The movie is often quite sad, and there are some emotionally intense and heartbreaking scenes that might really upset young and/or sensitive viewers. This is why it's unsuitable for children under 5 years, and we recommend parental guidance for children aged 5-7 years.
That's what makes it a good movie; there's a lot to discuss as a family. In true Tim Burton fashion, it was heavy and dark. This is a PG movie. By definition, some images are not appropriate for small kids.
Several disturbing/upsetting/scary scenes. Cruel animal handler threatens, punches Mrs. Jumbo; Holt hits him. Unsympathetic character crushed to death in tent collapse (body shown being carried out under drape).
Dumbo, American animated musical film, released in 1941, that was produced by Walt Disney and was based on a children's book of the same name written by Helen Aberson and illustrated by Harold Pearl.
The MPAA rating has been assigned for “peril/action, some thematic elements, and brief mild language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a brief kiss, several scenes with women wearing cleavage revealing circus costumes, a scene of a circus tent collapsing and killing a man, many scenes of risky tricks and ...
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Can a 3 year old watch Dumbo?
Content that may disturb children
In addition to the violent scenes mentioned above, Dumbo has some scenes that could scare or disturb children under five years. For example: The idea of Dumbo's mother being locked away and the scene that shows it are extremely sad.
Here are 5: Dumbo (1941): Contains a scene of a group of cigar-smoking crows, with their leader named Jim Crow, referring to the racist segregation laws of the South, and voiced by a white actor.
“Dumbo” teaches people the power of love, family and courage while also challenging our idea of what a family is. A family is not always a mother, father and child. Instead, a family is a group of people who love each other and help one another fight through their battles.
At first glance, Disney's Dumbo may not be though of as a film that portrays disability, but its protagonist Dumbo has a deformity-- extra large ears. In the film, the baby elephant is ostracized. He is not allowed to participate in the circus and is seen as an outcast amongst his peers.
The dark legacy left by the horrific abuse and deaths faced by Jumbo and elephants like him is evident in Disney's Dumbo. Knowing the true story of circus elephants makes the light-hearted movie darker, more tragic, and much harder to watch without shedding a tear.
Under the service's Stories Matter section, Disney explained its decision of removing the content. 'Dumbo,' made in 1941, features a group of crows who "pay homage to racist minstrel shows, where white performers with blackened faces and tattered clothing imitated and ridiculed enslaved Africans."
Dumbo, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is one of Brooklyn's most visited neighborhoods, attracting visitors with its cobblestone streets, dramatic architecture, great dining and dreamy views across the river.
It has historic neighborhoods full of families. DUMBO is one such neighborhood. Just across the river from Lower Manhattan, its popular with local families as well as with visitors.
Dumbo is a small elephant and the son of Mrs. Jumbo (which makes him the only boy elephant out of all the elephants seen in the movie). Dumbo is most famous for his giant floppy ears. He is usually a silent character (except in comics), though he was voiced by Katie Leigh in the 1985 television series Dumbo's Circus.
Dumbo, crying after visiting his mother, gets the hiccups, so Timothy takes him to the vat for water. Both of them get drunk, and hallucinate pink elephants. Dumbo and Timothy are later discovered asleep high up in a tree by Dandy Crow and his friends.
At the end of Disney's 1941 animated "Dumbo," the once-shunned baby elephant with the giant ears bursts into circus celebrity after unleashing his flying ability. His reward is being reunited with his mother, Mrs. Jumbo, and granted first-class circus train accommodations.
"Pink Elephants on Parade" is a song and scene from the 1941 Disney animated feature film Dumbo in which Dumbo and Timothy Q. Mouse, having accidentally become intoxicated (through drinking water spiked with champagne), see pink elephants sing, dance, and play musical instruments during a hallucination sequence.
With the support of his very best friend, Timothy the mouse, Dumbo soon learns that his spectacular ears make him unique and special, allowing him to soar to fame as the world's only flying elephant.
Dumbo is not a fairy tale. Fairy tales are a specific type of folk tale which have been handed down through the oral tradition. Many fairy tales were eventually written down, such as those by the Brothers Grimm. The story of the elephant Dumbo, however, was imagined by the authors in about 1939.
The streaming service said Thursday it is updating the disclaimer placed on films such as “Aristocats,” “Dumbo,” “Peter Pan” and “Swiss Family Robinson” to say: “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now.
While Common Sense Media recommends kids be at least 3 or 4 years old before going to the movies, some may not be ready to go until they are 5 or even 6 years old. You know their child best and know if they can or can't sit through a movie.
Toy Story 3 3D is a quality animated adventure movie. It is likely to be enjoyed by most of the family, although it is darker and more scary than previous Toy Story movies. This is why it's not recommended for children under five.
