Films by season & age - In Miniature (Ages 5-8)
Seasons are a great way to explore different ideas through watching a group of films. Why not try watching all the films in a season and make some time for discussion. Topics and discussion points are included.
- Gullivers Travels (PG)
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (U)
- Night at the Museum (PG)
- The Ant Bully (U)
- The Borrowers (U)
Strange, isn't it? Despite movies being made for the big screen, some of the very best have involved the smallest people imaginable. And whenever ordinary-sized people get shrunk or little people wander into the normal world, mayhem ensues - and memorable mayhem it is too!
Ever since the author Jonathan Swift first published the much-loved book Gulliver's Travels (included here in a marvellous 1996 adaptation starring Ted Danson), the greatest creative minds have wondered what might happen if people were in miniature - and some of the results are collected here in this small but perfectly formed FILM CLUB season!
Suggested pair:
The Borrowers and Night at the Museum both feature tiny humans whose very existence is unknown to more normally-sized people!
Talking points:
What do you think would be the best thing about suddenly becoming incredibly small, as happens to the Szalinski children in Honey, I Shrunk The Kids?
Did you feel sorry for Gulliver when he first arrived in Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels?
Do you think the Ant Bully learned his lesson?