The story of The Parent Trap is one that audiences have been enjoying for many years. The story revolves around a set of twins whose parents divorced and separated them each raising one child having no contact with the other. That is until both parents happen to send both of them to the same camp, where the twins end up meeting and figuring out that they are related. The twins decide to swap identities in order to be able to meet their other parent and attempt to get their parents back together. It does not matter if you first saw the 1961 version of the film, starring Hayley Mills, or the 1998 remake, starring Lindsay Lohan, the story is one that viewers quickly fell in love with.
Audiences of the 1998 version of The Parent Trap experienced…show more content… American Graffiti conveys the story of the last day of summer for a group of friends in 1962 when they must decide if they are going to leave for college in the morning or stay at home. Throughout the film, there are many references to the 1950s and 1960s and almost the entire soundtrack for the film is of popular music from the 1950s. These references to the 1950s and 1960s caused the audience’s response to American Graffiti to be what it was. Since when watching the film these references helped the audience to feel as though they were being transported back in time to when they were still in high school during the 1950s and 1960s. Like American Graffiti, the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap also widely utilizes nostalgia throughout the…show more content… When watching the film, they were able to bring back their memories watching the original version during their childhood, while also allowing them to share this new experience with their children. The director, Nancy Meyers, decided to adapt the screenplay to fit the modern times while keeping many of the critical plot points very similar to the original. Doing this allowed for this version of the film to be viewed and interacted with independently from the original while also keeping a sense of familiarity to the people that remember watching the 1961 version. The soundtrack helps to enhance this feeling of nostalgia since the majority of the soundtrack is of popular music from the 1960s and 1970s. The audience can listen to the soundtrack and be reminded of when they were children listening to these songs while also watching the film being reminded when they first saw this
