Alice Through the Looking Glass

[WhereTheFuckIsWonderWoman]

DD's friend's mum has offered to take DD to the cinema tomorrow and has suggested Alice Through the Looking Glass. DD and her friend are both six. Her friend watches an awful lot of films including, I believe some quite grown up/scary ones. DD's exposure to films has been minimal and she scares easily (really didn't like Brave and has been known to have nightmares about goblins from bedtime stories)

The imdb website doesn't give much away other than to say that it's "PG for thematic elements and sequences of fantasy action violence, including scary images." DD's not having any of it though and is determined to see it. She loves Alice in Wonderland having seen the year 6 production at my school last year and wants to see what happens next. I've shown her the trailer in a bid to put her off but she really wants to see it, despite all the very scary looking stuff we've seen already.

So, finally getting to the point: has your six year old seen it? And, more to the point, has your slightly fearful six year old seen it and been ok? Ordinarily I'd want to watch something like this with her at home on dvd so we can turn it off if it's too much, but I just know she'll want her friend and friend's mum to think she's ok and enjoying it.

She's currently sulking in her bedroom because I've said I don't want her to go. Am I being precious?

[SandyMumsnet]

Hi everyone,

Just sweeping this thread into films, OP please do shout if this is a problem for you.

[CatherineDeB]

We saw it this week, agree it is less scary than the first one but has little in common with the book. I hope TB doesn't make a third film!

[SoThatHappened]

But that said a 6 yo would surely love seeing humpty being put back together, the white rabbit, Cheshire cat, door mouse at the tea party.

Let her see it.....it is stunning to look at.

[SoThatHappened]

Ive seen it.

Not scary. But I think it would bore a 6 year old. The plot would go over their head.

Visually beautiful to look at.

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

Why not show her the first one today and see how she copes?

[HowToProceed]

im hoping to take my girls next week. they are 11 and 10 though and dont scare easily

[WhereTheFuckIsWonderWoman]

Thanks everyone. Judging by what's been said I think the whole thing would generally go over her head, whether she finds it traumatic or not. I'm not in the slightest bit into fantasy films which is why she hasn't been exposed to anything like this before. It's the friend's birthday present to DD and I just feel it would be a bit of a waste of the mum's money if it's designed as a special treat for DD.

Thanks again.

[MaryMarigold]

We went on Thursday with a hyper sensitive 9 year old and a slightly sensitive 7 year old. The 9 year old cried during How to Train you Dragon 2 . I didn't think Alice was remotely scary and they weren't at all bothered by it, but I think a lot went over the 7 year olds head. The plot is better suited to older kids I think.

I absolutely loved it...!

[dearlybeloved]

it's just

[dearlybeloved]

It' so just a bit morbid and dark and not that cheery for younger children. My 10 year old thought it was fantastic though.

[AndNowItsSeven]

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[AndNowItsSeven]

Tim Burton was one of the producers Bobin was the director. So influenced by Burton but not as dark.

[SoupDragon]

Alice in Wonderland was Tim Burton.

[exexpat]

Just checked - produced by Tim Burton, directed by the other guy.

[AndNowItsSeven]

The plot of the book is much better feel conned now.

[SoupDragon]

Did anyone else find Time strangely attractive....?

[exexpat]

AndNow - isn't it? Oops. I suppose I just saw Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter and assumed it must be...

[itshappenedagain]

I took my ds9 and dd6 to see it on Wednesday. Dd liked it,it's not scary but you need to follow it. Both of mine said they liked it...I preferred jungle book!

[AndNowItsSeven]

It's not Tim Burton it's the guy who did the muppet films.

[AndNowItsSeven]

I took my sensitive five year old dd to see it this week, she loved it. It's less dark than the first film.

[exexpat]

Plot summary of the original book v plot summary of the film. Very little in common with each other.

The film is not bad, as Tim Burton films go, but DD didn't think it was a patch on the first one.

[CatThiefkeith]

Dsis took my dd to see it this week. Dd is 5 and loved it, although apparently she cried because it was really sad in one part.

Maybe I need a little chat with my sister about appropriate films after this thread.

[exexpat]

If she 'wants to see what happens next' after seeing a stage production of Alice in Wonderland, this film of Through the Looking Glass is not going to be much help - it is a long, long way from the original books. I'd say it's more of a Tim Burton/Johnny Depp psychedelic steampunk adventure loosely based on some Lewis Carroll characters

In your shoes, I would buy the book and read it to her, or find a more traditional film or stage version to show her. Maybe this one, which sounds fairly close to the original?

[SoupDragon]

I saw this a couple of days ago with DD who is 10.

I think the only really scary thing was the flashback to the Jabberwocky attack. Perhaps the chase sequences are scary from a "perilous" point of view and there other scenes of peril but I don't think there was a lot of traditionally "scary" stuff. I didn't really get a particularly dark feeling from it.

It was totally bonkers though. I enjoyed it.

[bookbuddy]

I took DDs this week one 10 the other is 4 neither one was scared both loved it and are still going on about it.