Open Season
Open Season
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What this film brings
Content barometer
Violence
2/5
Moderate
Fear
2/5
A few scenes
Sexuality
1/5
Allusions
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated adventure comedy takes place in a highly stylized, energetic, and often silly forest world, and it is clearly aimed at children and families. The main sensitive material involves hunting, chase scenes with weapons, a threatening hunter, and frequent cartoon style fights, falls, and danger without realistic injury detail. The overall intensity is moderate, with several noisy or tense moments throughout the story, yet the playful tone keeps most scenes from feeling too heavy for children who already handle action based animation well. Very young viewers may still feel uneasy about animals being hunted, loud confrontations, and the early emotional separation between the bear and his caregiver. For sensitive children, it helps to watch together, remind them that the action is exaggerated and funny rather than realistic, and briefly talk through the themes of hunting, belonging, and friendship.
Synopsis
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
Difficult scenes
Early in the film, a deer is shown injured and strapped to a hunter's truck, which can upset younger viewers even though the presentation stays cartoonish. The scene emphasizes the hunter's aggressive and boastful behavior, and the idea that an animal has been hit and displayed like a trophy. During a public nature show, conflict breaks out when one hero tries to help the other, the crowd panics, a tranquilizer is used, and a hunter is also ready to shoot. The sequence is fast and loud, creating a sense of chaos that may unsettle children who are sensitive to disorder, shouting, or weapons. A major part of the story is built around the threat of hunting season. There are several chase scenes, frightened animals, threatening gunfire, and a determined antagonist, which gives some scenes more tension than a gentle animal comedy would usually have. Later, the characters discover hunting trophies and taxidermied animals inside a cabin, which may be disturbing for children who are especially attached to animals. There is no graphic detail, but the idea of dead animals preserved as decoration briefly makes the hunter feel more menacing.
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About this title
- Format
- Feature film
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Countries
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
- Directed by
- Roger Allers, Jill Culton
- Main cast
- Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Gary Sinise, Debra Messing, Billy Connolly, Georgia Engel, Jon Favreau, Jane Krakowski, Gordon Tootoosis, Patrick Warburton
- Studios
- Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures
Content barometer
Violence
2/5
Moderate
Fear
2/5
A few scenes
Sexuality
1/5
Allusions
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated adventure comedy takes place in a highly stylized, energetic, and often silly forest world, and it is clearly aimed at children and families. The main sensitive material involves hunting, chase scenes with weapons, a threatening hunter, and frequent cartoon style fights, falls, and danger without realistic injury detail. The overall intensity is moderate, with several noisy or tense moments throughout the story, yet the playful tone keeps most scenes from feeling too heavy for children who already handle action based animation well. Very young viewers may still feel uneasy about animals being hunted, loud confrontations, and the early emotional separation between the bear and his caregiver. For sensitive children, it helps to watch together, remind them that the action is exaggerated and funny rather than realistic, and briefly talk through the themes of hunting, belonging, and friendship.
Synopsis
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
Difficult scenes
Early in the film, a deer is shown injured and strapped to a hunter's truck, which can upset younger viewers even though the presentation stays cartoonish. The scene emphasizes the hunter's aggressive and boastful behavior, and the idea that an animal has been hit and displayed like a trophy. During a public nature show, conflict breaks out when one hero tries to help the other, the crowd panics, a tranquilizer is used, and a hunter is also ready to shoot. The sequence is fast and loud, creating a sense of chaos that may unsettle children who are sensitive to disorder, shouting, or weapons. A major part of the story is built around the threat of hunting season. There are several chase scenes, frightened animals, threatening gunfire, and a determined antagonist, which gives some scenes more tension than a gentle animal comedy would usually have. Later, the characters discover hunting trophies and taxidermied animals inside a cabin, which may be disturbing for children who are especially attached to animals. There is no graphic detail, but the idea of dead animals preserved as decoration briefly makes the hunter feel more menacing.