Using action research, this study explores the effect of applying animated movies to the second grade character education in the elementary school, problems and solving in implementation, and provides suggestions for character education curriculum. The researchers chose three animated movies: I want to win the fifth, Pattenrai , and The land before time XI：Invasion of the tinysauruses, which are related to the character connotations as teaching materials, in a 9-week, a total of 18 classes. The collected data include work sheets, feedback sheets, students’ interviews, anecdotal records, classroom observations, reflection notes, and children’s pretest and posttest in character behavior. Findings are as follows. 1. Achievements of implementing character education: With respect to cognition, students understood character connotations mostly according to their own experiences and perspectives. With respect to affection, students showed their attitudes that they were willing to practice good characters. With respect to behavior, students made lots of progress on the relevant characters, but still left much to be desired. 2. Problems and solving in implementing character education: With respect to curriculum, the researcher encountered difficulties including the adequacy of the length of movies, insufficiency of the depth of exploring questions, etc. With respect to teaching, the researcher encountered difficulties including the proper use of teaching media, the exertion of teaching time, etc. The researcher found the way to solve problems by conversing with the advised professor and cooperative teachers. 3. Reflection and growth in action research: The researcher reflected on the application of animated movies to teaching and feelings in teaching from different perspectives. The researcher’s growth included the promotion of educational professional competencies, adjustment and changes of educational professional spirit, and improvement of ability to implement action research.