A Capybara, a lemur, a dog and a cat forge an improbable alliance in the Oscar -War To flow.
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The animated film To flow I just won an Oscar – but it could be too dark for some children.
Bob Mondello de NPR called To flow “The most breathtaking cat video in history.” But the dangers to which Feline Star Feline face in 84 minutes could be a bit Also Breathtaking for some children.
The film without words follows a cat which is prosecuted by a pack of dogs and is almost drowned in a flood. There are no humans to help save the cat or one of the other danger animals.
Parent Philip Sledge said he was thinking To flow is a masterpiece, but looking at him with his children was “a kind of error,” he wrote on the entertainment site Movie theaterwhere he is a content producer. He told NPR that his 9 -year -old daughter had melted in tears when flood waters started to go up.
“She was worried about all animals,” he said, “and we had to take a break from the film and speak to her and say to us:” Hey, it’s an animated film. No cats or dogs or other animals have been injured. “
Common sense media give To flow Five stars and recommends the film for children 6+. The organization offers appropriate ages using a section “developed with children’s development experts,” said editorial director Betsy Bozdech.
Among other criteria, they examine “what levels of tension and frightening are suitable for ages,” she said.
Commentators on the Common Sense Media website frames the appropriate age for To flow Also slightly higher, at 7+ on average.
Commentator Sandra D. called To flow A “magnificent film”, but wrote that her 11 -year -old child “was on my knees sobbing, and tears sank and sunk throughout the rest of the film.”
Animals in To flow The quarrel, facing terror, but they also work together to survive.
In the end, parents and caregivers must “make the right decision to their family,” said Bozdech.
“What will work for some children will not work for others because each child is a little different.”
Bozdech Recommended for adults Watch screen content with their children. A film like To flow, She said: “An excellent opportunity to let children discover uncomfortable emotions when they are in a safe environment to do so”.
Jennifer Vanasco has published the audio and digital versions of this story.
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