I decided to let my four year-old son watch what I thought was a kid friendly Halloween movie and settled on The Little Ghost. I was disappointed when a significant part of the plot revolved around the friendly white ghost being turned black by the sun and subsequently perceived negatively and called the "black unknown" by the townspeople. I was uncomfortable and had to clarify to my son that the ghost was not bad just because he was black. At the end of the film the ghost became happy again when he woke up at night and turned white, exclaiming gleefully "I'm white, I'm white...".
While it seemed cute and innocuous at first glance, I do not recommend this movie for young kids who are just learning about skin color. It was too much to explain to a little kid who just wanted to see a ghost movie on Halloween.
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