Cloak and Dagger (film): Difference between revisions

As in many other 80s movies, Cloak & Dagger features a non-traditional family: Davey's father is raising him, as his mother is recently deceased. But surprisingly, it [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|subverts many classic family-movie tropes]]. In fact, the movie is full of ''[[Family-Unfriendly Aesop]]''s:

* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Davey's father, the police, and several other characters refuse to believe Davey and will not help him in any way. {{spoiler|Even the grandparent-like elderly couple who help Davey escape the [[Mooks]] turn out to be ''[[Evil Old Folks]]''.}}

* Davey's ''[[Imaginary Friend]]'', who is also a ''[[Parental Substitute]]'', gives Davey really dumb advice: run across gunfire, run through traffic, steal things, {{spoiler|and overcome his nonviolence so he can shoot at the bad guys}}. Even more oddly, {{spoiler|it works out well for Davey every time.}}

* [[Adults Are Useless]]{{context}}: Davey's father and the police don’t believe Davey and won’t help him.

* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]{{context}}: Davey goes from playing spy games to getting entangled with a real plot.

* [[Imaginary Friend]]: Davey has an imaginary friend that gives him poor advice. {{contextSpoiler|The advice works out.}}

* [[MacGuffin]]: The video game cartridge for ''Cloak & Dagger'' contains national secrets.