Brave - will my kids be scared?

[4littleones]

I want to take my 5 yr old and 3.5 yr old to see Brave. They have seen countless Disney movies and the only thing I can think of that scares them is the 2nd Little Mermaid movie.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

My girls are about the same age and we're going to see it this afternoon. Most Disney movies have some scary elements, but I doubt it will be anything too scary. I know it's PG, but I have to think that 10-15 yrs ago, this would have hit the movies as a G rated film. Today is going to be crazy, but I can try and post at some point later on with how they responded.

 

[KelseyLaPerle]

My 7 year old daughter loved it. My 4 year old son, on the other hand, was quite scared. The previews and trailers don't really do the movie justice as far as violence and scariness go. The story is absolutely wonderful and the movie is hilarious for grown ups but the bears can be a bit frightening for younger kids (think about big, scary bear, not Goldilocks!). My son is particularly afraid of bears, though, so your little ones may be just fine. That being said, my heart was beating fast a couple of times during the most scary parts!

Overall, Brave was one of my new favorite Disney movies. It's incredibly well done and I'm sure will get great reviews.

Enjoy!

 

[sritter78]

It was a great movie. However, the bears were quite scary.

 

[LAMountJoy]

Anyone know if there will be Brave characters or other special Brave things going on in DW this summer as a result of the movie being out now?
My kids aren't interested in seeing it on the big screen, so we'll probably wait until it comes out on DVD. But it would be nice to know who we're seeing if we see them in DW in a few weeks!

 

[Pluto09]

Took my 4 year old to see it yesterday and she enjoyed it but she was quite scared of the bears. The "older" bear in particular and in fact at one point asked me if we could leave however, once I reassured her that the bear wasn't going to be on there much longer she braved thru it and went for the rest of the movie. It's a great movie I enjoyed it but it does have some scary parts for the little ones.

 

[Amyhoff]

We saw it yesterday and my 4 year old was scared during a few of the bear scenes. She was fine overall and enjoyed the movie!

 

[DisneyDreamer04]

Loved loved the movie....BUT the bear was too scary. My 4.5 year old was scared, and hid her eyes. The movie is pg, and i get that. I think they could have toned it down a bit.

 

[Pesky]

I heard that Mor'du the bear is VERY scary. Hence the 5YO who is not phased by anything scary is going but my more sensitive 3YO is parking it at home with a sitter.

ETA: Yep, 5YO loved it and especially the bear scenes but admitted it was a little scary when the bears fought. I think DS will like it once it comes out on DVD and his big sister is there looking completely nonchalant about it.

 

[21hearts]

I took my 3 year old to see it and she loved it. She was okay with the bears expect for the one that's really mean but she didn't freak out over him. She just held my hand. I asked her if she'd watch it again and she said yes.

 

[jessp1021]

We loved it including my 4yr old..it is pretty easy to predict when something not so nice is about to happen and she would just cover her eyes and wait until it was over..she didn't seem freaked out at all and we will DEFINITELY be buying this one..IMO the witch in Snow White is equal to the bear

 

[Olivejuicy]

My almost six-year-old found it scary, but fun scary and was fine.

I don't want to spoil, but I will vaguely say that I am pleased with the lack of focus on getting a man in this movie. I was happy with Tangled moving in that direction, but this was even better.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

My older one wasn't scared at all (will be 6 in August)...even had to tell DH she's fine. DD3 was scared, but not of what I thought would frighten her. Without giving too much away...it was the situation with the mom as it progressed that scared her.

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

My 8yo is very sensitive to movies and he was a little scared, but just enough to say "Mommy, this is scary", it didn't ruin the movie for him or give him nightmares or anything like that.

Olivejuicy, I agree, I was impressed by that as well.

 

[bjscheel]

I thought it was scarier than any other Disney movie I can think of. My 10 year old stopped watching at certain parts- closed her eyes or put her head down until she could tell from the sounds/music that things were better. She is pretty sensitive to stuff in movies even at 10. On the whole, I and both DDs thought it was pretty intense. DD10 thought there was an awful lot of fighting throughout, though a lot of it was funny type fighting. We weren't in love with this movie.

I am in love with the Pixar short at the beginning, though!

 

[chimilady]

my 4.5 year old twin girls were scared. I had no idea it was PG, I assumed it was G. They crawled up on my lap and were squealing.

 

[arcticdisneylovers]

I had no idea it was PG, thanks for the warning!

 

[NYEmomma]

We took our 3.5 year old today & she really liked it!

That being said, there were some parts that scared her a little bit. This wasn't her first movie, so I think that helped with the nerves (wasn't scared of the dark or anything). Some of the parts with the bears, especially Mordu, were a little intense. At one point she said, "mommy, that was scary" and she sat in my lap most of the time, but other than that she was fine. Towards the end when there were more bear parts, I'd talk to her in her ear about what was happening, "ooh, ________ looks mad" or "do you think _______________ is going to win?"... stuff like that.

 

[Queen2PrincessG]

Could someone pm me what happens in the movie? What's up with the bears? Is it true that there isn't any music?

 

[bumbershoot]

There's music.


There were at least 2 children that had to be taken out during the movie today. Both were older than toddlers, but were so scared they were being carried. There were many *worried* children in the theater. I could hear "what's happening?" repeatedly, in worried voices, from various areas in the theater.

And my 8 year old was actually hurting my husband's arm, he was squeezing it so tightly during some of the scenes.


Some of the bear scenes are *frightening*, including the bear noises they make, and if you're older and really GET the significance of Merida's father hunting the one bear, it's even worse to think about.


Great movie, but it did take my son about an hour after the movie to really decide he liked it. He would have preferred to have his (foam) sword with him; makes him feel more brave.


By the way, to those who haven't seen it, stay all the way to the END of the credits!