Ice Age: Collision Course
Threshold Analysis
Plugged In gives this 'light' caution across all age categories. A silly, fun fifth entry in the franchise centered on family loyalty, a father-daughter relationship, and the herd sticking together through crisis. Thin on substance but clean in content.
Concerns
- Manny briefly resists daughter's marriage — mild authority tension resolved positively
- Scrat's solar system chaos implies accidental universe manipulation with no theological comment
- Very light slapstick violence and mild peril throughout
- Sid's romantic longing played for comedy — harmless but slightly self-focused theme
Positives
- Father-daughter relationship and letting go handled with warmth
- Herd models loyal friendship and sacrificial teamwork
- Plugged In rates content 'light' for kids, teens, and adults
- Characters prioritize others over self in crisis
Content Flags
Plugged In rates language 'light.' A few minor words and insults typical of animated PG fare; nothing approaching moderate territory.
Slapstick cartoon peril throughout — meteor impacts, Scrat's space chaos, creature chases. Played for laughs with no real consequence or injury shown.
Discussion Guide
- Manny struggled to let Peaches grow up and get married. Why is it sometimes hard to trust God's plans for the people we love?
- The whole herd worked together to save everyone from the meteor. What does the Bible say about how we should treat our 'herd' — our family and friends?
- Sid kept searching for someone to love. Where does the Bible say our deepest need for love is truly met?
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Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling to exotic new lands and locations.