Have any of you seen this and what are your thoughts on it?
My ds, almost 7, had begged me to take him and his brother to see this movie in the theater, because they are two brothers just like the tigers. I didn't think they could sit through this live action with the animals not talking so I waited until it came out on DVD. So I got it out of the library the other day. Well we only got 10 minutes in and Ds, almost 7, was crying " Please stop this movie it is too sad"
The poor kid sat in my lap for almost 20 minutes after that saying, he wished he never saw it, that it was too sad and that he never wanted me to take it out of the library again.
It's weird, he has seen plenty of movies, mostly Disney, where one or both of the parents is either dead or dies and he has NEVER reacted like this, just took it for what it was. I wonder if it's because it was real things and not cartoon characters. Obviously I am going to have to prescreen movies from now on for content, I am just so upset with myself that I even picked it up. This movie was marketed for kids and I am kicking myself that I didn't investigate it more fully! He is now taking a tubby to cheer himself up poor baby 
amazon:biggrin
ing for tigers what The Bear did for Grizzlies and Kodiaks, Two Brothers offers lush adventure with a message that anyone can take to heart. French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud directed both films, blessing them with his keen eye for beauty and a love for wildlife that's as impassioned as it is infectious. This time, the adorable critters are Kumal and Sangha, sibling tiger cubs in French Indochina circa 1920, separated when a treasure-hunting adventurer (Guy Pearce) inadvertently leads them to capture. He makes amends by defending their right to freedom, but before that can happen, the now-grown tigers must endure cruel treatment that younger viewers (and sensitive adults) may find somewhat traumatic. There's a purpose to their ordeal, however, and Annaud (along with a world-class tiger trainer, 30 different tigers, and minimal use of digital trickery) films this uplifting story as a child's fable, with equal measures of danger and irresistible charm. As a family-friendly plea to protect endangered tigers everywhere, Two Brothers is cute, cuddly, and easily recommended
My ds, almost 7, had begged me to take him and his brother to see this movie in the theater, because they are two brothers just like the tigers. I didn't think they could sit through this live action with the animals not talking so I waited until it came out on DVD. So I got it out of the library the other day. Well we only got 10 minutes in and Ds, almost 7, was crying " Please stop this movie it is too sad"
The poor kid sat in my lap for almost 20 minutes after that saying, he wished he never saw it, that it was too sad and that he never wanted me to take it out of the library again. It's weird, he has seen plenty of movies, mostly Disney, where one or both of the parents is either dead or dies and he has NEVER reacted like this, just took it for what it was. I wonder if it's because it was real things and not cartoon characters. Obviously I am going to have to prescreen movies from now on for content, I am just so upset with myself that I even picked it up. This movie was marketed for kids and I am kicking myself that I didn't investigate it more fully! He is now taking a tubby to cheer himself up poor baby amazon:biggrin
ing for tigers what The Bear did for Grizzlies and Kodiaks, Two Brothers offers lush adventure with a message that anyone can take to heart. French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud directed both films, blessing them with his keen eye for beauty and a love for wildlife that's as impassioned as it is infectious. This time, the adorable critters are Kumal and Sangha, sibling tiger cubs in French Indochina circa 1920, separated when a treasure-hunting adventurer (Guy Pearce) inadvertently leads them to capture. He makes amends by defending their right to freedom, but before that can happen, the now-grown tigers must endure cruel treatment that younger viewers (and sensitive adults) may find somewhat traumatic. There's a purpose to their ordeal, however, and Annaud (along with a world-class tiger trainer, 30 different tigers, and minimal use of digital trickery) films this uplifting story as a child's fable, with equal measures of danger and irresistible charm. As a family-friendly plea to protect endangered tigers everywhere, Two Brothers is cute, cuddly, and easily recommended
