[ SECRET POST #2776 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2776 ⌋

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Comments

A little sideways on strong moms, but still good:

[nyxelestia]

Harry Potter - I mean, for all that people comment on how Harry looks like his father, really the most influential relationships in his life are either maternal or in someway related to his mother. It was his mother's death, not his father's, that saved his life and put him on the path to being the chosen one, and for all that Snape bullied Harry because of James, he ultimately saved Harry's life and fought in the war and picked his true loyalties due to his love of Harry's mother. And take a look at Harry's adoptive family - Molly Weasley is almost unanimously the source of Weasley Family Badassery as far as fandom is concerned.

James Bond: Skyfall - not really mother so much as maternal, but while there are some strong "Cain and Abel" vibes between James Bond and Raoul Silva in the movie, instead of being two proverbial prodigal sons of a father or father figure, it's of a mother/mother-figure (specifically, M). A lot of the end of the movie focuses on James and M, in a very mother-son kind of way.

Captain America (616/Marvel NOW) - Especially with everything during Dimension Z, Steve got his mental strength/fortitude from his mother - and in particular, watching her stand up to his abusive father. It says a lot to me that Steve's father dies off-screen with seemingly little impact on Steve, while a lot of the narrative and Steve's tragic past is about losing his mother.

Spider-Man (Ultimates, Vol. 1 and 2/Peter Parker) - this is also more maternal figure than mother, but definitely loved May Parker's portrayal here, how she struggles with coping with taking care of a superhero (as well as other teenagers with baggage), but does so without having to sacrifice/give up herself. Her relationship with Peter is really central to this Spider-Man run, and while Peter's issues with his parents and uncle were the focus of one or two story-arcs, ultimately they are not the most important family in his life.

Political Animals - the main character is a woman, and a lot of the story focuses on her relationship with her sons and her own mother. While her sons have already struggles under the weight of their father's past political career, here the emphasis is how they cope with their mother's political career. She does eventually have to deal with the fact one of her sons may be paying the prices for her so often choosing politics over family, but doesn't actually leave her career behind, instead exploring how to balance everything, help her family and help her country. Also, her mom is a boss and there is also a lot of exploration of the grandmother-grandson relationship in here, but less "baking things and chatting about true love" and more "booze and making you question your own damn life choices".