My family and I saw the movie at the weekend. I thought it was very well done, and my children (aged 11 and 8) also enjoyed it. They were moved by it and understood that the boy was trying to work out how to express what he felt - I don't know enough about dissociative disorder to comment, but it certainly seemed that the boy needed to create that imaginary world in order to cope with his feelings. My youngest is very imaginative and has created a whole host of imaginary characters so she could identify with it very well (though I don't think for a minute we'll be talking about her on the Oprah Winfrey show ). It was a thoughtful movie which kids can also appreciate as well as the "happy ever after" ones. Has anyone seen The Bridge to Terabithia? - not a typical kid movie and sad in places but brings up important issues.