The movie clearly copies a bunch of other kids films, and tapes them together, so yay nostalgia. If you like E. T., Bridge to Terebithia, The Never Ending Story, or Stand by Me. This one is for you. There's a few stereotypical things as well as color blind moments. I don't think a PG movie should have kids with a sword, that they play with like a toy. They cut cans open with it. There's a lesson for parents though. Lock up your weapons. It's the Dad's sword. It was cute and worth watching, but it did have some flaws.
For stereotypes. They made the physically abusive Dad live in a trailer. I know poverty statistically means more child abuse, but all kinds of people abuse their kids. A lot of rich people buy their way out of it. Also, it took the cops awhile to step in. They hospital clearly never reported the injury. The scar on her neck. I'm a young adult in a trailer park. Most of the parents aren't abusive. Trailer parks aren't as tough as they used to be. The richer family has an emotionally abusive Dad, and the kid even makes it clear that his Dad doesn't hit him. I just don't like that they imply only certain types of people do certain types of abuse.
I like that the main character is black, and gets to do stuff that white kids do, but it shows the color blind writing. I'm white, so you can take me with a grain of salt if you want. I know that black kids wouldn't just walk around with a sword, and if they did someone would call the cops. I've noticed that current black kids are doing less code switching than the black kids I grew up with in the 90's and 2000's, but it's still not completely even. They usually still have some sense of being black.
I would still recommend the movie because of the themes of family, love, death, living, and magic, but it wasn't perfect.
For stereotypes. They made the physically abusive Dad live in a trailer. I know poverty statistically means more child abuse, but all kinds of people abuse their kids. A lot of rich people buy their way out of it. Also, it took the cops awhile to step in. They hospital clearly never reported the injury. The scar on her neck. I'm a young adult in a trailer park. Most of the parents aren't abusive. Trailer parks aren't as tough as they used to be. The richer family has an emotionally abusive Dad, and the kid even makes it clear that his Dad doesn't hit him. I just don't like that they imply only certain types of people do certain types of abuse.
I like that the main character is black, and gets to do stuff that white kids do, but it shows the color blind writing. I'm white, so you can take me with a grain of salt if you want. I know that black kids wouldn't just walk around with a sword, and if they did someone would call the cops. I've noticed that current black kids are doing less code switching than the black kids I grew up with in the 90's and 2000's, but it's still not completely even. They usually still have some sense of being black.
I would still recommend the movie because of the themes of family, love, death, living, and magic, but it wasn't perfect.