Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes, cultural stereotyping)
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Children under 5 | Not suitable due to scary scenes and cultural stereotyping. |
Children aged 5–8 | Parental guidance recommended due to scary scenes and cultural stereotyping. |
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: | Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again |
Classification: | PG |
Consumer advice lines: | Some action scenes. Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers. (OC) |
Length: | 80 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
In this animated addition to the Night at the Museum franchise, beloved night guard Larry (Zachary Levi) is transferring to from New York to the Tokyo museum, and is looking for a replacement. The exhibits at the museum come alive each night, and are convinced that Nick (Joshua Bassett), Larry’s son, would be a perfect fit. However, Nick is reluctant to take the job, as his insecurities make him believe that he would not do well.
After begrudgingly accepting, Nick is tasked with locking the door to the spooky loading dock on his first night. The exhibits in the basement scare him, and he fails to lock the door. This causes Kahmunrah (Joseph Kamal), an evil Egyptian ruler, to rise from the basement and steal the magical tablet that keeps the exhibits alive, so that he may return to Ancient Egypt and raise an army to rule the world. Nick, Teddy Roosevelt (Thomas Lennon), Joan of Arc (Alice Isaaz), Sacajawea (Kieran Sequoia) and the rest of their ragtag team are tasked with traveling to Ancient Egypt and stopping Kahmunrah at any cost. Will they be able to defeat this evil and return to the museum before sunrise?
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.
Self-doubt; Cultural stereotyping; Good vs evil; Family relationships; Magic; Ancient History.
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.
There are some sexual references in this movie, including:
There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:
There is some coarse language in this movie, including:
While the animated Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again might lack the charm and has a different cast to the first three live-action films in the Night at the Museum franchise, it remains a fun family film full of slapstick comedy and witty one-liners. However, due to scary scenes and cultural stereotyping, this movie is best suited to families with children aged 9 and older, with parental guidance for 5 to 8 year olds.
The main messages from this movie are that there is no ‘I’ in team, rather, it takes the strengths of individuals working together to create real teamwork; and that it’s important to try new things in order to grow your own confidence.
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:
Tip: Leave out the first A, An or The
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