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Tubby_Ninja
06-14-2002, 12:00 PM
I've been holding off on taking my 6 year old to Spiderman, due to the PG-13 rating. I've heard that the last fight between GG and Spiderman is pretty bad. Anyone have any thoughts or experiences with this?

synreal
06-14-2002, 12:19 PM
except for one element i would say that the graphic level of fighting is only slightly more intense than anything you would encounter on saturday morning television. And the single element that <i>could</i> construed as a bit much is a) not shown, but strongly implied and b) given a slightly comical twist, think "oops, that was dumb of me" < whack >

violence aside, there was only one heated kiss. all in all nothing to stop 95% of youngins from enjoying the movie. my vote is to have the "this is a movie, not real" talk and enjoy the show.

p.s. if you want a more indepth description of all of the violence (at the risk of spoiling a bit of the movie) PM and i'll give you the blow by blow.

Load SM5
06-14-2002, 12:39 PM
The last fight is'nt that bad. It's mostly heavy punches. The only real blood is on Parker's face where's he's been beat up. It should be ok for most kids.

gibby
06-14-2002, 01:15 PM
My older sister took her 6 year old kid to watch the movie and they all loved it. This is coming from a woman who is very religious and is very cautious to what her kids are exposed to. Go take your kid, he'll love it and you'll have a good time! :)

-Jôker-
06-14-2002, 02:42 PM
well i havent seen it, but other things to take into consideration are things like your childs maturity for example is he immature for his age or pretty mature? if he was mature for his age he wouild probaly take the voilence and 'mushy stuff' a little better than an imature 6 yr old kid another thinng to think about is has he been expoused to violence before if so he would probably take spiderman kickin booty better :p well thats just my look on it

RT_Luver
06-14-2002, 05:08 PM
i wouldn't think so... but also, i'm 15...so who knows

MikeCouves
06-14-2002, 05:28 PM
Aint that the truth RT_Luver, what do we know :D.

Jonneh
06-14-2002, 07:44 PM
I saw Commando (where everyones favourite german/austrian? muscleman kills a whole bunch of people to save his sickly sweet daughter) when i was about 8, I thought it was hilarious

ThePatriot
06-14-2002, 08:26 PM
Its not bad, unless you have a religious reason, i wouldnt worry about it. I have been seeing "R" rated movies since i was about 7 years old and i turned out fine. No fighting issues or anything and im smart, so it didnt destroy me.

paintbattler
06-14-2002, 09:16 PM
naw..spiderman is an awesome movie.i let my kids watch it

Mango
06-15-2002, 07:03 AM
Kids will see violence everywhere. Spiderman is a much better way to see it as opposed to whats on TV.

FutureMagOwner
06-15-2002, 10:17 AM
lol that reminds me half my friends cant watch lord of the rings because their little siblings are afraid of trolls(they arent even called trolls in the movie!) o well i got to see it and laugh at them alot

i saw spider man good movie except in the end is kinda violent

its not as bad as black hawk down or saving private ryan(cant get much worse than those)

lets say if you dont let your kids watch bambi because the mom gets shot then you dont want them to see this but its nothing thats gunna make your kid crap his pants with fear of a hobgolbin or something

ThePatriot
06-15-2002, 10:20 AM
You could always spend the extra 10 bucks and view it previously and decide if taking your son is the correct thing to do....

Timmee
06-15-2002, 04:07 PM
The second time I went to see Spiderman, a friend, his wife, and his 4 year old daughter went to see it too. The only reason the 4 year old didn't like it is because she can't sit still for 10 minutes. Other than that, my friend and his wife said they had no problem with their daughter seeing it again.

langrage
06-16-2002, 03:08 AM
Well I think kids have become more acustom to violence these days. You have cartoons on that show people dying regularly. I think it would be better to go watch the movie with him and explain things he may not understand than for him to watch a lot of tv programming.

Heck look at "Old Yeller" its rated G and they kill the dog!! I mean what the heck was that?? Look the dog is so nice, so brave, so loyal. Then bang the dog is dead. Thats right you can good and do everything right and someone might still shoot you.

shartley
06-16-2002, 05:10 AM
Violence in itself is not a big problem for our house. The TYPE of violence is. Fighting, cars blowing up, etc. no problem. Graphic violence with dismemberment, etc. THAT is a bit much for younger kids. I have not seen Spiderman yet, but from what I have seen and heard, I would not have a problem with younger children watching it.

Jurassic Park on the other hand was a bit much (for a comparison), even thought it was marketed BY the Movie Folks as a “Family Movie”. Needless to say, I enjoyed it, but would NOT call it suitable for young kids… as many parents found out.

ThePatriot
06-16-2002, 05:28 AM
I look at it this way, eventually kids are gonna see it, eventually everyone does. Teach them what is right and what is wrong, they can grow up with it, knowing it is wrong and not have a problem with it. This results in a more mature child at an earlier age(with some aspects.) Better to grow up with it than to have it all burdened upon you at one point.

However, if any adult here has a different experience doing this please post it, because i can only speak from the child viewing the violence's end. Not the parents end.

KHartley
06-16-2002, 05:36 AM
Although I agree that you cannot keep a child away from seeing violence altogether, I do think you have to be careful just how much a child does see. I think that if they are around it too much they become desensitized somewhat and I don't think that is a good thing either. But, that is just my view point. :)

Our 2 year old yells at the TV when she sees them fighting she'll yell "your mean" "stop it". She yells at Scar when she watches the movie The Lion King. It's pretty funny :)

ThePatriot
06-16-2002, 06:01 AM
Ahh, well i did some thinking, and its probably the very gory stuff that isnt as bad. This is because in real life, children will encounted fist fights, bullying, mean people, so you do not want them to be like that. However the people losing limbs stuff, will seem so unreal, and so foreign because a very small percent of people actually see that in real life, that gory violence all together would seem unreal. But anyway, why the hell am i doing this? Lack of sleep i say....Spiderman is a good movie and i think younger audiences should have no problem viewing it.

scrambler
06-16-2002, 07:49 AM
i have a 12 year old and we have been watching movies together for a long time, from jaws to jurrasic park the violence and gore is bad, but i'm there to answer question and try to explain the right way and thats its just entertainment. movies like me,myself,and irene (jim carey)had a harder time with do to its nature(funny though), but anyway believe its quality time spent with kids and how raised that influences how kids will grow up and achieve their goals. just my thought Bill

KHartley
06-16-2002, 02:39 PM
scrambler

I agree with you. I do feel that you must take each child on an individual basis. You as the parent knows what your child can and cannot handle. :)

Miscue
06-16-2002, 03:42 PM
That movie is fine for kids. :)

Tubby_Ninja
06-17-2002, 04:53 PM
Took him to see it Saturday; no problem at all. Funny, the only part he found a little scary was when GG was talking to himself, like when he was in the office and the scary voice was talking to him. The rest was fine, and he's never said a word about it. It was a fantastic movie, I'm glad we went.

Thanks a lot for the advice guys/girls, based on your input, I made the right decision.