The movie Like Dandelion Dust is one of the best independent Christian dramas ever made. Directed and edited by John Gunn, written by Stephen J. Rivele and Michael LaChance, it is a story about adoption of the 6-year old boy Joey Campbell. In the opening scenes we get to know the circumstances of two different families. Jack and Molly Campbell enjoy a good life in their Florida waterfront mansion along with their cute son Joey, while Rip and Wendy Porter are barely surviving in Ohio.
Based on Karen Kingsbury’s book, an American Christian author, the movie Like Dandelion Dust is a masterpiece. It is not classified as a Christian movie, but it surely shows some spiritual themes and elements on the screen. With actors like Mira Sorvino, Barry Pepper, Kate Levering, Maxwell Perry Cotton and Cole Hauser, the movie has won multiple awards, including the Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award.
The movie Like Dandelion Dust explores different aspects and meanings of parenting via the realistic lives of the privileged Campbells and the struggling but loving Porters. Campbells are determined to keep their adopted son, while Porters find a mistake in the adaption paperwork and strive to begin a new life with their birth son. The movie has some really intensive scenes that awake the humanity in us and reminds us that everyone is capable of being the best and worst version of themselves.
Rip, who has served a 7-year sentence for alcohol-influenced abuse over his loving wife Wendy, is struggling to find a way to start a new stage in their life together. He finds out about the boy he never knew he had, and he wants Joey back in his life, which is possible because his signature was forged on the original adoption papers. The judge’s decision is surprising – Campbells need to return their loved son Joey to his biological parents.
In the movie Like Dandelion Dust, the idea is to show an example of adoption gone wrong. The little boy Joey Campbell lives a happy life with his foster parents until the day he needs to move in with his biological parents. He finds it hard to get used to living with them, especially because Rip has not ditched his old alcohol drinking habits. And just when you may think Joey’s life is ruined forever, the movie surprises with a happy ending. Wendy agrees to hand over Joey to Campbells permanently, after she realized that Joey cannot live with them, even though they are his biological parents. She and Rip sign the revised adoption paperwork, and this time properly.
