Bridge to Terabithia - Careful with Kids! ***SPOILER***

So, drawn in by the previews and trailers we had seen, we took our 5 year old to go see Bridge to Terabithia last night.

Unfortunately, we had not read the book!

First of all, the five minutes of trailer you have seen showing the fantasy parts of the movie are all the fantasy parts IN the movie. The rest is real life, no fantasy involved.

Second, and this is the big spoiler, the little girl that is the 2nd of the main characters dies about 3/4 the way through. The rest of the movie is about guilt, heaven and hell, and tears.

This is NOT a fantasy movie! The movie is more like My Girl, turned around, with a few killer squirrels and an ugly giant.

I'm not saying it was bad...it was a really good wholesome movie. It's just not at ALL what it is advertised to be. The previews make you think the whole thing is fantasy based, but really there's only about 5-10 minutes of fantasy in the whole movie, and most of it is just the kids pretending it's fantasy (like throwing pinecones or jumping high).

Go see if if you want a feel good movie that will remind you of the creativity of your youth. Don't see it with young kids unless they understand such things, since my 5 year old was bored for the most part and cried for an hour afterward because of the main character's death.

To me, explaining it would be like saying that this trailer is the real trailer for The Shining.