A children’s film is a film, which is suitable to be watched by children. The content should be something that children are able to comprehend as well as relate to. Children play the protagonist in both films. However, the content of ‘Turtles Can Fly’ has sustained trauma and conflict inflicted on children, which may have a negative psychological impact on children. Furthermore, it may shatter the child’s sense of self as it contains several scenes of brutality. Children lack a sense of judgment and a capacity to take decisions; therefore such a film would either harden children or lead to a greater amount of conflict. The film ‘The Great Indian School Show’, layers information in a satirical manner due to which, there is minimalistic violence. The content of the film has been presented in a comical, making it appropriate for children to watch. Thus it can be said that in both the films, aggression on children is being depicted, however, the presentation of the topic classifies ‘The Great Indian School Show’ as a children’s film.
Children are the protagonists in both the films. Both these films deal with aggression faced by children. However both these films, present this central idea very differently. ‘Turtles Can Fly’, presents aggression in the form of the brutalities that children face in times of war. It presents the world as a dark place combining two poignant elements that is children and war, to create powerful emotions. This film is shocking for us as it threatens our own position as silent watchers of the suffering present in our world. ‘The Great Indian School Show’, talks about aggression that takes place on a more domestic level. The film talks about the disparity in the Indian education system. It talks about the invasion of privacy, that children experience in their school. The film has been shot in an observational style wherein no judgments are made. The observations have been juxtaposed with each other to lead to a conclusion. The information is built up layer-by-layer to build up to the ridiculous idea of the aggression children face in school. ‘Turtles Can Fly’ is a semi fiction as the film is based on reality, but scripted and ‘The Great Indian School Show’, is non-fiction as it documents the reality of school children.
Children are the protagonists in both the films. Both these films deal with aggression faced by children. However both these films, present this central idea very differently. ‘Turtles Can Fly’, presents aggression in the form of the brutalities that children face in times of war. It presents the world as a dark place combining two poignant elements that is children and war, to create powerful emotions. This film is shocking for us as it threatens our own position as silent watchers of the suffering present in our world. ‘The Great Indian School Show’, talks about aggression that takes place on a more domestic level. The film talks about the disparity in the Indian education system. It talks about the invasion of privacy, that children experience in their school. The film has been shot in an observational style wherein no judgments are made. The observations have been juxtaposed with each other to lead to a conclusion. The information is built up layer-by-layer to build up to the ridiculous idea of the aggression children face in school. ‘Turtles Can Fly’ is a semi fiction as the film is based on reality, but scripted and ‘The Great Indian School Show’, is non-fiction as it documents the reality of school children.