Not recommended under 5, PG to 8 ( Violence and some scary scenes)
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Children under 5 | Not recommended due to violence and some scary scenes |
Children 5-7 | Parental guidance recommended due to violence and some scary scenes. |
Children 8 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: | Gnomeo and Juliet |
Classification: | G |
Consumer advice lines: | None |
Length: | 84 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
The star crossed lovers in this animated version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are garden gnomes who belong to two different tribes, one blue and one red, and who live in neighbouring gardens belonging to the Montague and Capulet families. Fortunately this story is not as tragic as the original, but there is much competition and warring between the two tribes.
Gnomeo (voice of James McEvoy) is the son of Lady Blueberry (Maggie Smith), the leader of the blue tribe, while Juliet (Emily Blunt) is the daughter of Lord Redbrick (Michael Caine), leader of the red tribe. They meet by accident, unaware that they are from opposing tribes, and instantly fall in love. It becomes difficult when they realise that their love is doomed, but Juliet is a headstrong girl, and is determined to break away from her overprotective father. Gnomeo and Juliet feel that their love is stronger than family rivalry and continue their romance with almost disastrous consequences.
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.
Tribal feuds
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, especially in the 3D version, 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.
Some children in this age group may also be disturbed by some of the above-mentioned scenes.
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.
None of concern
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.
None of concern
None of concern
None of concern
Gnomeo and Juliet kiss
None of concern
There is some mild coarse language in this movie that children may imitate, including:
Gnomeo and Juliet is an animated comedy with some typical British humour and references to Shakespeare. It is aimed at children but with some adult concepts that children might find hard to understand. It is voiced by a stellar cast, with 3D animation and Elton John music.
The main message from this movie is that love can overcome all difficulties, including cultural difference.
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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