I love it. The soundtrack is great, too. It's a very artsy film. I saw it on a large dose of san pedro extract. I was blown away. I laughed out loud, clapped, and cried. It definitely made tears well up from within, on several occasions. I saw it once again in the theater. I, now, have it on blu-ray, and have since watched it on a small dose of bk-mdma.
There wasn't much that was reminiscent of my childhood, but the love of the mother for her son was spot on. We always were building forts out in the woods. I could easily relate to the dirt clod fight. I never liked contact or rough sports as a kid. I didn't like the anger it brought out in myself and others.
It is a rather dark movie. Some kids might get a bit scared at points, and definitely may cry. As a child, I was scared of the movie, "Beetlejuice," but I still watched it over and over again. It is just a dark movie.