Not Rated | 2h 9min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 1959 This week, I’m continuing my mission to revisit family-friendly adventure films from a bygone era—when cinema was much more wholesome. In these increasingly cynical times, big-budget blockbuster movies, which are purportedly targeted for family viewing, are apparently being produced by sadistic technophiles. Hence, in the absence of good storytelling, they rely on flashy CGI and lots of wanton violence that is definitely unsuitable for kids. Back when Walt Disney made some excellent family-friendly films, the company inadvertently struck cinematic gold with its 1955 production of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” After putting two and two together, the company hurriedly adapted yet another literary work of French adventure novelist Jules Verne and filmed “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” directed by Henry Levin in 1959. Seeking Knowledge The story begins in the beautiful capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh, in …