
Harold and the Purple Crayon
A young man who lives inside a book and has a magical purple crayon travels into the real world to find his creator. Along with his animal friends, he navigates the city and learns what it means to live in the physical world. It is a whimsical adventure about imagination and the bond between a creator and his creation.
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A young man who lives inside a book and has a magical purple crayon travels into the real world to find his creator. Along with his animal friends, he navigates the city and learns what it means to live in the physical world. It is a whimsical adventure about imagination and the bond between a creator and his creation.
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What's in it
- Scary
- Some
- Violence
- Mild
- Language
- None
- Rude humour
- None
- Sad themes
- Some
- Pace
- Gentle
- The film features a whimsical and imaginative atmosphere with steady pacing and plenty of room to breathe. Estimated
Scary moments
- Approx.ScaryA character is trapped and the environment changes into molten lava during a confrontation.
- Approx.SomeHarold's drawings fade away when he learns a sad truth about his creator.
Talk about it after
- 1If you had a magic crayon that could make anything real, what is the first thing you would draw?
- 2How did Harold's feelings change when he moved from his book into the real world?
- 3Why do you think imagination is such an important tool for people to use?
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