My 3 year old loves Thomas the Tank Engine, and until we got this video, I did too. And the more I read the books, the more nastiness I see in the storylines! This movie is full of sarcastic and teasing remarks made between the engines and freight cars, there's a DEFINITE pecking order based on size and cleanliness, and there are NO strong women in this film or any storyline at all in any Thomas the Tank Engine stories. Of course none of that occurred to me until I kept watching it as many times as my son did, but the sarcasm and nastiness between the engines started me thinking, I guess. I don't let my little boy watch this movie any more and he has just as much fun without it. He does better pretending with his Thomas Tank Engine toys and tracks, books, etc. Not recommended for sensitive/impressionable children/parents!