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Modern cinema has actively subverted this archetype. A quintessential example is Nancy Meyers's The Parent Trap (1998). While it retains the premise of reuniting the biological parents, the narrative arc eventually pivots to the acceptance of the step-parents. The film portrays the young stepmother-to-be, Meredith Blake, not as evil, but as a obstacle to the children's agency. More importantly, the film Step Brothers (2008) inverts the power dynamic entirely. Here, the "children" are fully grown men (Brennan and Dale), and the step-parents are the rational, long-suffering victims of their regression. Father of the Bride About This Movie You