Damn that film Coco - 5yo so upset!

[Sunshine567]

So my 5yo has seen the trailers for coco and has wanted to watch for while. She saw it yesterday afternoonwith dad and seemed to really enjoy. However as I was putting her to bed out of the blue she starts sobbing saying she doesn’t want to become a skeleton. She doesn’t want to get old and die and go to heaven or have a family coz they’ll die too. I was totally taken aback. Obviously didn’t want to lie and say that won’t happen but told her it won’t happen for a very very long time. Took us a while but eventually got her to calm down to go to bed but still think she’s going to have questions. Just interested if any others have had this chat with their lo and what you said?
PS I know I should’ve looked into what coco was about - I just thought it was a nice Pixar film about a boy who liked music so I know I brought this on myself

I was terrified by Bambi as a child.
I didn't start my kids on films till they were about 6.
One is tough and nothing bothers her, the other is like me ,madly over sensitive.
I do wonder why films have to be so dramatic for kids. A day in the life sort of plot line would be fine.

I can't think of a Pixar film I've seen where I haven't cried....

I do wonder why films have to be so dramatic for kids

It’s about context. Bambi was made at a time when parents went to war and didn’t come back (bambi’s Mum getting shot was a metaphor). The film existed to explain it in a less harsh way to children. There’s a reason the animals look almost human.

I was terrified by Being read the ladybird version of Jack and the beanstalk when I was a child. Death didn’t phase me though, my parents had lots of elderly friends so it was a part of life.

www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/teach-children-death-movies/

What I think is particularly hard about the film is that it introduces this idea of annihilation. The dead on the other side evaporate when the last person living forgets them.

That happens in The Book of Life with the candles and is the subject of my favourite book, A Brief History of the Dead.

I sobbed at this film. Thought it was beautiful.
I cried at big hero 6, up, toy story.... Oh the list is endless.
My DD sees these films and it opens discussions about death and loss and she learns a lot from them.

My ten year old has just asked to see it, saying its about dead people and The Book of Life. So I guess he won't be upset...

I saw it with my 4 year old at the weekend. It IS a PG rather than a U.

Having said that, my 4 year old loved it, as did I. There was nothing particularly scary in it (one or two moments) and I found the whole story very heart warming.

I do think they have a massive realisation about death at about 5. My ds went through a stage of crying most nights about me or him dying. It was horrible and really upset me too. I think we’ll give coco a wide berth for a while in case it starts him off again

I watched it yesterday with my dd and found it to be a very beautiful Disney movie, dd was fine and enjoyed the movie.