Zoe - Borrowed Hearts (1997) Discussion

[–] fitzulica 15 years ago

hahaha! do you have kids? most of the them will be like her and they are far away from being brats.:-))

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What kills me is how she isn't even punished for climbing that tree at the end and scaring her mom and Sam.

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[–] prov35 15 years ago

Also, she wasn't even punished for breaking Sam's Cuban cigars and messing up his den...Sam had to apologize to Zoe for trying to reprimand her.

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[–] jnwa3 15 years ago

I think she was a HUGE brat! And so annoying... I have 3 grown kids and 5 little grandbabies and thank goodness none of them act like that little girl! It's just a part...hopefully she's not so annoying in person!

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[–] MissMellieY 15 years ago

I have yet to see a kid that age who doesn't do some of those sorts of things. Granted, some of the things she did deserved punishment but she was no more of a brat than any other kid I have known. Actually, I thought she was quite sweet and the interaction between her and Sam was as well.

"A man's kiss is his signature" -- Mae West

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[–] rizdek 12 years ago

Not particularly.

Have you ever watched Miracle on 34th Street? Her "running into the house" rather mirrored a similar scene from that old movie. I'm sure the producer/directors at least hoped some folks would be able to make the connection. It was obviously a plot device to get her and her mother to link up with Sam.

I have trouble taking the posts in this thread seriously.

Punishing a child for climbing a tree in distress? Punishing someone for trying to do what they thought would protect someone they loved? Discipline is often needed, but punishment is inappropriate for those kinds of actions. If you don't know the difference, I would pity your children.

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[–] mdmdefarge 12 years ago

I think it was more Kathleen being an enabler. She really didn't discipline Zoe. She treated her more as an equal than a parent/child (i.e. when Sam first offered her the job to pretend to be his wife, she had to "discuss" it with Zoe first). It also seemed like everything in her life was about Zoe. I agree your child should always come first, but if they grow up thinking it's all about them they will be spoiled little brats.

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[–] Knitsit 10 years ago

so how much of an idiot does that make you to comment on "bitching" you find "ridiculuos"?

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[–] summersglow 10 years ago

I agree with you Rizdeck. Zoe was intelligent, happy,(in spite the understandable treatment by her biological father), affectionate, giving, loving, a free spirit, and pretty. What more could a parent want in a daughter?

And that is the result of not punishing a child.

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[–] mom2wolf-1 10 years ago

The character of Zoe is not written as well as it could have been. She is written as a brat for dramatic effect, but they could have found more realistic ways to portray her troubles rather than by being a brat with an enabling mother.

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[–] greenbudgie 8 years ago

I'm not too fond of children but I didn't find Zoe irritating. I liked her verbal sparring with the adults. Like "Yes infinity" and "Grow up - You first."

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