Not suitable under 6 and parental guidance to 8 (animated violence, scary scenes and themes)
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Children under 6 | Not suitable due to animated violence, scary scenes and themes. |
Children aged 6-8 | Parental guidance recommended due to scary scenes, violence and themes. |
Children aged 9 and over | Ok for this age group. |
This section contains details about the movie, including its classification by the Australian Government Classification Board and the associated consumer advice lines. Other classification advice (OC) is provided where the Australian film classification is not available.
Name of movie: | Abominable |
Classification: | G |
Consumer advice lines: | Some scenes may scare very young children. |
Length: | 97 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
Yi (voice of Chloe Bennett) and her father had always planned to travel around China together so when he unexpectedly dies Yi busies herself by working every job she can to save money and take that trip to honour her father’s memory. She is too busy to grieve and too busy for her mother (voice of Michelle Wong) and grandmother (voice of Tsai Chin) who worry for her. Meanwhile, Mr Burnish (Eddie Izzard) of Burnish Industries has spent a lifetime trying to prove the existence of the illusive Himalayan Yeti. Burnish and his employees, headed by the evil Dr. Zara (voice of Sarah Paulson), find a Yeti but it escapes days before the public reveal. Yi discovers the injured Yeti hiding on her rooftop and soon realises he is in trouble. Naming him “Everest” and vowing to help him find his way home, Yi sets off with her reluctant cousins Peng (voice of Albert Tsai) and Jin (voice of Tenzing Norgay Trainor) on an epic journey across China to help Everest (voice of Joseph Izzo) find his family. Along the way they all learn some powerful lessons about love and life and the incredible difference just one person can make.
Children and adolescents may react adversely at different ages to themes of crime, suicide, drug and alcohol dependence, death, serious illness, family breakdown, death or separation from a parent, animal distress or cruelty to animals, children as victims, natural disasters and racism. Occasionally reviews may also signal themes that some parents may simply wish to know about.
Death of a parent, family alienation by failure to deal with grief, cruelty to endangered species and animal distress.
Research shows that children are at risk of learning that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution when violence is glamourised, performed by an attractive hero, successful, has few real life consequences, is set in a comic context and / or is mostly perpetrated by male characters with female victims, or by one race against another.
Repeated exposure to violent content can reinforce the message that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution. Repeated exposure also increases the risks that children will become desensitised to the use of violence in real life or develop an exaggerated view about the prevalence and likelihood of violence in their own world.
There is some violence in this movie including:
Children under five are most likely to be frightened by scary visual images, such as monsters, physical transformations.
In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children under the age of five, including the following:
Children aged five to eight will also be frightened by scary visual images and will also be disturbed by depictions of the death of a parent, a child abandoned or separated from parents, children or animals being hurt or threatened and / or natural disasters.
In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes and scary visual images, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children aged five to eight, including the following:
Children aged eight to thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic threats and dangers, violence or threat of violence and / or stories in which children are hurt or threatened.
In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children aged eight to thirteen, including the following:
Children over the age of thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic physical harm or threats, molestation or sexual assault and / or threats from aliens or the occult.
It is unlikely this movie will frighten children over the age of thirteen.
The following products are displayed or used in this movie:
There are some sexual references in this movie, including:
Abominable is an action packed, animated, adventure with powerful messages about life, loss and finding home. The film is suitable for families, however, some scenes may scare or disturb very young children.
The main messages from this movie are to help others, to follow your dreams, to love your family and to realise that when you set your mind to something anything is possible.
Values in this movie that parents may wish to reinforce with their children include:
This movie could also give parents the opportunity to discuss with their children attitudes and behaviours, and their real-life consequences, such as:
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