When mom gets sick, “Wonder Park” feels rather brave. While dead and dying parents have long been a staple of Disney movies, the scenario strikes…
When mom gets sick, “Wonder Park” feels rather brave. While dead and dying parents have long been a staple of Disney movies, the scenario strikes a little closer to home when mom or dad is human, as opposed to an anthropomorphic lion or deer.
June is understandably unsettled by her mother’s condition, and her dad (Matthew Broderick) struggles with how to handle the situation.
It turns out, though, that the child’s grim mood has taken a toll on Wonderland, with the girl stumbling into that alternate reality — about a half-hour into the movie — forcing her to try to rescue her creation’s colorful inhabitants, consisting of a rather nondescript group of talking animals seemingly designed to sell plush toys.
