As a father and movielover there are moments I have been looking forward to for a while. When your children are growing up you want to teach them a lot of things and sharing my passion for movies definitely is one of them. I already started doing that at home by showing the youngest one movies like Dumbo, Ponyo and Fantasia, but I was waiting for the moment that my four-year old was ready to go to the cinema for the first time. I waited a while because I didn’t want to do it too early as the experience could be too overwhelming and resulting in her not willing to go anymore for a couple of years. But earlier this year I felt that the moment was there to try when she saw the posters for this film and told me she wanted to see it. After a quick check online to see if it was a movie that was right for her, it was time to head to the cinema.
After getting her a drink and some popcorn we entered the theater and after climbing onto the chair we waited for the movie to begin. She was really looking forward to it. The lights went out and the trailers started to play. She wasn’t a fan of the loud noises during some of the trailers, but with her hands firmly covering her ears she kept watching, waiting for the movie itself.
Although the movie has Noah in its title, it isn’t a religious film. The story about Noah is more of a backdrop against which the story is set. All animals are called to go to the boat to be registered. This is also the case for Dave and his son Finny. When they get there they find out that their names are not on the list of animals allowed onto the boat. But Dave has a plan and pretends to be related to Hazel and her daughter Leah, two grimps (which look live wolves). They manage to get aboard, but when Finny and Leah aren’t on the boat when the water starts to rise the two of them have to try to survive, hoping that their parents will come and rescue them.
My daughter really enjoyed the movie and was laughing regularly. It is a movie which is perfect for the youngest kids (no unexpected twists), but not too appealing for older audiences. There are various funny characters (one of them clearly inspired by Totoro) and the lesson this movie teaches is that a friendship can help you face anything. Visually the movie is solid, but it isn’t at the same level as the big American studios. After seeing it I had enough of it, but when my daughter screamed “I want to see another one!” I felt a lot of pride. She had watched the whole movie and wanted to watch more. I’m looking forward to that as much as she does.
Well, at least she had a great time at the cinema and her first big screen cinema experience has left her wanting more š
Yeah, so I don’t mind the movie for me wasn’t that interesting. Seeing her enjoyment made up for that!
The idea sounds very cute but I don’t think this is for me. I could see why your daughter loves this though, I think animation w/ animals generally would appeal to kids š
No, wouldn’t suggest you’d check this out, just wanted to share the experience š
So glad that went well! I can still remember the first time my mom took me to the movies and it was such a special experience. Good thing you waited until the time was right. I’m wondering why I haven’t even heard of this movie though.
Yeah, it was nice to see she enjoyed it and it is a special experience indeed. You probably haven’t heard of this movie because it was made in Europe and marketing budget probably wasn’t that big.
My first movie I took my daughter to was Home. She’s not even 3 yet so we only made it about halfway through. We tried again with Inside Out and we actually made it most of the way. Definitely a great experience!
Nice to read that and it’s just amazing to see how children respond