Parent Guide
What I would like to see in the Parent Guide is some clue as to how old a child must be to enjoy this movie, rather than warnings about brief views of a cartoon naked bottom.
shareEvery child is different, it depends on his/her own sensibility to a lot of things.
As a parent, you're the one who has to make the call because you're supposed to be the one who knows best what your child can handle.
Parent guide do its job by warning you in advance what you're going to find in the movie. Trailers will also help, but in the end, you're the one who has to decide if you consider personally this movie appropriate for your own child, that just makes sense. They can't do your job taking care of your child, they can just guide you here.
I'm a grandparent, not a parent, looking to take my granddaughter to a movie. I realize that children differ, but it would be helpful if there were some help here, like "not suitable for toddlers", "best for school age chidren" or something similar. They give you this help with books. My objection to the parent guide is that it is very limited in warning you in advance what you're going to find in a movie. It obsesses about nudity and profanity, which some chidren after all can take with ease: where we live the beaches are full of naked people, and my granddaughter revels in shouting some bathroom word that might make me wince. I want to know if this movie is intended for children, or not, and if so, what age range is recommended.
From the sound of it, Inside Out would not be very enjoyable for a five-year-old, but it is a cartoon, and she loved Up.
Has anyone taken their children to see Inside Out? How old were they, and did they like it?
It's easier to give you those kind of indication with books, because it's based on the reading-level as it is taught at school. Of course, there will be always more advanced students who can read more complicated books even if they are younger then the given level, but that works in most case in terms of vocabulary and grammar.
There are not really any "watching levels", so it becomes more complicated to target a more "specific age" for a movie. It's more difficult to judge what a child will considered "boring" or "scary", as the same goes for adults.
I understand your point, but if those guides obsesses more about nudity and profanity, it's more for the parents sake, that's for sure. It's the parents who feel offended not the children.^^
If your granddaughter loves "Up", I guess it's because of the talking dogs, the fast chases and all the great action and visual. In "Inside Out", there is less action, more dialogues, less jokes, but it's great visually, very colorful and suspensful, there are cute characters (she could very much like Bing Bong, the imaginary childhood friend), great music, and lots of discoveries when they are going through the memories.
If she likes "Up", I think she could very well like "Inside Out" also, as it is from the same director.
Your reply was very helpful. Thank you.
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