Watership Down
 

What are your thoughts on this film. It was shown on Easter Sunday and people are complaining that it has traumatised their children. TBH I saw it when I was young and have only watched it a couple of times and not really liked it.

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An animation with rabbits does not make it a children's story, just like South Park is most definitely not for kids. It's an adventure story but with rabbits instead of people, complete with a made-up language and folklore. It's not exactly a Booker prize winner but you have to give Adams credit for what he pulled off. The film is admittedly rated U but I read just now that the BBFC think they made a mistake and 12A would be more appropriate.

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This comes up every time that film is shown. Just because it has a U rating doesn't mean that it is suitable for all. Even some adults get offended at the simplest things. If its a "please won't someone think of the children!", I would respectfully suggest that parents refrain from abdicating their responsibility to a television.

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Bambi's mum got shot in the Disney s film.
We read water ship down at secondy school .
Shame that the parent's didn't....

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I saw this at the cinema when I was 10. Some parts are sad but I don't remember being traumatised by it. There were plenty of 1970's sitcoms that were disturbing at the time though.

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This.

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Can only be the soft yoghurt knitter types that are traumatised by their fabulous spoon fed, bubble wrapped children, having watched the film.

Get a grip, namby pamby idiots. Everyone knows Watership Down isn't really a kids Disney coated cartoon. Unless of course you were born in a cabbage patch and live a very sheltered and modern parenting type of life.


Bet they don't batter an eyelid at them watching Zombie murderers from Mars!

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Well dizzy,I've got to agree with you on that one !!!

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I remember watching this when I was about 7. I wish I hadn't watched it when I was 7. I was pretty upset by the beginning bit, and don't remember much else about the film.

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when my kids were at primary school, the final year always had a trip to Watership Down and to meet Richard Adams. They certainly were not traumatised. But being school, they studied the book. Not watched a film.