I found this film to be overbearingly sad and laden with themes that are someitmes scary to children...namely ..dark feelings..and despair..Max was unhappy with his home situation and was full of despair..as a result he acted out his anger very inappropriately..even biting his mother while in a rage....only to escape to a fantasy world where he found creatures with all the same problems...depression,anger management, insecurity, etc. My granddaughter and I usually look forward to sharing special experiences together.. this is definately one that we could have done without..