I Watched it last night with my brother and noticed that it has dark undertones that would go over a kids head. The Caterpiller toking on his pipe. The Mad Hatter and his friends the Rabbit and the little mouse getting drunk off of tea loaded with tons of sugar.
2006-10-05 06:33:56 · 15 answers · asked by WheelchairBA 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I don't believe there is any reason to stop kids from watching this film. Come on! As some of the people said before...99.9% of the stuff would go right over a kids head. They wouldn't understand it at all. Kids just watch these movies because they are bright and can hold their attention. Usually they learn some bright shiny life lesson like being kind to others or something else similar.
I think we are coddling our children way too much nowadays. I mean we all made it through childhood without all of the "special treatment" we give kids today. I watched all kinds of movies when I was a kid (horror, action, etc.) My parents just taught me right from wrong and that the things I saw on TV & movies were MAKE BELIEVE!
Once upon a time everyone thought Ozzy Ozbourne was telling you to commit suicide in his lyrics...guess what...most of us realize now that notion is a load of bull****.
OK...I'm off my soapbox now...everyone just live and be happy!
2006-10-05 07:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by Stacey G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you saying that you had never seen the film before?
Or had you and your brother seen it before, and somehow those scenes slipped by you in your youth and ignorance?
If this movie (which is what... 55 years old?) was dangerous... how on earth did we all survive with generations of children being expossed to this material?
Could it be because people are not quite as gullible as you think?
The original story is VERY dark.
Children don't get that... and it is just fine. Some stories are so dense they work on many levels. "Alice in Wonderland" is just one of many.
You don't think Bugs Bunny in drag, trying to seduce Elmer Fudd isn't a wee bit odd for kiddies?
How about "G.I. Joe" which shows giant guns blowing aircraft out of the sky, but everyone jumps out of the plane ok. (See, using guns doesn't hurt ANYTHING kids!)
What about "Oliver" that movie/play is about children who are mentored to be thieves?
Hmmmmm... but thinking about your suggestion, maybe censorship IS the better way to go. After all, we cannot truly become ignorant if there remain choices and mental and moral challenges to be discussed, especially between parents and children.
But, you are probably right. Children should not see or read ANYTHING. They might end up becoming curious, and read or something else dangerous like that.
2006-10-05 13:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by baseballfan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't you think you're begging the question?
You should work on the phrasing of your questions. For starters you're telling us what you think the answer to your question is. Second, too many negatives. To properly phrase your question in a manner to get a full spectrum of opinions on the matter you should have asked: "Do you think Disney's Alice in Wonderland is an appropriate film for kids to watch? Why or why not?"
To answer your question: You're right, the movie isn't very child-appropriate. But then again let's talk about some nursery rhymes and lullabies:
--"Rock-a-Bye Baby" about a baby falling out of a tree. REALLY!? That's what you want to sing to a kid?
--"Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" his wife wanted to leave him so he locks her up. Great moral in this story!
Not to mention other Disney films that I'm sure you'd be wary of:
-- The Little Mermaid (the priest gets mmm "excited")
-- Aladdin (when talking to Raja, Aladdin says "be a good kitty and go" but it sounds much more like "good girls take off their clothes")
-- The Lion King (as already mentioned, the leaves spell sex)
-- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (there's a crotch shot of Jessica Rabbit, also Daffy gets "aroused" during a piano duel)
-- What about Bambi? His mom is SHOT TO DEATH
-- Toy Story? References "laser envy"
..but I suppose I shouldn't talk. I grew up watching R rated movies and I turned out fine. Kids don't catch on to many things. There are SOOOO many adult jokes in kid films and kids are completely oblivious to most if not all of them...
2006-10-05 13:52:08 · answer #3 · answered by b e t h a n y 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The book is best for kids to read. If you mean Disney's 1951 Alice in Wonderland animated film, I think it's great for kids to watch. So you don't like make-believe?
2006-10-05 13:50:26 · answer #4 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most fairy tales have dark undertones, So what ...They are fantasy, younger children will not usually know what a hookah is or Why Hatters became "mad" ...they will just enjoy the fantasy!
While older people will reference drug themes etc.
How about the mushrooms?
2006-10-05 13:47:50 · answer #5 · answered by MindinChaos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I watched it all the time when i was little and never picked up on what everything really meant. Either way, it is a good movie. Good for kids, good for adults.
I effin love that movie.
Oh and you forgot to mention the mushroom part.
2006-10-05 13:50:22 · answer #6 · answered by xcr0ss_my_heartx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think most kids will enjoy alice in wonderland. as a teenager i thought it was a total acid trip. its all about perception.
the pink elephant part of dumbo is pretty harsh, basically dumbo got drunk but it too looks like an acid trip.
my son enjoys both movies and i see no reason not to let him watch them, he does not perceive them that way.
2006-10-05 14:11:27 · answer #7 · answered by dawn 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kids don't notice or understand things like that. I watched it when I was a child. When my daughter gets a little bigger I will let her watch it too.
2006-10-05 13:53:11 · answer #8 · answered by mystri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think that was bad look for the undertones in Disneys The Huntchback of Noterdame!!!!! Oh gosh.
2006-10-05 17:56:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Adults may pick up on things that young kids would not, but it is still a good movie for kids.
2006-10-05 13:39:20 · answer #10 · answered by Peggy Sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋