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Mrs. Hannigan is an influential character in each version of the movie Annie. Hannigans characters' job is to portray the negative aspects of living in the orphanage or foster home in each of the movies. Due to the change in what's acceptable in society (and probably wanting to assure PG ratings) we see a change in Mrs. Hannigan's character and aspects of the living situation there. This is a Paradigmatic relationship because of the change in times and growing censorship of what we want or will allow young children to see.
One of the largest changes we see here is the transition from Annie being inside an orphanage (1982) to Annie being inside a foster home (2014.) The foster home is a much 'softer', or less harsh display of what we saw in the orphanage in the 1982 version of the film. In the 1982 version of the film we see Mrs. Hannigan portray a more abusive alcoholic. For example we get many scenes of Hannigan purely mocking these young women, breaking their toys, and grabbing kids by their collar and getting in their face. The 1982 version of Mrs. Hannigans' presence is much more wicked, immoral, andthreatening. Due to this, it appears as if Annie is stuck and held captive there. We also see her drinking on screen and get a real feel for her raw hatred of the children living in her orphanage.
In 2014 the environment created in the foster home isn't pleasant but it is no where near as uncomfortable as the setting in the 1982 version of the film. We get an extremely censored version of Mrs. Hannigan here. For example, we never actually see her drink on camera. She drinks sodas and displays that she is drunk, in a more corny fashion. In the 2014 version of the film we see more of Mrs. Hannigans frustration or annoyance with her situation rather than the pure hatred we see from Mrs. Hannigan in the 1982 version of the film.
These versions differ because of the changes in society between 1982 and 2014. As time moves on parents feel the need to censor what their children see on television or movies. This is because in the nineties, society started to blame children's actions on what they see on television. As media and technology grew, people began to realize how influential it was on young children, or maybe they just blamed it for their child's actions. Anyways, because of this we had a lot of adjustments in what things were appropriate for young children to see. Which in turn, changes how things are rated. For example, Caddyshack was originally rated PG-13, despite the fact that you see Cindy Morgan's boobs in a scene. Due to the nudity the film's rating was later 'appropriated' and changed to R. In the remake they wanted Mrs. Hannigan's place to be a bit less scary for the young kids now a days. This is why we don't directly see the alcohol abuse and threatening behavior from Mrs. Hannigan. Due to time and societal views changing the character of Mrs. Hannigan, we can call this a direct paradigmatic relationship.
I like your argument and I feel that your thesis can focus on what people view as offensive or inappropriate for children in 2014 in comparison to 1982 which is heavily affected by society becoming more acceptive of certain things such as being an orphan. Basically what you already stated
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