I watched this film with my Mrs this afternoon and we were both captivated with the performances and the perfect dramatisation of a 60's childhood we could both closely identify with. A young boy with a loving family going through trials and tribulations that many children would have lived through in that time period. A carefree attitude to perceived dangers which I feel is essential to emotional development, illustrating why children should be given more freedom away from their parents. Sadly today too many are smothered by their parents pampering attitudes and technological distractions as alluded to by the earlier review.
It's basically a beautifully photographed record of what I consider to be an ideal time and place to grow up in - Well adjusted adults who have taught their offspring good moral values and will talk to them in a mature manner. Of course there are the aggressive and brutal children who everyone has probably come across when they were young and they are shown bullying and taunting their more sensitive peers - doing what a lot of children did, but it ultimately leaves you with a warm glow thankful that you experienced a time when the world was a caring and nice place to be.
