My son is 5 and we wanted to take him to S. Brave Movie. I heard there was a really scary part in the end about the bear and wasnt sure if that was too scary for his age? Any opinions?
There was another post on this and this site was recommended:
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/brave
I am planning on taking my almost 4 year old...
I just saw it. I loved it. I would never take a 5-year-old to S. it. Several scary/tense parts, lots of non-bloody fighting.
It's rated PG for a reason.
We just left and my boy (4) & girl (6) both had tears.
M., please look back a few days on Mamapedia and you'll find a posting from a mom who took her three-year-old to S. the film and who said her child was very frightened.
This movie is rated PG -- which indicates that it is not for young children, and I would consider 5 to be a young child. This movie is aimed more at "tween" kids which I would take to be eight or nine and up. Please check web sites for reviews that are aimed at parents considering taking kids to S. this -- or any -- movie.
I would not take a child this age to S. a PG film unless I previewed the whole film myself or had a VERY reliable review site which I found trustworthy. Even then, the reviews cannot fully anticipate what your individual child will find scary.
Better to wait for the video to come out, preview it yourself, and let him S. it on video IF you think it appropriate. Or just wait and show him the video when he's older. It's not worth scaring him over, is it?
we're not going because of this reason. my 5 year old gets nervous during some G rated movies, this one seems too dark and intense.
commonsensemedia.org says it is good for age 7 and up.
It completely depends on the child. I thought it was pretty intense at the end.. Yes, the bear is scary.
It is also tremendously loud at the end..
And yes it is rated PG..
It's rated PG - go from there.
Age is not the issue. Your child is the issue. The scene at the end of the movie is pretty intense. If your child doesn't do well with brief intense/scary or violent scenes, then he is too young for the movie. If he does well with them, then he will be fine.
who knows? you have to check it out yourself and even then you won't be sure.
my 6 year old was TERRIFIED of the tortoise in the never-ending story. i was flabbergasted. i thought the wolf might get him, but he didn't fuss about that at all. just that dang tortoise.
now he's got one tattooed on his back.
:/
people are all over the map about what works for littles. kids are just too individual to be that predictable.
khairete
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It was a bit scary. I was a little surprised. I took my 5 year old son. He was fine, but I leaned over to my husband a few times because some parts were a little scary in my opinion...
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My 4.5 year old daughter was a bit scared.
My 4 year old daughter begged me to S. it with her 7 1/2 year old brother. So, we went yesterday and she was on my lap the entire time hiding he eyes behind my arm during the "scary" parts. She did like it a lot, but did get scared. I thought it was a good movie and yes...I shed a tear at one point, LOL!
It all depends on your child. If you are questioning it then you might not want to. My kids 7 and 5 watch the ghost and the darkness and harry potter as long as dobby isnt in it (funny how voldemort doesnt scare them but dobby does) Im just trying to find a good time that we can go as a family to go watch it.
I took my 4 and 5 year old. Both were a bit scared - not freaking out scared, but hid their eyes and said they really didn't like it b/c it was too scary. I LOVED it however. I does matter on the kids. Mine aren't typically scared of much.
My kiddos saw the movie and they are 3 1/2 and 5. They loved it and didn't get scared at all. The storyline was really sweet-I would S. it again!
My daughter is 5 and she went w/ her dad this weekend. They said there was some intense scenes but they both loved it.
I took my 4 yr old on Monday and we had no issues.
The bear part could be scary, I guess, it depends on how sensitive your little one is. Mine genearlly isn't bothered by stuff on TV, so he didn't think anything of it.
I didn't S. it, but my mom saw it and she said she thought my three year old would enjoy it.
My daughter is almost 5 and we are planning to take her this weekend - I guess we'll S. how it goes!
ETA: Took her today (6/30) and she really liked it, she didn't think it was too scary at all. I mean, I could S. how some kids could be really scared of some of the scenes, and I think it would just depend on how you think your kid is about stuff like that, but I prepped her some beforehand, and let her know that there would be some scary stuff but everything would turn out alright in the end (as Disney movies always do). She thought some of it was scary but she was not crying or trying to hide or wanting to leave the theater. Personally, I like a little more action and suspense and tension that makes for a good exciting story - not just a bunch of "rainbows and lollipops and unicorns" drivel that makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon.
My kid (9,6,and 2) really liked Brave and didn't think it was too scary. I didn't think it was as scary as Lion King or Bambi. I liked the fact that Brave isnot a love story, it is a story about family. Both parents of the princess are alive and are not evil!
