Disney's "Brave" - Am I the Only One Who Feels This Way?

If that's the worst thing I need to worry about my kids mimicking, I'll take it! They see worse at the playground in the city.

We'll be going to see it on Monday.

Personally, I think you are overreacting - kids HAVE NO CLUE that traditionally men wear nothing under a kilt. This is an adult moment where kids may giggle b/c they are thinking why is that man showing his underwear to everyone? Disney has ALWAYS (dreamworks, pixar and everyone else) put adult humor in these movies and shows so adults can enjoy watching them with the kids too. I most def plan to see Brave with my 5yr old son, hoping they will have it at the drive in like Madagascar 3.

ETA: just watched it again WITH my son - made no mention of that moment and we discussed what he saw - he loved how good she was with a Bow and Arrow.

Saw the movie, loved it, may be too scary for some of the kids there is an intense moment, basically if the fight scene in Beauty was too much be prepared in theater. We had no issues personally, but some might.

I've pretty much felt this way about all of the recent Disney/Pixar movies. We've sat all of them out, mostly because the early fairy tale stories are too dark for my son (he's five and pretty sensitive) and the later ones are a bit too dumbed-down with the adult jokes. (I am actually capable of watching a movie for kids without needing endless double-entendres and fart jokes.) Kids are great imitators--- the last thing I need is to hear my son saying the same 'dumb' things over again... or in this case, mooning people.

I guess you will miss out on a good movie. We saw it this weekend at an outdoor theater and the entire crowd roared.

It was just that second, yes a nod to braveheart.. But the story Did not continue to be this "cheeky".

Not sure a young child would really get this unless an adult made a big deal out of it.

It reminds me of when I took our daughter to the circus when she was 4.
Tickets were expensive, add in the snacks etc... Well over $100.

I asked her afterwards, " what was your favorite part? " her answer "when the elephant pooped!". This was my little girly girl.. No interest in potty humor.... But that is what made her laugh the hardest.. So 4 year old humor is not high brow, but it gets a laugh in that age group.

Oh goodness, I think you may need to lighten up :)~ All you have to do is tell them they are not allowed to do it. If that's all there is to complain about, what's the big deal? Kids are kids and enjoy stupid humor. It is not going to hurt them to see it. Go and enjoy the movie!

I can't wait to see this movie!

I saw the preview when my Guy and I went to see "Snow White and the Huntsman." I thought it was hilarious.

If my boys were 5, we'd still see this movie. If needed, we'd discuss how we don't show off our booty.

There are worse things to worry about.

there are just more important things in the world to worry about.

Eh, so a guy lifts his kilt. I don't think it is a big deal. I take my kids to movies for the experience and to be entertained, not to learn how to behave. My older son is 4 1/2 and knows the difference between something funny on tv or in a movie and behavior that is acceptable.
Today, he brought a book home from the library. The cover portrays the protagonist with two pencils stuck up his nose. Is that something I want my son to do? Not especially. Should I keep him from reading the book because of it? I don't think so.

You said yourself that you were excited with the overarching message of this movie. Why not use the scene you find so objectionable as an opportunity to teach your kids?

Oh, lord. It's just butt humor. So? Why does everything have to be so danged serious?

I, for one, value a sense of humor & gladly encourage my kids to do the same.

Furthermore, I think spongebob is positively hilarious.

Funnily enough, it wouldn't bother me one bit if it is just a quick one second thing for a giggle. I could see how people could read into it (something for them to copy, or making flashers funny or some such stuff), but nah. It's just stupid humor, gets a laugh, and the movie continues on. My kids (a) don't wear kilts and (b) can be taught by us what behavior is going to be accepted. I look forward to taking the kids to this movie!
(My boys are 5 1/2, and 2 1/2)

I have never met a kid who didn't find this type of humour funny! Anything to do with bodily functions, underpants and body parts is hilarious. My ten year olds favorite joke is "Uranus is a gas giant!" The younger kids probably won't even get it, the ones who do get it are old enough to understand it's ok to laugh at it in a movie, but it is not ok to do it themselves. Hell, Dora swims with crocodiles, climbs mountains, and does all kinds of things you probably wouldn't let your kids do either!

I think you should lighten up! Take the kids to the movies and have fun. ;)

did you ever see spongebob?
i find it funny and so does my daughter...sometimes someone getting depantsed (is that how you spell that) on tv is funny=)

This made me think of my mother-in-law's recent attempt to encourage more 'appropriate' behavior in my 3 y.o. daughter by teaching her to say 'pass gas' instead of 'fart'.

Somehow, a 3 year old shrieking with glee that her little brother is passing gas is way funnier to my husband and me. I don't think my MILs attempts at gentrification worked one bit. :)

Kids movies always have some objectionable elements...I think it's better to go ahead and watch the good ones, and then discuss the objectionable stuff. Teachable moments.

Lol, my 7 year old daughter cannot wait to see this movie. I don't think I need to worry too much about the mooning, though, since she just recently got in trouble for mooning her grandmother via skype! *facepalm*

Just tell your kids it's not acceptable. Done. It wouldn't stop me from taking my kids to the movies.

Also, the flashing in a kilt IS historically/culturally accurate. If the movie is trying set in ancient Scotland and depicting something akin to the hyland games, why WOULDN'T that be in there somewhere? Really.

FWIW I think the target audience is probably a BIT older than the monkey see monkey do pre-school crowd, although it's definitely meant to be okay for them.

I'm sure you're a fabulous mommy, so I wouldn't worry quite so much that your kids would be willing to jettison all of YOUR example setting in favor of a Disney movie (especially if mommy tells them no).

Well, then you might as well not let your kid watch any movies or TV at all, because if you look hard enough you can usually always find something "wrong" with it. Have you seen the Pixar movies from the last several movies? Not to mention the themes going on in Disney movies since the beginning of time. I mean, Simba's dad got mauled by his own brother in Lion King. So, you didn't let your kid be exposed to such a terrible thing, did you?!

You what I think? I think my 6 year old DD will think it's funny, and I'm okay with that. I think the adult side of it will go over most kids' heads.

I've gotten a lot more relaxed since DD started school. She hears all kinds of things and I have to constantly correct & teach her about them. My point is that you can't protect them from everything, and teaching moments are a good thing. Not that I think a little bit what is essentially "guy" humor is that bad, though. I'll take that over princesses waiting to be saved by a non existent knight in shining armor.

I mean, really, if you don't want your kid ever experiencing anything "bad", then you might as well have them live in a bubble. I miss the times when people actually had a sense of humor & didn't have to dissect every single little thing so they seemed like a good parent.

When I saw that commercial I thought the same thing. I thought oh thats great, something new the kids can learn.

I know some think it's funny and cute etc, but they probably wont once their kids start doing it in public say at the grocery store or what not.

I just didn't think it was necessary and I have only seen the commercials and dont plan on seeing the film.

I will be 38 later this year and I couldn't agree more with Andrea B. I mean come on have you really looked at Disney movies from 10,15,20 and yes even 30 yrs ago. There is plenty of adult humor in those that go right over kids heads and it has been going on forever. Think about it most adults wouldn't really sit through cartoon movie after movie if there wasn't a bit of something in there for them. A lot of times when my kids were younger watching movies my husband and I would laugh over something and they would ask what we were laughing at. We always told them they would understand when they are older. Well my now 16 yr old son will watch a movie with us. He had a light bulb moment not to long ago watching one of his favorite cartoon movies. He looked at us and said that is why you guys laughed when I was little. We just grinned at him and said yes and one day you will do the same to your kids.

worst case it's a naked butt that you don't see. big whoop. we've all got one. and all little boys i know think they're hilarious. "protecting" them from it won't change that. good luck trying though. i still think it looks great. i am always down for a good tough chick movie. most tough chicks i know laugh at bootie jokes too :)

and oh yeah, i forgot to add - my son mooned his preschool class withOUT ever having seen this movie. a year ago.

I really don't think its a big deal. While I don't let my daughter watch Nickelodeon b/c its obnoxious and full of obnoxious commercials, I'm in no way worried about her seeing 'Brave'. I doubt she will even notice that particular part and if she does, and if she even chuckles, she's not going to leave the theater and moon people. I for one am just so glad to FINALLY see a Disney Princess movie where the goal is NOT to find and marry a prince, or get married at all! I can't wait to take her to see it!

My son is 4 and we would be so bored by this movie. It is for older kids, I think 5-10 would be the ideal audience and primarily girls. Actually, it appeared to me that there were 2 versions of the commercial. One that was tasteful and more aimed towards girls or older kids and then one really randy exciting one aimed at boys or younger kids. My son and all his friends love making "bathroom jokes" as the teacher calls it. We discourage it but it makes them laugh. As long as the entire movie is not so bawdy, I think it's ok. Have your kids seen the Smurfs? Another randy Scottish parody that I thought at times risque as well.

My guess would be because kids love potty humor. My daughter is 7 and she's in the throes of it. *sigh* You're right, it's not appropriate, but I guess in the full scope of awful things out there, it's probably considered a little thing. Not to mention, pretty prevalent in quite a few kids movies these days. How old is your child?

Little kids always have, and probably always will, find underwear and naked butts hilarious.
It's childish humor, meant for children, not adults.
Adults usually just find it pointless and stupid.
That's why I like movies like Pixar's Up, they cater to both kids and adults, without relying on the same old easy cheap laughs :)

I think it helps to attract boys to the movie. Definitely boy humor. It's not my favorite, but I understand why it's there.

If it's just one little scene thrown in there for humor, I don't see it as a big deal. If the entire movie was like that, and one potty joke after another, I wouldn't enjoy it, but I don't think that one small bit should detract from the entire movie, or keep parents from taking their kids. Like others have said, oftentimes these things go right over the littler one's heads. Many kids may not even be aware of the concept of Scots wearing nothing beneath the kilt and think he is just showing off his underpants or something. Just because a kid sees something on TV or a movie doesn't mean they are automatically going to start imitating it all over town. My daughter, for one, is pretty good about not repeating what she sees and hears on TV just because it's on TV. She might try it, but then I remind her how I expect her to really behave, and typically that is the end of it. I don't see an epidemic of young children mooning everyone in sight because of one quick scene in one movie. I think some moms need to seriously lighten up on here.

I'm with you. I'm disappointed by Disney. Since it markets so heavily to kids, parents really want to believe that their movies are suitable and so many just aren't - especially for toddlers, IMO. There is an awful lot of attitude displayed in almost all of their movies that I would not want to hear from my toddler directed at me or anyone else. Classless scenes and comments like this are case in point. It's too bad.

Also w/you on the Nick cartoons. Ugh.

My kid was laughing at her own farts before she could talk so I don't think this show will teach her anything she hasn't already figured out how to do on her own. ;) . She's almost six now and announces to the house after she's farted, just to make sure we all knew just in case we didn't hear it. That said, I'm totally excited for this movie to come out.

CAWriterMom is right on the money. The filmmakers need to put in rude humor like that so they can get boys into the theatre -- especially since this is the first Pixar film with a female character as the lead. I'm sure Disney and Pixar were sweating over whether only girls would come see it and boys would stay home. And isn't that a sad thought?

I'm sure there are moms of sensitive boys out there who will say, "Oh, my son wouldn't like that humor either," but let's face it, many if not most boys are more into the gross-out or rude humor. And once they hit a certain age -- girls are too!

LOL, The first time I saw the trailer with that part was during a commercial break for SNL. That was followed by a racy mattress commecial. I thought for a minute or two if it was an SNL parody.

Anyway, I have it easy. My daughter thinks this trailer is gross boy humor but does want to see the movie. She's almost 10 so is at the point where she knows what she sees in the movies or TV isn't always the best or right behavior. That doesn't mean she gets to watch anything though.

I can imagine a bunch of toddler elementary school boys acting out this part (hopefully not disrobing, just bending over) as has been made out as one of the catch phrases. UGH!

I'm with you...there are a lot of 'kids' movies and shows that we avoid because of the crude humor.

i totally agree with you...it is so unnecessary as a part of the movie. as for the lady who said that her daughter laughs at her own farts?!?! are you serious? we are teaching our daughter to say excuse me and we dont even use the word "fart" in our house...

Children do that stuff anyways - whether they see it on a movie or not... I would not let that ONE THING ruin the movie experience for your children.

I definitely felt this way about almost all Disney movies when all my kids were toddlers and not in school yet. In fact, I still get quite irritated with all the swearing that is said and bleeped during what should be family-friendly tv shows (Dancing with the Stars, etc.)

Since my kids have all started school, I've come to terms that this is today's media and it offers us an opportunity to talk about decorum, decency, etiquette, general manners, language, etc.

That being said...I am absolutely disgusted by the inclusion of scene in Brave!!! Do any of you know what this Scottish "tradition" is all about?? The man does not wear underwear under the kilt and he spreads his legs and bends over in a way for you to see his "bangers and mash" (thanks Russell Brand!) hanging through his legs. Personally, I found this to be gross when I saw it in person.

Fortunately, I have no doubt that children will not know the details of this gesture and will think he is showing his underwear-covered tush.