{"id":1002,"date":"2016-06-28T23:43:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T23:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/review-disneys-the-bfg\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T22:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T04:18:05","slug":"review-disneys-the-bfg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/review-disneys-the-bfg\/","title":{"rendered":"[#Review]: Disney\u2019s The BFG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"592\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_poster.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_poster-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last week was one heck of a week<\/strong>. The kids and I went on Great Day Washington to share tips on how to celebrate Caribbean American Heritage month at home, and we hosted our biggest event of the year, the Anancy Festival. The Anancy Festival is an event centered around Anancy, the keeper of the stories. I told my story, Winston Won\u2019t Go, and two other talented storytellers shared their stories with a great group of kids and parents who listened intently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I love hearing a good story, and telling a great story. <\/strong>In The BFG, the talents of three of the world\u2019s greatest storytellers \u2013 Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg \u2013 finally unite to bring Dahl\u2019s beloved classic \u201cThe BFG\u201d to life. Directed by Spielberg, Disney\u2019s \u201cThe BFG\u201d tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country.<\/p>\n<p>I was really tired from a long week and weekend, so I wondered if I would go to sleep as soon as the lights went down. Luckily, I had li\u2019l bit there to poke me in my side if she thought I was nodding off. We made a ladies\u2019 night out of it, settled into our seats with our 3D glasses and enjoyed the show. Li\u2019l bit has been doing more reviews for the blog, so I asked her what she thought of the movie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GZ0Bey4YUGI?modestbranding=1&amp;;showinfo=0&amp;;autohide=1&amp;;rel=0&amp;;hd=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> So what did you think?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li\u2019l Bit<\/strong>: That was the scariest thing I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_pin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_pin.jpg 735w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_pin-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_pin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_pin-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Me<\/strong>: Really?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li\u2019l Bit<\/strong>: Others might not think so, but I\u2019m easily scared, soooo\u2026.. yeah. I\u2019m also 10 so I haven\u2019t seen that many scary movies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me<\/strong>: Would you recommend that parents take their kids that are your age to see it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li\u2019l Bit<\/strong>: It depends on how mature they are. I think it is one of those kinds of movies where they say, \u201csome scenes may be intense for younger viewers.\u201d That giant\u2019s feet were nasty. Nasty feet are scary\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me<\/strong>: Agreed. So was it \u2018nightmare\u2019 scary or just \u2018sleep with the lights on\u2019 scary?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li\u2019l Bit<\/strong>: It\u2019s one of those movies that you just pray you don\u2019t have a bad dream after you watch it. I\u2019m one of those people who gets bad dreams right after I watch something that scares me, so I\u2019d say it is \u2018nightmare\u2019 scary. For me at least.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me<\/strong>: What was so scary about it, besides giant, dirty feet?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li\u2019l Bit<\/strong>: I guess it\u2019s the fact that they sneak into houses at night, kidnap, and eat children.\u00a0 The little girl looked about my age. I know it wasn\u2019t real, but it could have been me! Not cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me<\/strong>: Is it anything like the book?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li\u2019l Bit<\/strong>: I never finished the book. I have it, so I\u2019ll check later and get back to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me<\/strong>: Was there anything that you liked about the movie?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li\u2019l Bit<\/strong>: I did like the movie in general. It was actually really funny. It had a nice happy ending. The special effects are really cool, but now we are back to scary. They were very realistic, which made them scary. Overall, I did like the movie, and I think other kids will like it too.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s my turn!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does it earn the PG rating?<\/strong> I definitely think so. Here\u2019s the thing that struck me right off the bat. There is a grown man who snatches a young girl out of her bed and plans to basically keep her hostage forever in a cave. A very cool cave, but in a cave nonetheless. I just didn\u2019t like the vibe. The BFG didn\u2019t look enough like a fairy tale type character to me, so it just felt like a kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming\u2026\u201d ~ Disney<\/p>\n<p>I think that it is important that the kids who go to see this are old enough to understand that when a man takes a kid, it is not likely that he will be taking them on a magical adventure in giant country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams.\u201d ~ Disney<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"167\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_2-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, the rest of the giants looked a lot like real people, not mythical monsters, just huge people, so when they were chasing the main character, I could see how a young girl could be terrified at the scene. Ten might be the youngest that I\u2019d go with this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottom line, should you take the kids to see it?<\/strong> I don\u2019t see why not, if you child is ready to handle it. The story is a classic, and Steven Spielberg does a nice job with it. It isn\u2019t an easy story to translate into a movie without getting super creepy. Fairy tales are like that. I mean, the one about kids getting cooked in an oven? How do you even tone that down? Overall, it makes for an entertaining evening at the movies, and the special effects are fantastic.\u00a0 There\u2019s a little crude humor, but every family, I don\u2019t care how proper you are, enjoys some good gas driven comedy every now and then.<\/p>\n<p>It definitely is worth seeing on the big screen because\u2026 well\u2026 giants. 3D isn\u2019t necessary though. My eyes adjusted rather quickly, and the effects, as far as the 3D went, didn\u2019t really do much to enhance the story. If seeing it without 3D will save you a couple dollars, then spend that on popcorn and skip the 3D.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn\u2019t consider this a date night movie. It isn\u2019t fantasy like the Hobbit &#8211; more for kids than not. So if you are going, you may as well take the little ones \u2013 or not so little ones. Just be prepared. They may end up sleeping in your bed for a night or two.<\/p>\n<p>(Oh, and there are several people of color in the movie. Just putting that out there after the Alice in Wonderland review. Thank you Disney!)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe BFG\u201d opens in U.S. theaters on July 1, 2016, the year that marks the 100th anniversary of Dahl\u2019s birth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebfgmovie\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebfgmovie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disneystudios\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/disneystudios<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/disneystudios\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/disneystudios<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>We were invited to a pre-screening of the BFG for the purposes of writing this review. All opinions are our own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"592\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_poster.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bfg_poster-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last week was one heck of a week<\/strong>. The kids and I went on Great Day Washington to share tips on how to celebrate Caribbean American Heritage month at home, and we hosted our biggest event of the year, the Anancy Festival. The Anancy Festival is an event centered around Anancy, the keeper of the stories. I told my story, Winston Won\u2019t Go, and two other talented storytellers shared their stories with a great group of kids and parents who listened intently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I love hearing a good story, and telling a great story. <\/strong>In The BFG, the talents of three of the world\u2019s greatest storytellers \u2013 Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg \u2013 finally unite to bring Dahl\u2019s beloved classic \u201cThe BFG\u201d to life. Directed by Spielberg, Disney\u2019s \u201cThe BFG\u201d tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country.<\/p>\n<p>I was really tired from a long week and weekend, so I wondered if I would go to sleep as soon as the lights went down. Luckily, I had li\u2019l bit there to poke me in my side if she thought I was nodding off. We made a ladies\u2019 night out of it, settled into our seats with our 3D glasses and enjoyed the show. Li\u2019l bit has been doing more reviews for the blog, so I asked her what she thought of the movie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GZ0Bey4YUGI?modestbranding=1&amp;;showinfo=0&amp;;autohide=1&amp;;rel=0&amp;;hd=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> So what did you think?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li\u2019l Bit<\/strong>: That was the scariest thing I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/review-disneys-the-bfg\/#more-1002\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[#Review]: Disney\u2019s The BFG<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies-reviews-blog","blog_design-has-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>[#Review]: Disney\u2019s The BFG - Socamom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/review-disneys-the-bfg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[#Review]: Disney\u2019s The BFG - Socamom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last week was one heck of a week. 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