Moments of Permanence - Slightly belated: Movie Recommendation

From: fred_mouse Date: May 5th, 2010 01:08 pm (UTC) (Link)

is it safe to take a kid to, when said kid has with issues with separating the party?

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From: sami Date: May 6th, 2010 02:36 am (UTC) (Link)

Hmmm. Slight spoilers ahead, because this is not a question I would want to take too lightly:

The main character and his father fight at a couple of points, and the father goes away for a while in the middle. He does come back, but he leaves the main character in the care of the blacksmith. (The main character's mother died at some point long before the movie starts.) The father comes back, but he *does* leave for a while; on the other hand, the main character's relationship with the blacksmith is much more central.

So it depends partly on levels of identification, I guess? Also, towards the end SPOILERS SERIOUSLY the father takes the main village and, crucially for your question, takes the boy's beloved dragon friend (against his will, chained up) off to do something very silly.

Everything ends well but I suspect that section risks significant distress for a small child with party-separation issues.

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From: fred_mouse Date: May 7th, 2010 01:30 pm (UTC) (Link)

thank you for the details - I'd much rather go in with warning than get blindsided. Eldest is now 12, and I haven't taken zer to a movie for a while (needed an adult per child, and kids outnumber adults in the household) because ze tends to be quite vocal in response (very loud laughter, squawks of outrage, tears and distress, depending on what is happening) as well as the separation anxiety issue

Sounds like the dragonnapping is something to be ready for. I might still take them, I'll just have to line up a spare adult or two.

As to the level of identification - at age 4?, eldest would only willingly watch "Singing in the Rain", and wouldn't watch the party scene because two of the main characters have a fight and one of them drives off (and this was after more than a score of watchings, so eldest *knew* it would be fine). Ze has improved since then, but has been known to get quite distressed.

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