Transfiguring Adoption’s Overview:

The target audience appears to be all children. It also appears this movie would be best for all families that enjoy the Star Wars film series. With characters from every facet of the Star Wars universe making an appearance this special is one the whole family can enjoy. Foster and Adopt families can benefit from this because of the wide range of eras it covers. It can be a bonding experience for parents that grew up with the original trilogy or even the prequels to their kids who watched the new trilogy and The Mandalorian. The movie also hits home the importance of connection as well as training which is a great reminder for all parents.

As a massive Star Wars fan, I liked the special. The Lego series movies and shorts are always put together well so adults and kids can both enjoy them and this one is no different. To inside jokes and visual gag humor this special checks all of the Star Wars fandom boxes and at only 47 minutes is a perfect length of our viewers with shorter attention spans.

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How is This Relevant To Adoption & Foster Care?

The target audience appears to be all children. It also appears this movie would be best for all families that enjoy the Star Wars film series. With characters from every facet of the Star Wars universe making an appearance this special is one the whole family can enjoy. Foster and Adopt families can benefit from this because of the wide range of eras it covers. It can be a bonding experience for parents that grew up with the original trilogy or even the prequels to their kids who watched the new trilogy and The Mandalorian. The movie also hits home the importance of connection as well as training which is a great reminder for all parents.

As a massive Star Wars fan, I liked the special. The Lego series movies and shorts are always put together well so adults and kids can both enjoy them and this one is no different. To inside jokes and visual gag humor this special checks all of the Star Wars fandom boxes and at only 47 minutes is a perfect length of our viewers with shorter attention spans.

Discussion Points:

• Bonding over a Shared Interest
  Since Star Wars stretches 40+ years it can be a bonding experience for many generations. Talk about favorite characters, themes and plots from the various movies and tv shows. If children are only familiar with the more recent franchises this can even be an opportunity to introduce them to the older movies and talk about how you enjoyed them as a child also. 
• Things Not Going as Planned
  Rey makes a big mess of things while trying to become a better teacher and it takes roughly 30 minutes of hilarity to clean up the mess. A key takeaway is that no matter how big you mess things up there is always a solution and sometimes asking for help or guidance can make things move faster.

Cautionary Points:

• • Some cartoon LEGO violence
    Nothing scary or graphic. Mostly character losing parts and getting rebuilt in classic Lego fashion 
  • One scene with a shirtless Kylo Ren Lego mini fig
    The Lego team makes fun of Adam Driver’s shirtless scenes from the newest trilogy. It is really funny how they bring in the Easter eggs from all the movies into the special.

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About the Author: Steve Madole

I am an adoptive dad of three boys living near Grand Rapids, MI with my wife, our cats and dog. We also fostered many other children in the last 5 years! I have done many trainings with the Dr. Karen Purvis Institute and try to keep up on different trauma training’s monthly. My whole family nerds out on comic books, video games, movies and regular books! We often read a lot of the same comics and books which can lead to some awesome conversations!

**Transfiguring Adoption is a nonprofit organization seeking to nurture growth in foster and adoptive families by giving a HOOT about their families. Transfiguring Adoption does not intend for its reviewers nor its review to be professional, medical or legal advice. These reviews and discussion guides are intended to help parents to better be able to connect and understand their children who come from traumatic backgrounds.