Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (in 3D)

This topic contains:

• overall comments and recommendations
• details about Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert's classification and consumer advice lines
• a review of Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (in 3D) completed by Young Media Australia (YMA) on 22 March 2008.

Overall comments and recommendations

About the movie

This section contains details about the movie, including its classification by the Australian Government Classification Board and the associated consumer advice lines.

YMA review

This review of the movie Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (in 3D) contains the following information:

• a synopsis of the story
• themes
• use of violence
• material that may scare children
• product placement
• sexual references
• nudity and sexual activity
• use of substances
• coarse language
• the movie's message

A synopsis of the story

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert is essentially a filmed concert of a young performer, Miley, interspersed with documentary style interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.  It is filmed entirely in 3D. Miley initially appears as her television alter-ego, Hannah Montana then, after handing over to her support act, the Jonas Brothers, returns to the stage as herself.

Themes

Children and adolescents may react adversely at different ages to themes of crime, suicide, drug and alcohol dependence, death, serious illness, family breakdown, death or separation from a parent, animal distress or cruelty to animals, children as victims, natural disasters and racism. Occasionally reviews may also signal themes that some parents may simply wish to know about.

The world of a young celebrity and her fans

Use of violence

Research shows that children are at risk of learning that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution when violence is glamourised, performed by an attractive hero, successful, has few real life consequences, is set in a comic context and / or is mostly perpetrated by male characters with female victims, or by one race against another.

Repeated exposure to violent content can reinforce the message that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution. Repeated exposure also increases the risks that children will become desensitised to the use of violence in real life or develop an exaggerated view about the prevalence and likelihood of violence in their own world.

None of concern.

Material that may scare children

Under eight

Children under eight are most likely to be frightened by scary visual images, such as monsters, physical transformations, the death of a parent or child abandoned or separated from parents, children or animals being hurt or threatened and / or natural disasters.

Children in this age group are unlikely to be disturbed by anything in this film.

Aged eight to thirteen

Children aged eight to thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic threats and dangers, violence or threat of violence and / or stories in which children are hurt or threatened.

Children in this age group are unlikely to be disturbed by anything in this film.

Over the age of thirteen

Children over the age of thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic physical harm or threats, molestation or sexual assault and / or threats from aliens or the occult.

Children in this age group are unlikely to be disturbed by anything in this film.

Product placement

Promotes the Hannah Montana TV show and associated products.

Sexual references

None of concern

Nudity and sexual activity

There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:

• very mildly sensual Latin-American dancing
• very mild flirtatious behaviour between Miley Cyrus and band members
• young children wearing make up, clothing and wigs, and dancing and singing like Miley/Hannah

Use of substances

None of concern

Coarse language

None of concern

The movie's message

Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert is a non-fiction concert plus documentary.  It is unique in that it is filmed in 3D, requiring viewers to wear supplied 3D spectacles.

Values in this movie that parents may wish to reinforce with their children include:

• a positive outlook on life and its challenges
• family relationships and support

Some parents may wish to discuss with their children the importance of having a role model to aspire to without the need to replicate their image.  Many of the children shown attending the concert were quite young but already wearing make-up, wigs and fashionable clothing like Hannah/Miley.

Parents might also wish to reinforce travel safety in vehicles, as Miley and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, are seen travelling to the rehearsal studio in the back seat of a car without wearing seat belts.