- Content: “A Riveting Tale for All Ages”
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What You Need To Know:
SODOR SINGS TOGETHER has a strong Christian bias towards kindness, teamwork, and positivity. Thomas and his train pals are optimistic, give back to their community, and implement creative problem-solving skills. There is no mention of God or Jesus, but the train characters do their best to be upstanding role models for the humans of Sodor. Moreover, the characters show deep appreciation for the art of opera and community music events. SODOR SINGS TOGETHER is a cheerful piece of art for all ages. However, there is moderate violence with high-speed train chases and electronic equipment getting damaged. MOVIEGUIDE® advises slight caution for younger children.
Content:
A strong Christian moral outlook where sentient trains who rely on kindness and teamwork, the hero and his friends utilize creative problem solving skills when random obstacles arise, the heroes are courteous and respectful to their human neighbors, the human and train characters celebrate with a musical festival, and a slight feminist perspective with a female train being a prominent leader in the group of trains;
No foul language;
Slight cartoon violence throughout the special, the heroes lose control of a runaway music train car, the same train car roams at high speed across the island (but nobody is hurt), an opera singer hits a high note and causes glass to break across the island, and various pieces of electronic devices go haywire from the high note;
No sex;
No nudity;
No alcohol;
No smoking or drug abuse; and,
No miscellaneous immoralit
More Detail:
Set in the universe of THOMAS AND FRIENDS: ALL ENGINES GO, Thomas and his fleet of train friends are delivering supplies for the annual Sodor Musical Festival. The young steam engines speculate about the festival’s “super-secret” surprise. During the sound check, an opera singer’s high-pitched voice cracks through all the railway and sound equipment across the island of Sodor. The trains split up to bring replacement parts from across Sodor. However, the damaged railway controller sends the island into chaos. Can Thomas save the festival in time?
In terms of production value, SODOR SINGS TOGETHER roars above the speed limit. It has a pleasing color palette, lively character animation, and decent shot composition. The special is visually stimulating. A bigger bonus is the music. The songs are catchy and match the energy found in ALL ENGINES GO. But how does it “track” with the railway of morality?
SODOR SINGS TOGETHER has a strong Christian bias towards kindness, teamwork, and positivity. Thomas and his train pals are optimistic, give back to their community, and implement creative problem-solving skills. There is no mention of God or Jesus, but the train characters do their best to be upstanding role models for the humans of Sodor. Moreover, the characters show deep appreciation for the art of opera and community music events. Yet, some hiccups are a bit foggy.
SODOR SINGS TOGETHER is clean primarily of immoral content but contains mild cartoon violence. An opera singer’s high pitch causes strong vibrations across Sodor. Pieces of glass, lights, and other electronic rail devices shatter into pieces. Later, Thomas and his pals chase after a runaway music car. The car travels across the island at high speed, almost careening into the ocean, but the characters escape harm. Lastly, there is a feminist slant with Nia, a female train introduced in ALL ENGINES GO. Nia shares a co-protagonist role with Thomas and directly leads the festival’s recovery effort. Nia and Thomas work together to save the day, rail-to-rail.
SODOR SINGS TOGETHER is a cheerful piece of art for all ages. It has a strong bias towards teamwork, kindness, and creative problem-solving. The animation and song quality are also praiseworthy. However, the film features moderate violence, including high-speed train chases, and damaged electronic equipment. MOVIEGUIDE® advises slight caution for younger children.
