Not suitable under 11; parental guidance to 13 (violence, themes, scary scenes)
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Children under 11 | Not suitable due to violence, themes and scary scenes. |
Children aged 11–13 | Parental guidance recommended due to violence, themes and scary scenes. |
Children aged 14 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: | Nimona |
Classification: | PG |
Consumer advice lines: | Mild science fiction themes, violence, themes, scary scenes |
Length: | 102 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
Ballister Boldheart (voice of Riz Ahmed) rose from obscurity to become one the most brilliant knights the kingdom had ever known, much to the displeasure of the Director (voice of Frances Conroy), who didn’t like the way the Queen (voice of Lorraine Toussaint) favoured him or their shared liberal beliefs. When Ballister is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, he is forced to live in the shadows while he attempts to evade capture and figure out where it all went wrong. When Nimona (voice of Chloe Grace Moretz), a teenage girl with unique shape shifting powers, begs to be his sidekick and help him get revenge on all those who have harmed him, Ballister wants nothing to do with her. However, Nimona’s help and abilities soon prove indispensable and, as the pair begin to unravel a twisted plot of deception and betrayal, Ballister must turn to former, fellow knight and love interest Ambrosius Goldenloin (voice of Eugene Lee Yang) for assistance. As Nimona and Ballister work together, an unlikely friendship begins to form and slowly Nimona’s facades begin to slip, revealing who she truly is. Will Ballister be able to see past the indoctrinated prejudice of countless generations, or will he, like everyone else, view Nimona as a monster that must be feared and destroyed?
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.
Prejudice and assumptions; Blindly following the beliefs and ways of previous generations; Self-sacrifice; Homosexual relationships; Deceitfulness and Intrigue; Social paranoia; Searching for your true identity.
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:
Nimona is an animated adventure based on the best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson. Featuring a distinctive animation style and a fast-paced plot, the film is best suited to older tween and teen audiences.
The main messages from this movie are to treat other people with kindness, no matter where they come from, what they look like or how different they may be; to face the things you are afraid of; and to always be true to yourself.
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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