After hearing reviews of The Good Dinosaur, I was a little reluctant to have my 1st grader watch the movie. Friends said it had a few sad parts, and being that she’s over-sensitive, I was afraid it would bring up questions or emotions we could avoid a little bit longer. After thinking about it for some time, I decided to give in to my daughter’s request to watch the movie. I’m glad I did, because The Good Dinosaur was just right for her age. After the movie we were able to discuss her thoughts and feelings about the movie and the content, so it was a great way to start some heavy discussions about life.
Spoiler Alert- turn away now if you didn’t already see the movie. The Good Dinosaur introduces us to Arlo the dinosaur who is the runt of his family. He’s considerably smaller, for a dinosaur, and doesn’t feel that he is good at anything he does. After trying to prove himself to his father, he loses his father in a storm and he is now left to take care of his mother with his other two siblings. The only problem is- he’s lost.
This is where Arlo’s journey begins and meets his cave-baby friend, Spot. This unlikely duo grow into one another and become best buds throughout their journey back to find Arlo’s family. I won’t give away the end, it’s a movie you have to see. Just keep in mind the messages of death are strong in the movie, so if you aren’t ready for that discussion with your kids you might want to refrain- especially from showing it right before bedtime.
You can get your copy of The Good Dinosaur at Amazon and Disney Movies Anywhere.
Thank you for the review. I’m looking forward to watching this movie.
Why does it always seem they include death in every kids movie? So sad
I also have an over sensitive 1st grader. She really wants to see this.
yes my son wanted to see it but never took him
My sons are looking forward to watching this.
My kids and I have been waiting to watch and are very excited about The Good Dinosaur!
My kids can be overly sensitive to so I understand but at the same time it may be a good way to bring it up and for sure I would not show it on a school night or at night before bed I really think they would need time to process it!
My mom died right after we saw this movie, and I have to say it was helpful to use it as an analogy when explaining to our three year old.
I am so glad you wrote a review on this movie, I had the same concerns with having my little ones watch it. I feel much more at ease now to have them watch it! Thank you!
Looking to view this soon.
We can’t wait to see this movie!! Our six year old keeps talking about it…
Thank you! I wanna see this movie!
Thanks for the honest review! My first grader has not seen it either and I had heard some negative things about it. I think I will let her see it now.
We haven’t watched this yet but love the review.
Ugh Thank You for the heads up I am sure to have tissues ready for my kiddos they are pretty sensitive but we discuss death and dying and realize its a part of life.
We really loved the Good Dinosaur and my daughter really was intrigued with this movie. There are so many good parts and a fun time to watch this movie with the family.
I’ve heard the movie was super cute…..I fell asleep trying to watch it with the kids because I’m in the third trimester of a pregnancy lol My very sensitive daughter said “it’s sad mommy but it gets better” she is seven and that to me is a good lesson to learn! It’s sad but it gets better!!!
Thank you for the review! I too have been worried as ours is overly sensitive too. He really wants to see it also, so I think we will pick a weekend during the day to watch so he has some time to process if needed 🙂
I haven’t watched this yet, but it looks so cute. My family thinks I am nuts because I want to watch it. I love watching good cartoon movies.
We saw the movie recently and really liked it! It was cute, and while there were sad parts, I think they were handled very well.
This is something that I know the kids will enjoy watching.
Looks like a cute movie!
I would love to see this movie
This looks like such a cute movie. My kids love dinosaurs.
oooh I stopped at the spoiler alert, but it is tempting. This sounds wonderful and perfect with a little dose of sadness, it helps for kids to find a reason to ask about things they wonder about!