It’s an interesting debate, especially since studios often classify animated films as for kids when the filmmakers have created it for broader audiences.
For a parent caught in between these two parties, it can be understandably confusing to show a movie to your children, thinking it’s created just for them, and finding some more mature themes as you watch.
Director Guillermo Del Toro also chimed in to the Twitter conversation, explaining how animation is a medium, not a genre for only kids and families.