Ok, so I took my 7 year old to go see an advanced screening MALEFICENT this week, courtesy of Disney. I told my mom that we were going and she said, “Oh my isn’t that a little dark for him?”
I get it, the trailers and promos and such do look very dark. I didn’t know if my son would be able to sit through the movie, let alone sleep at night. Truth be told, he was intrigued, enthralled and wouldn’t stop talking about the movie when we left the theater. He loved it. Instead of showing what a mean witch she is, it tells her story, showing the real side of her and how she came to be known as evil. I think because there was a clear compassionate feeling about Maleficent, we were able to understand why she is the way she is.
So YES, you should take your kids to go see MALEFICENT.
This film was highly anticipated, Disney always hits their mark and I believe they did a good job on MALEFICENT, too. There’s playful love, friendship, warmth, and evil, with a touch of humor, the perfect combination to lock you in. I can’t put an age on this, but if your child is ok with mild fight scenes, dark spooky woods and fire breathing dragons, they’ll do just fine. Now that my son has seen this, he wants to check out Sleeping Beauty as a sequel. Go check out MALEFICENT, in theaters today!
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I think it depends on the kid – my seven year old can handle it, but my 8 year old is very sensitive and would be too scared so we are waiting a bit. I LOVED this movie – but my kiddies are still a bit too easily scared.
Yea, I guess it depends on the child. My 7 year old is usually scary, so I was happy that he liked it!
Good to know! Was wondering what my 6-year-old would think.
I can’t wait to see this movie. I am glad that Disney made it kid friendly.