South Pacific (NR, 1958)
common sense media says
Classic Broadway musical with serious themes, great songs.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that there's some warfare in this movie, set during WWII. Airplanes bomb Navy vessels, and an airplane is hit by enemy fire. There's a machine gun attack on an unarmed man in a rubber raft. Heroes are caught by gunfire behind enemy lines. However, these are not realistic, gruesome battles: there are no on-camera hits with the exception of a hole in an airplane, no blood, and no one is injured on camera. One leading character is killed (off-camera), but his body is shown without any wounds or blood.
Violence & scariness:
World War II air battle: airplanes are fired upon by Japanese; man falls out of plane, pulls parachute, and lands safely in water; Japanese soldiers shoot at sailor in rubber raft, he paddles away. A main character is killed off camera by enemy fire; his body is then seen, but no injuries are apparent.
Sexy stuff:
Several loving, passionate kisses.
Language:
Song lyric "ain't that too damn bad."
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Pilot has unlit cigar in mouth. Characters use wine when making a toast. Cigarette smoking on a couple of occasions.
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