Not suitable under 4, parental guidance to 7 (scary and upsetting scenes)
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Children under 4 | Not recommended due to scary scenes |
Children aged 4 to 7 | Parental guidance recommended due to scary and upsetting scenes |
Children aged 7 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: | Shaun the Sheep Movie |
Classification: | G |
Consumer advice lines: | Some scary scenes |
Length: | 85 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
Shaun is a sheep who lives with his fellow sheep on a farm in the English countryside. One day Shaun gets bored with his daily routine so, with the help of his animal friends, he decides to kidnap the farmer while he is still sleeping and lock him in a caravan. Shaun and the sheep are then going to have a day of fun, but it all goes wrong. The caravan rolls away and the farmer ends up lost in the city without any memory of who he is.
Shaun, his sheep friends and the farmer’s dog must venture into the big city to find the farmer and bring him back. But will Shaun and the sheep be able to find the farmer before they are captured by Animal Containment?
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.
Separation from family member; Cruelty to animals; Family member in hospital
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.
Younger children in this age group may also be scared or upset by some of the scenes listed above.
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.
Nothing 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.
Nothing of concern
Nothing of concern in the movie, but plenty of associated merchandise being marketed to children.
There are some sexual references in this movie, including:
There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:
There is some use of substances in this movie, including:
None of concern
Based on the popular television show, Shaun the Sheep Movie is a funny adventure story about getting lost in a big city. Parents should be aware that, as in the television show, there is no talking in the film and it may be a bit boring for older children. Because of some scary and upsetting scenes, the film is not recommended for under fours and parental guidance is recommended for children aged four to seven.
The main message from this movie is that sometimes a little change is good but that you should also appreciate what you have.
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 what happens in real life animal protection agencies and animal shelters.
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