Summary: We’re baaackkk!<br> Amanda White and I, aka the duo of “Family Movie Moms”, finally made it out of our houses to watch some new movies.<br> We even took the time to record our conversation about them to help y’all decide if either movie is a fit for your families.<br> AND just in time for the holiday break, we are reviewing the top two movies last weekend. Are you planning to see either one?<br> (Here are the IMDB summaries. . .<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951265/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Mockingjay </a>& <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245084/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Big Hero 6</a>.)<br> <a href="http://godcenteredmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/FamilyMovieMomsEp49.jpg"></a><br> On today’s episode, we share insights, warnings and discussion points for a couple of movies–Amanda on “Mockingjay: Part 1” and Heather on “Big Hero 6”.<br> As a bonus, we share some oldie-but-goodie movies we each watched at home (thanks to sick kids, family movie nights and the church library).<br> What we talk about:<br> <br> * Old movies we’ve watched lately–<br> <br> * Amanda’s Family. . .Lady & the Trump, Peter Pan, Beauty & the Beast.<br> * Heather’s Family. . .Cheaper by the Dozen (Steve Martin) & The Absent-Minded Professor (old version).<br> <br> <br> * Imagined what it would be like to make a living as a full-time movie critic.<br> * What age should kids be to see Mockingjay? (and a tangent about various family movie viewing guidelines).<br> * Compared the Capit0l in Hunger Games to America.<br> * Main message of Mockingjay: Are you willing to die for a cause? To stand up against evil.<br> * Asking your kids, what would they sacrifice? What do they feel God’s asking them to give up and cause some discomfort for a greater good?<br> * The results from Amanda’s Facebook poll on the age kids are seeing Hunger Games movies.<br> * How modest Katniss dressed in the movie.<br> * The trickiness of exposing preteens to Young Adult book series.<br> * Encouraging families to have a value mission statement, engage in conversation about movies, and filter movies through that worldview.<br> * Talking to your child about sacrificial love. . .slow growing love for another.<br> * How depressing Mockingjay is and the need for redemption.<br> * The travesty of how Hollywood separates books into two movies. (A comparison to if we only read one Testament instead of the whole Bible.)<br> * How Katniss’ hair got on Amanda’s nerves.<br> * The low down on Big Hero 6. . .the appropriateness for children.<br> * A slightly terrifying (and funny) first scene, but the sweet rescue from the older brother.<br> * The themes of death/grief, using gifts for good, positive side of science (and benefits of college), & emptiness of revenge .<br> * Reminding your kids that hurt people, hurt people.<br> * My favorite character–Baymax–the personal health care provider.<br> * Loving your friends through the grief process.<br> * What could scare your kids from this movie. . .but how Heather’s boys did not get nightmares.<br> * The teamwork element of the Big Hero 6 characters–importance of having a plan.<br> * Thinking your way out of a problem, not just feeling your way out.<br> * May be a good movie to watch when it comes out on DVD if your young child is sensitive.<br> <br> Show Notes:<br> <br> * <a href="http://justjilly.com/" target="_blank">Just Jilly</a><br> * Amy J Bennett’s post–<a href="http://www.amyjbennett.com/2013/11/23/a-girl-on-fire/" target="_blank">“A Girl on Fire”</a><br> * <a href="http://www.thelizgriffin.com/" target="_blank">Liz Griffin </a><br> * <a title="Big Hero 6 :: Family Movie Discussion Guide" href="http://godcenteredmom."></a>
