My 4.5yo, who gets scared at a lot of movie scenes, was literally rolling on the floor laughing at the crazy antics of the magically animated medieval suits of armor as they beat back the small Nazi force. However, this is SO comedically well done, and literally no one is hurt. I am touchy about gun scenes in kid movies. The ending scenes where the Nazis come on land has a lot of guns and shooting, which we likely would not see in a kids movie today. The Portobello Road scene glorifies colonialism a bit.but it’s not central to the movie. There were no huge “cringe” moments that jumped out at me watching this movie 30 years later.
We educate them about history using other tools - this is just a fun movie, with a great role model in Ms. Honestly, our kids accepted our brief explanations at face value. I see others expressing concern about the context…Nazis, the Blitz, children leaving London. I was a little apprehensive about showing this movie to my kids (7 and 4), but I was delighted to find it just as funny and engaging as I remembered from my own childhood.
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