Parental Alienation in the Movies

"Don't hold your breath Kasie"
This is a scene from The Fighter which is an excellent movie by-the-way.  A 2010 biographical sports drama film  starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. Directed by David O. Russell. From Paramount Pictures.
This is a clip of what Parental Alienation looks like. Note the alienating mother, the spineless step-father, and the child in the middle of this mess. The Mark Wahlberg's character just wants to see his daughter and perhaps spend more time with her.
The spineless step dad in my personal story is Michael Garrison, my ex-wife Christy Garrison's husband. Michael went from complaining to me and my family about Christy, to not wanting to get involved, to being complicit in interfering with my relationship with my daughter. 
Imagine a child exposed to this type of animosity towards her biological parent. The damage that is being done, the internal conflict she must feel. After a while a child gives in and finds it easier to just give in and go along with the alienating parent. Kasie eventually will parrot her mother in not wanting to see dad and say it was all her idea.

This is a scene from The Fighter which is an excellent movie by-the-way.  A 2010 biographical sports drama film  starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. Directed by David O. Russell. From Paramount Pictures.