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When recently asked if, in regards to a recent review of a new film, did it matter that the film was aimed at children? His response was one that I agree with ten fold.

I believe that, if anything, children deserve better entertainment than adults. They’re instinctively smart until a diet of wretched movies like this pounds them down. I would infinitely prefer a child see something like “Finding Nemo” or “The Thief of Bagdad.”

This holds true not only in film, but television, games, print, and basically any media you can think of. When creating content for children, I would argue that you have to think of them as an audience first, and their ages second. This is not to say you should include content that is not age appropriate, but that you can still create a compelling narrative within those confines (which you shouldn’t really think of them as confines).

This reminds me of two quotes:

“You’re dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.” - Walt Disney

“Adults are interested if you don’t play down to the little 2 or 3 year olds or talk down. I don’t believe in talking down to children. I don’t believe in talking down to any certain segment. I like to kind of just talk in a general way to the audience. Children are always reaching.”  - Walt Disney

-Floyd Bishop