This is NOT a kids' movie…
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dolly_the_ye-ye_bird — 13 years ago(July 17, 2012 09:18 PM)
Whatever. I was a wee little 5 year old girlie when this came out and my mum took me to see it (we still quote it to this day). I loved it. I loved it so much that I had the 'read along' version and the computer game too. It was a little scary, but in a good way. The only part that bothered me (and still does) is the part where the landstriders get killed by the Garthim, but it never SCARED me. I can't imagine a 9 year old BOY being scared of TDC. Wow.
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Moviac — 13 years ago(August 09, 2012 04:10 PM)
Kids today are too coddled, too protected from anything and everything that might traumatize them, etc.
too many parents trying to keep them from ever encountering a germ, or convincing them they have a peanut allergy when they don't (look it up, a lot of them are psychosomatic) it's nerf-world.
When I grew up I was allowed to watch anything and everything I wanted, to disappear for days and stay out all night with my friends. No limitations, no rules.
And now at 32 I've never so much as had a speeding ticket, total goodie two-shoes for life.
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lm362 — 10 years ago(November 21, 2015 11:19 PM)
But as a grownup you have had to live with rules and limitations haven't you? The best way we can teach children how to deal with the limitations and rules they will encounter in real life is to put such on them while young.
You say you could watch anything and everything? No doubt, you most likely watched things that were inappropriate. I'm sure you now realize that an adult who truly loves children does not let them watch inappropriate things.
You were allowed to disappear for days and stay out all night with friends? I'm sure that you suffered from exhaustion the next school day, right. Wouldn't you had rather been told to be in at a reasonable hour so you could be able to be alert and study well in school? And here is something else to think about. You may not have had many ill effects from how you were raised, but that is not true for the majority of children. Children do better and want reasonable limits and rules. It makes them secure, lets them know what is required of them and keeps them out of danger. -
3PocketCharlie — 10 years ago(January 15, 2016 09:57 AM)
There is a difference between letting kids have no limits and not coddling them.
I agree that kids are overprotected. This movie might scare kids or give them nightmares, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Then they can learn to deal with fear at a young age. That's why most fairy tales and fantasy stories are scary, to teach some sort of lesson and deal with fears.
It is up to the parent to decide what level of exposure is ok for their kid, but totally shielding them from anything scary probably isn't healthy either.
All glory to the Hypnotoad -
lm362 — 10 years ago(November 21, 2015 10:58 PM)
If you are sitting with your nine year old nephew and discussing the movie, letting him feel for the characters and explain to him how to handle what he is seeing, then he would not be so scared. He would learn sympathy, self sacrifice, honor, respect and courage from this movie.
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burtie80 — 9 years ago(June 20, 2016 11:36 AM)
I was 2 years old when this came out and I constantly watched it growing up. Yes it has a slight darkness to it but it's not terribly scary, it's just a fantasy film that shows the difference between good and evil, if anything it can teach children that.
I was more scared by ETnow he gave me nightmares!