Frozen Movie Analysis

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Vintage Movies For Kids

A few months ago I made the mistake of watching Frozen. It was dull and long and did nothing for me except get “Doooo you want to build a snowman?” stuck in my head. It’s one of the most popular children’s movies around the world, and a lot of people think I’m crazy. But I started thinking about movies I watched and loved as a kid and found that, decades later, they’re still excellent movies for both kids and adults. Introduce your kids to these old movies on your next movie night. The kids will enjoy iconic movies with great characters and stories. And you won’t have to hear “Let It Go” for the millionth time.

National Velvet (1944)
This black and white movie about a girl and her beloved horse is a peek into a world when women weren’t allowed to compete simply because they were women.National Velvet was made when there were no fancy special effects to distract you in case the movie wasn’t any good. This movie is about simple storytelling and compelling actors – legends Mickey Rooney, Angela Lansbury, and Elizabeth Taylor (then only 12 years old). Things have come a long way for women in sport since then. Sportswomen like tennis player Serena Williams and pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva are proof that women in sport are just as inspirational – and accomplished – as their male counterparts. …show more content…

We sang with Julie Andrews about lonely goatherds, brown paper packages (tied up with string), and climbing mountains, and we worried when the Von Trapp family was in danger. The Sound of Music is the ultimate musical, family movie, and love story rolled into one. It’s loosely based on true events, so it’s not entirely historically accurate, but it’s relevant even today when the world is experiencing wars, conflicts and uprisings. It’s a story about overcoming adversity as a family, and you can discuss present world events with kids using this historical frame of

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