Inside Out Film - suitable for 5 and 8 year old dds?

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Some people have said this could be a bit upsetting. We watched Bridge to Terabithia - the 8 year old was in floods of tears and the 5 year old took it in her stride. Thanks.

It's just a U rating so nothing too terrible except Bing Bong Took my DDs today (6&7) and they enjoyed it and were totally unaffected. DD2 was slightly scared at some of the chases but nothing too bad (she hit under the chair at the last pantomine we went to so is pretty sensitive to most things). I blubbed but then I came home and blubbed at the video for Ed Sheeran's Photograph so I'm probably not the best judge.

Best Pixar ever WRT the Bechdel test though (the males are all caricatures though) and although suitable for littlies I'd say a lot of the themes and humour are aimed at older kids or adults, e.g. Abstract Thought, the subconscious, the interplay between memories and emotions.

It might have passed the Bechdel Test, but I thought it would have been better if the mother had had a bit more to her, she was a bit drippy, whereas the father was depicted as a business man and generally being in charge. Unless I missed something when I fell asleep in the middle.

No you didn't miss anything. But in a film with multiple named female characters (Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Riley, Riley's friend Meg) plus minor female characters then a drippy character is OK (in her head Sadness was in charge of the control panel so it did make sense). Riley, Joy, Disgust and Meg weren't drippy. If you get the depth of female characters we saw here then a range of personalities is to be expected, The 'single female character in a film that's intelligent, beautiful and sassy' trope is as restrictive as the 'female who needs to be saved' one.

Saw this today and thought it was awful. Just really depressing with a handy tip for children that if they need running away money, just nick it from your mum's purse.

I have to say, I was a bit torn on this.

I thought it started off really well and really clever. LOVE sad! My favourite character I think.

However, I worry that it might make some children, who are natural worriers, worry more. Some parts are a little too dark Imo too.

Yes, Bing Bong "take her to the moon for me" I lost it a little then. Looked over at my DD (8) and her eyes were very wide and very misty. She did enjoy it overall though.

I'd give it 8/10 for originality and creativity. I'd give it 6/10 for general enjoyment.

I don't think the under 5's would get much out of it Imo.

I took DD's aged 10.5 and 11 and both cried.

I was a bit bored thro it, think DP was too but he was happy to come along.

We saw this today, all my kids enjoyed it (aged 4-12) and I absolutely loved it. I found it very emotional on many levels, particularly from a mental illness POV (which I have experience of), the 4yr old enjoyed it as a story and my 10yr old really thought about it and it promted some really good discussions about the role of sadness in our memories and the necessity of all our emotions etc.

I had tears in my eyes throughout and more than once felt very choked up (Bing Bong!) but I loved it as did all the kids and my partner :)

I felt no emotion but that's me on citalopram...my 6 year old enjoyed it!

My five year old broke his wee heart crying! 7 and 9 year olds liked it a lot.

I think it was more upsetting for adults- younger children would probably focus on the quest aspect of Joy getting back to HQ, more than the concepts of emotions.