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Not all of your kids are angels and have probably engaged in some type of villain behavior, be it saying mean things, horsing around in class, or picking on others. This movie shows that you are not defined by one part of you or an action.
That you choose how to live and how you are perceived by others. Yes, Mal 'changed' the girls to look 'perfect' but that was through magic and it was made clear that perfect is unrealistic. Once Mal and the other villains came into their own, they apologized for the bad behavior, as they should and as our children should.
These characters, even when plotting bad things, show remorse and a conscious, this shows the growth they experience by being treated fairly and being accepted by others and they end up standing up against their parents to do the right thing.
Evie cheats on her schoolwork but realizes how much more important it is and how good it feels when you earn it legitimately. Cheesy songs and dance moves aside, Disney is demonstrating morals, ethics, friendship, and integrity and what parent thinks their kid can't do with a little more teaching in any of those areas. This title contains: Positive Messages. Positive role models. Adult Written by Nerdymom December 6, Cute movie for diehard Disney fans despite its flaws From an adult perspective on writing, there is just so much wrong with this movie lol even though I honestly do enjoy it.
Never complain when my kiddos see that it's coming on TV again and want me to watch it with them. My 5 year old daughter doesn't typically take interest in movies that aren't animated, but this one was on Disney channel, and her older siblings were very excited about it, so of course, she wanted to get in on the fun. She probably loved it more than any of them. She absolutely loved Mal, and the twist that Ben all along knew he was "under a love spell" brought a cheeky grin to her face.
I saw comment about body-shaming, due to the fact that Mal makes fun of Jane and implies her nose is ugly and needs fixing. This is true, but Mal later says that she was wrong to say that. Mal goes from being a villain to a hero, so I do think the movie is trying to say that body-shaming is wrong, ultimately showing Jane that in the end she never needed to change her appearance. I took this as a great opportunity for conversation with my kids, as they mentioned that Mal reminds them a lot of "mean kids" at school, the type that always have to put others down.
We talked about how it could have something to do with how their parents are at home. So while they know not to let others mistreat them, they also know to give some thought as to what might make some kids so mean. It also gave them a sense of appreciation for their home life, as they have pretty awesome parents, if I do say so myself, and one thing I strive to teach them is to be grateful for the little things, so that was nice.
While I have no problem with racial diversity our kids are a cross between as pale of an irish as you can be on my side, and my husband who is asian it was a little confusing to my kids when Sleeping Beauty's mother was african american, only because they had remembered Sleeping Beauty to be white. A while back, my kids asked if it is just random what color you are when you are born because some of them look a lot like their dad, some of them look a lot like me, and they wondered why none of them were something else.
We taught them that it's all based on your blood-line, therefore it's impossible for them to be something else. So seeing Sleeping Beauty's mother as an african american when they remembered Sleeping Beauty to be white was confusing and they wondered if we taught them wrong lol I'm not bothered by it, but it might have been easier if they incorporated more of the families of color, like Tiana or Jasmine, etc.
It is also true that your kids might act "rotten to the core" as my 7 year old son has loved stealing things from his siblings and laughing like Mal. When I would say, Okay, enough, give it back, he would say he's just playing around "like in Descendants. They love the soundtrack too.
We've had it playing around the house quite a lot ever since the movie aired. Helped me decide. Read my mind. Adult Written by Sollyguy May 20, The ultimate cliche cringefest Morso aimed at kids with wierd fantasies involving disney characters, this film provides probably the most cringe youll ever endure. Preferably worth watching while drinking heavily, it will cause you to scrunch up your face more than sucking a dozen raw lemons.
The cliche part is obviously children of the fictional characters and they go to school and its always in schools. Very original disney. And they mix zombies and werewolves ect together and they are very very very completely human to what they should look like.
The plots are mediocre at best as the characters have powers they should suppress in order to live amongst the dumb humans. The musicals are abundant and cringe, something in which would never happen in that kind of scenario. The girls in it promote that romance is everything which is isnt. Again, disney failing to produce original ideas.
Its a huge cringefest and watch is 0 if you want to be entertained on your own, if with friends you could at most take the pss but in the end its god awful to endure and hurts more than a spear through the chest to sit through. Parent of a 6 and 7-year-old Written by Dale Dietrich March 3, Hollywood Pablum My 6 year old girl enjoyed it. My almost 8 year old boy watched most of it but fell in and out of it.
I found it to be Hollywood Pablum. Stereotypes and seen-it-before times story plots. Acting was ho-hum, story was ho-hum. Singing and dancing was kinda fun. I noticed that they went out of their way to have the 16 year old love interest not kiss each other on camera until only once at the end.
In real life it would have been different. This wasn't my choice. Children in my daughter's class were talking about it so she asked me to get it so she could watch it - well actually they wanted to see Descendants 2, but we always watch movie series in order. So, I guess we are sentenced to watching Descendants 2 next which I assume will be the same pablum. My conclusion is this: If your kids want to watch it, it isn't a problem content-wise. But I wouldn't recommend you seek it out - especially for a movie night because you'll have to sit through this thing.
Be sure to bring your mobile device to keep you entertained because the movie won't! I do think there was too much emphasis on girls trying to attract boys and vice versa. I don't want my 6 year old girl focused on trying to get a boyfriend over doing well in school etc.
I also don't want my boy thinking that the romance and flirting in this movie is real or appropriate. I guess, as a parent, I should shield them more from this kind of thing at this age. I don't know. It's all around us. Makes me think I need to have a conversation with them. I did say over and over that 'this isn't real'. That person was 'mean'. That isn't what real love is like' etc.
To what degree does their parents' influence affect Mal and her friends? Is it OK that they wind up making their own decision?
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