Does the dog die?
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Boy
Movie • 2010 • Comedy
ReportIt's 1984, and Michael Jackson is king - even in Waihau Bay, New Zealand. Here we meet Boy, an 11-year-old who lives on a farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother, Rocky (who thinks he has magic powers). Shortly after Gran leaves for a week, Boy's father, Alamein, appears out of the blue. Having imagined a heroic version of his father during his absence, Boy comes face to face with the real version-an incompetent hoodlum who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years before. This is where the goat enters.
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an animal that does die gets referred to as a dog however, so if you arent clear that the animal wasn't a dog you may be lead to believe so.... so i'm making it very clear that it is not a dog and no dogs are harmed or die in this film
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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i don't *think* there is gaslighting in this film however the dad does use blackmail a lot to emotionally manipulate boy,, so there is some crossover that could be distressing if gaslighting is difficult to see for you
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This comment refers to the Taika Waititi film Boy (2010) where there is definitely child abuse, though not graphic. A young girl is shown with a black eye (it's implied that she was beaten by a parent/relative). In one scene, Boy's father confronts him about (seemingly) stealing money and violently shoves him. Also, Boy and several other kids (all aged 11 and younger) are left unsupervised for at least several days as their grandmother travels to another town to attend a funeral (Boy's father arrives but does not take care of them).
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In Taika Waititi's film Boy (2010) there is drug use (marijuana).
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Is there addiction?
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Boy's father abuses alcohol, but it is not explicitly dealt with as addiction.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Boy (2010) includes several scenes where adults drink until they pass out. Also, an 11-year-old boy takes a few sips of beer but doesn't get drunk.
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It’s a pet goat, so it’s not just a random goat. Therefore more sad.
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Are animals abused?
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The goat dies by being hit by a car. No deliberate animal abuse.
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Does a pet die?
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Leaf gets hit by a car
Leaf gets hit by a car
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Are there snakes?
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There are 2 photos of snakes, in a shot of a Michael Jackson poster, and later a collage of the same poster. The first shot appears as the boy introduced himself to class at the start of the film (1min 40sec); the second appears just after the boy has told his brother he cannot dig holes because he is not yet a man (50 mins).
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In Boy (2010) there is no sexual assault, but there's some verbal sexual harassment - 11-year-old boys "flirting" with girls.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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The father gives Boy a haircut. There is no blood or gore or anything.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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a character closes their eyes and falls off a bridge, however its a short distance and into water - the next thing you see is this character safe on shore
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Does a kid die?
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Some people are adding answers about a horror film called The Boy (2016). In Boy (2010), no children die.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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There is a scene where a young boy mentions his female peers have showed him their underwear
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Family
Does a parent die?
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In Boy (2010), Boy's mother died when he was about 4, and this loss is an important theme.
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Fear
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For Boy (2010) There aren’t any ghosts nor mention of any ghosts. Or anything like it.
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Are there jump scares?
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Some people have added answers for a horror film called The Boy (2016). Boy (2010) does not have jumpscares.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Boy (2010) features a bath scene
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Does someone spit?
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the dad spits, it's in a shot that is kinda distant so you don't see any fluid however he does spit
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Are needles/syringes used?
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needle is seen while someone is being tattoo'd stick n poke style, you dont see it come into contact with skin though
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Unclear if the father is mentally ill or not. He is violent and acts in erratic ways.
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nobody attempts suicide
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Is there misophonia?
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When the dad and his friends first arrive, they are offered tea and it is sipped fairly loudly.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Boy (2010) has no claustrophobic scene that I recall.
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In Taika Waititi's film Boy (2010) there is no suicide.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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There are some fantasy scenes with Michael Jackson-style dancing and disco lighting.
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Does someone miscarry?
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In Boy(2010) no one miscarries. Apparently there’s another movie called Boy.
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Is there childbirth?
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In Boy (2010) a woman dies in childbirth (before the start of the film). The birth isn't shown but there is a flashback scene that shows bloody sheets on a bed.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Boy's mother died while giving birth to Boy's younger brother. This isn't shown directly, but in a flashback, we see a bed with bloody sheets.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Some kids towards the beginning of the film are insulting each other by calling each other gay.
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A grown man is harassed by a kid and called ‘mental’
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a character shows a sw*stika they drew on the wall as a child, hidden behind a painting - they go on to say "don't get into that n*zi stuff" and then thats the end of it
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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[SPOILERS] Boy (2010) has a sad yet optimistic ending. It is a funny, sweet film with heavy themes. If you want to see the film end with the children escaping their life of poverty, this does not happen.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Tires do screech and I dont remember if car horns honk
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Is someone hit by a car?
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A pet goat is hit by a car and killed. No humans are injured by cars.
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Does someone drown?
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In Boy (2010) nobody drowns.
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what the other comment says, other events are:
- the gang members are seen with minor cuts and scrapes on their faces after getting beaten up which stay on them til the end of the film, the blood is not extreme though
- after a prison escape, there is a jokey scene of someone using a spoon to beat up a guard, in a side-shot you can see a guard holding the spoon at his eye, it's made to look like it stabbed him - there is then about 5 seconds of the guard just bleeding, theres a decent amount of blood but its made to be comical and isn't graphic
- the gang members are seen with minor cuts and scrapes on their faces after getting beaten up which stay on them til the end of the film, the blood is not extreme though
- after a prison escape, there is a jokey scene of someone using a spoon to beat up a guard, in a side-shot you can see a guard holding the spoon at his eye, it's made to look like it stabbed him - there is then about 5 seconds of the guard just bleeding, theres a decent amount of blood but its made to be comical and isn't graphic
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