Smurfs: The Lost Village — Family Discussion Guide
A guided conversation resource to help families explore the themes of Smurfs: The Lost Village through a biblical lens.
Key Takeaways
Friendship, sacrifice, and protecting others are treated as good and meaningful.
The film recognizes that each person has value and a purpose.
Magic and sorcery are part of the story’s normal problem-solving world, which may conflict with a biblical caution toward spiritual power outside God’s ways.
The film may suggest that identity is mainly found by looking within and proving your uniqueness, which a Christian parent may want to discuss because Scripture roots identity in God’s design and love.
Discussion Questions
When Smurfette wonders who she is, where does the movie say identity comes from? How is that different from what God says about us?
How does the movie treat magic? Does it make supernatural power seem normal or harmless, and how should Christians think about that?
Which characters use their gifts to protect others? What does real courage look like when someone is afraid?
Do you think the movie says your value comes from being unique, useful, or accepted by others? What does God say gives a person worth?
Guidance Notes
This animated adventure stays in family-friendly territory for language and sexual content, but it is built around fantasy magic, a villainous wizard, and repeated cartoon peril. Its bigger discussion point for Christian families is the film’s message about identity, belonging, and finding worth within yourself rather than grounding identity in the God who made us and the hope we have in Jesus Christ.
The story leans into familiar children’s themes of courage, friendship, and discovering one’s purpose, which can open good conversations about design and calling. At the same time, it frames the world through fantasy magic and tends to treat identity as something discovered by looking inward and proving yourself. Christian parents may want to contrast that with the truth that our deepest identity is received from the God who created us, and that lasting hope is found in Jesus Christ rather than in self-definition alone.
Fantasy magic
Cartoon peril
Scripture References
Family Discussion Guide — Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
Use this guide after watching Smurfs: The Lost Village together to explore its themes through a biblical lens.
Key Takeaways
- Friendship, sacrifice, and protecting others are treated as good and meaningful.
- The film recognizes that each person has value and a purpose.
- Magic and sorcery are part of the story’s normal problem-solving world, which may conflict with a biblical caution toward spiritual power outside God’s ways.
- The film may suggest that identity is mainly found by looking within and proving your uniqueness, which a Christian parent may want to discuss because Scripture roots identity in God’s design and love.
Discussion Questions
- When Smurfette wonders who she is, where does the movie say identity comes from? How is that different from what God says about us?
- How does the movie treat magic? Does it make supernatural power seem normal or harmless, and how should Christians think about that?
- Which characters use their gifts to protect others? What does real courage look like when someone is afraid?
- Do you think the movie says your value comes from being unique, useful, or accepted by others? What does God say gives a person worth?
Guidance Notes
- This animated adventure stays in family-friendly territory for language and sexual content, but it is built around fantasy magic, a villainous wizard, and repeated cartoon peril. Its bigger discussion point for Christian families is the film’s message about identity, belonging, and finding worth within yourself rather than grounding identity in the God who made us and the hope we have in Jesus Christ.
- The story leans into familiar children’s themes of courage, friendship, and discovering one’s purpose, which can open good conversations about design and calling. At the same time, it frames the world through fantasy magic and tends to treat identity as something discovered by looking inward and proving yourself. Christian parents may want to contrast that with the truth that our deepest identity is received from the God who created us, and that lasting hope is found in Jesus Christ rather than in self-definition alone.
- Fantasy magic
- Cartoon peril
Scripture to Explore Together
- Psalm 139:13-14
- Ephesians 2:10
- 1 John 3:1
- Deuteronomy 18:10-12
- Isaiah 8:19
- James 1:17
- John 15:13
- Joshua 1:9