Sesame Street - Big Bird in China

Customer Reviews:

Great Dvd.......2007-08-12

My 3 year old girl LOVES ,this DVD .
We recently moved to China and it shows many of the places we have visted and many of the words we are learning .
It is a great cultural Dvd for little ones to show them a little China .
Love it!

I love this movie.......2006-08-15

now my kids love this movie to like I did when I was there age.

A little too out of date..........2006-07-29

My husband is from China, so I wanted our son to have this video to see some of his father's homeland and learn the cute little chinese songs. The DVD isn't so bad, but it is out of date for today. I had read that it was filmed a couple of decades ago, but for some reason I was sure this was an updated film of the original, my mistake. I'm sure my son will enjoy it, but I was not as pleased with it as I had expected to be.

Big Bird in China.......2006-07-25

This was purchased as a gift for a co-worker who is adopting a child from China. Therefore I did not open it nor view it. The recipient is now overseas picking up their daughter so I know they haven't had the opportunity to view it. But being from Sesame Street, what can you lose?

Big Bird At His Best........2006-06-20

I first saw this movie as a very young toddler, and it soon became a favorite. Coming from a Chinese household, it was comforting and exciting to see a character like Big Bird, whom I regarded as a friend, visiting my mother's homeland. I was devastated when I lost our recording several years ago, so I was overjoyed to learn it is once again available. Even now, as a teenager, I am close to tears as I remember watching this video as a young child, the joys it gave my mother and myself. This movie is a must-see for all children, not simply because it offers a view of a foreign culture.

However, I do not think that this video should be viewed as insight into Chinese culture. By showing this to adopted children, it is not by any means teaching them to be Chinese. Nonetheless, I feel that the writers for this movie did an excellent job of portraying a glimpse of Chinese culture to young children. My mother and I found no inaccuracies; in fact, my mother joyfully reminisced as she saw Big Bird's girl companion playing traditional games that my mother played herself.

But please, just view this video for what it is - a fun, entertaining children's movie. I find it very hurtful to hear other people say that this movie is offensive in ANY way to the Chinese people. Take it from someone who is ACTUALLY Chinese - this movie is absolutely wonderful.

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