Elemental

 

I took Alex (5) and Zoe (7) to see this at 10 am last week. Overall I would say the film met the threshold of keeping the children entertained, even after the Haribo ran out.

The story is of a fire person who falls in love with a water person, but really its a lengthy allegory about immigration. The fire people are sort of Jewish-Hungarian and live in a ghetto of the big city where they try and preserve the old ways while also fitting in. 

I'm more interested in the different powers the types of people have (earth, air, fire, water), but this was explored in a very light way and you don't get the feel of a proper Sci-Fi Universe. I suppose it is just a Kids film. In particular, the one earth character is very poor. 

For me it was less well described and much less charming than Inside Out. The main problem is, issues of immigration and romance are not of interest to a child. The protagonist in Elemental is unsure about their future, University or taking over their father's shop - which is irrelevant to a child.