Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (violence, scary scenes, themes, language)
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Children under 5 | Not suitable due to violence, scary scenes, themes and language. |
Children aged 5–7 | Parental guidance recommended due to violence, scary scenes, themes and language. |
Children aged 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: | Panda Bear in Africa |
Classification: | G |
Consumer advice lines: | Very mild themes, animated violence and coarse language, some scenes may scare very young children |
Length: | 89 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
Jielong (voice of Georgina Verbaan) dreams of being able to change the weather at will, fly like other dragons do, and freeze things with her breath but, despite all her efforts and all the help and encouragement from her best friend and panda bear Pang (voice of Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing), she doesn’t seem to be able to do any of it. At least not yet. When an evil lion from Africa orchestrates Jielong’s kidnapping, Pang chases after her, determined to save his friend no matter how long it takes or how far he must travel. Stowing away on a boat that later sinks in a storm, it is not an easy trip for young Pang but he refuses to give up. Reaching Africa, he is tricked by a native monkey called JoJo (voice of Maurits Delchot) and is captured, chained and forced to work for JoJo’s evil boss. The pair soon manage to escape, and JoJo promises to help Pang find Jielong. They set out on the dangerous journey to Lion Rock, where Jielong is being held and forced to do terrible things in an evil plot to rid the land of hyenas. Along the way, JoJo and Pang encounter an unlikely friend who just might hold the key to helping save them all.
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.
Kidnapping; Animal enslavement; Animal cubs separated from families; Deceitfulness; Prejudice.
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:
Panda Bear in Africa is an animated adventure. The plot is predictable and it copies scenes from other films, such as The Lion King. The dialogue leaves something to be desired but the characters are cute and endearing and the film will be most enjoyed by younger children.
The main messages from this movie are that it’s never too late to change; that there is always hope; that everyone deserves a second chance; and that friendship and kindness can be two of the most powerful forces on earth.
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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