20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne is a crowning achievement of imagination. It is a magnificent novel, and a chore to adapt into any movie. However, this 1954 Disney film nails it in every way. This movie is a journey of wonder and amazement, filled with beauties and dangers the silver screen had never seen and will likely never see again. The film is rated G, but that was in the 70s. Know that, if it were rated now, it would be rated PG for violence and thematic elements. Not to say that the film is particularly violent or graphic, but there are several scenes (battle with a giant squid) that are very frightening. A man is shot in the back, and characters are in peril most of the movie. There are tense discussions of revenge and violent acts, and one man speaks of how his wife and children were tortured to death. However, most of this stuff (except for the squid, maybe) will fly over young kids' heads. They will be more interested in the imaginative creatures and spectacular visuals. 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA is nothing short of a masterpeice, a true whale of a tale, and a journey to take over and over again.

Pretty clean Disney romp!