It's been a LONG time since I've seen this movie and I only remember tidbits. I want to watch it again. My bf's son is five and LOVED Spirited away and Castle in the Sky. I know this one is a little more adult. Would let a five year old watch it? He'll be over for the weekend and I'mnot sure if I should rent it.
shareYou can rent it to watch yourself, but it's a bit too intense for younger children. Unless the five year old has an atypically long attention span, you've pretty much exhausted the Ghibli films for young male audiences. If he has a longer attention span, then My Neighbor Totoro or Porco Rosso would be very enjoyable. If he were a she, then you could probably pick out The Cat Returns or Howl's Moving Castle as well the the other two.
shareAbsolutely not.
Way too scary!
And also far too mature for a five-year-old to "get".
Just my opinion
/Dan
PS I agree with previous poster about Totoro and Kiki. They are lovely.
It can be a little scary but the visuals are stunning. I let my kds (10 and 7) watch it and they loved it. it really is up to you. as long as you watch it with him he should be fine.
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Nope. Way too complex. Above the heads of most 25 year olds! Plus got violence and strange looking creatures, giant monsters and lepers, people shooting out eyes and losing arms. Not that much blood, but walking things made of snakes and slime. Not a good watch atoll, bikini. Try Sherlock Hound or Astro Boy.
shareI'd say no. It's pretty scary and a bit too violent for kids. However, I'd recommend My Neighbor Totoro, if there is an english dub for it.
shareYep, there is. I remember watching Totoro when I was little on VHS in English dub sometime in the early-mid 90s. You could probably find it on DVD now easily enough.
shareNot that much blood? Ocoto's (sp?) body was pouring blood near the end before he becomes a demon. Also San nearly takes a bath in it as she fights the humans off him as the blood gushes out of his mouth. Near the end there is PLENTY of blood.
shareThat the main females in the cast came from brothels is another issue...don't show yer kids unless you're prepared to answer them when they ask "Mommie, what's a brothel?". (BTW they'll look it up in the dictionary if you don't respond.)
sharePlease refrain from using the terms "way too complex" or "above their heads" when referring to movie plots.
I've watched tens of thousands of movies and have never seen one that was "too complex." Sure, there have been many controversial films, or films that are left more-or-less open to interpretation by the viewer, but to say that someone will simply "not understand" the movie is both rude and naive and lends to the fact that you're probably a narcissist (for falsely believing you can understand things that others cannot.)
The only time I've witnessed people not understanding movies has been when they are either extremely old and don't watch many films and are therefore not properly acclimated to the experience, or people with very poor educations (early high school dropouts.)
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Please refrain from using the terms "way too complex" or "above their heads" when referring to movie plots....]
This is probably coming from a stand point of a 27 year old with no regards to the mentality of a 5 year old. You give NO CONTEXT to your age in your whole statement, and sometimes 5yr and younger ARE likened to old people I.E. very little education and LITTLE experience in daily violence unlike you and your "tens of thousands" movie belt you are wearing there.
You start off like you are defending somebody and end with condescending observations. You often don't run into people that understand movies? An extreme generalization of what you said would be me showing your mother "Inland Empire" by David Lynch and slander her for her lack of understanding putting her on a pedal stale of a high school drop out as you say.
My 4, 5, and 6 year old all love this movie. I don't know why, but it captivates them. I explained that people in real life don't behave that way. My youngest calls it the monster movie.
shareA kid won't necessarily understand the plot, or have the whole picture at any rate, but who cares? Colors! Beauty! Action! And the very lack of understanding will leave it slightly dream-like and mysterious. I'm sure it'll sink all the more deeply into their imaginations for it.
shareFirst off, this is a great film, but it has some gory scenes (i.e. decapitation, getting shot with arrows, etc.)
Second off, kids might get bored becuase the movie is pretty long.
I would recommend this for kids 11 and older, but that's just my opinion.
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I know this is an old thread but here's a video that gives an idea of the visceral level of the violence in the film.
(And I like the song, so yeah.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzENrTOtybw
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I watched Robocop when I was four and Aliens when I was five. Robocop didn't scare me, but Aliens did a number on me for years. It's not the violence in PM I that's the issue, but rather the referencing of demons and nightmarish imagery. Some people have sensibilities towards violence. I know there are varying lines of tolerance, but sometimes violence supplements a movie and isn't just gratuitous. I never had a second thought about the violence in PM because it's never graphic and done at times with a nuance of humor rather then malice(When the one of the wolves bites the head of Ashitaka, thought I don't think it's meant to be funny, I found myself laughing hysterically). People should make a distinction about the style that violence is displayed before throwing a cloak of disapproval, but that may be a strech for some.
I say that this movie is fine for some five years olds and not fine for some thirty years olds. It's all discretionary.
If I was considering showing it to a five-year-old, I'd personally be more worried about the decidedly adult themes. I mean, this movie is all about war, what hatred does to people and coming to terms with death, and to top it all off provides a rather nightmarish metaphor for what could happen if we don't start caring about the environment.
So we cancel the ticker-tape parade?
A five year old can watch, but i doubt they would understand the complexities of the film. It's not a particularly violent or adult animation.
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It really depends on what films the kid can stomach. In this day and age, it's patronizing to brush films away for having strong themes when kids can access stuff like Rambo 4 and Porn on the internet alone.
If he can't stand nightmarish imagery and monsters, i'd say no. My cousin, who is like 7, couldn't be allowed to see Two Face in the Dark Knight when we saw it in theaters (had to cover his eyes) cause he'd get nightmares easily. He could, however, watch Fight Club with no problems (aside from the sex scene). If he could handle that type of imagery, which I think is a stretch, then go for it. One poster already said violence itself isn't much of an issue, its the concept of monsters and the like that gives kids nightmares. I'd only worry about violence if the kid is really impressionable.
Stuff like this reminds me of "Movie Poop Shoot.com" from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.