the White Brotherhood, that you enjoy this movie as much as I enjoyed it and extract all the best from it.
AUTHOR: Kikio, editor in the big family of hermandadblanca.org
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