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> I think there's at least a very reasonable case to be made that they're not age appropriate for 7 year olds What is the case? What is the bad outcome that ha

by Permit 4y ago

> I think there's at least a very reasonable case to be made that they're not age appropriate for 7 year olds What is the case? What is the bad outcome that happens to a 7 year old who watches a PG-13 movie? (Or more generally, a population of 7 year olds who watch PG-13 movies) Like, what’s the bad “thing” that we should be able to see?

kbutler 4y ago
Nightmares, crying through the night, anxiety about fantasy monsters and apocalyptic destruction. Yes, these can happen without the movie. Yes, some children will be fine with them. No, you won't always realize what the child is having a hard time processing. The counsel for "parental guidance" is literal.
- vincentmarle 4y ago
  When I was 7, my mom thought it was a good idea to buy me a Batman comic book (not realizing it was meant for adults). There was a particular scene where the Joker knocks on the door of the police commissioner's house. His daughter opens the door, and the Joker shoots her in her stomach, while smiling. [1] The next 2 years, I was terrified of any doors that would open to dark rooms. [1] https://marvballrutodc.quora.com/When-the-Joker-shoots-Barbara-Gordon-and-does-the-unthinkable-to-her-was-it-not-the-most-misogynistic-moment-in-comic-b-1 https://marvballrutodc.quora.com/When-the-Joker-shoots-Barba...
saint_fiasco 4y ago
The bad thing is that the 7 year old will get bored and fall asleep halfway through the movie. The PG-13 movies are optimized for an older audience, and that leaves children with fewer, lower quality options for entertainment.
- binkHN 4y ago
  > The bad thing is that the 7 year old will get bored... This. There’s enough adult content in these films that even my 12-year-old nephew gets bored. > The PG-13 movies are optimized for an older audience, and that leaves children with fewer, lower quality options for entertainment. I think there’s still plenty decent kid-focused content, you might just need to go back some years for the more wholesome non-big budget stuff.
skhr0680 4y ago
They might think it’s OK to say “fuck”, as long as they only say it once every 120 minutes!

by Permit 4y ago

kbutler 4y ago

Nightmares, crying through the night, anxiety about fantasy monsters and apocalyptic destruction. Yes, these can happen without the movie. Yes, some children will be fine with them. No, you won't always realize what the child is having a hard time processing. The counsel for "parental guidance" is literal.

vincentmarle 4y ago
When I was 7, my mom thought it was a good idea to buy me a Batman comic book (not realizing it was meant for adults). There was a particular scene where the Joker knocks on the door of the police commissioner's house. His daughter opens the door, and the Joker shoots her in her stomach, while smiling. [1] The next 2 years, I was terrified of any doors that would open to dark rooms. [1] https://marvballrutodc.quora.com/When-the-Joker-shoots-Barbara-Gordon-and-does-the-unthinkable-to-her-was-it-not-the-most-misogynistic-moment-in-comic-b-1 https://marvballrutodc.quora.com/When-the-Joker-shoots-Barba...

saint_fiasco 4y ago

The bad thing is that the 7 year old will get bored and fall asleep halfway through the movie. The PG-13 movies are optimized for an older audience, and that leaves children with fewer, lower quality options for entertainment.

binkHN 4y ago
> The bad thing is that the 7 year old will get bored... This. There’s enough adult content in these films that even my 12-year-old nephew gets bored. > The PG-13 movies are optimized for an older audience, and that leaves children with fewer, lower quality options for entertainment. I think there’s still plenty decent kid-focused content, you might just need to go back some years for the more wholesome non-big budget stuff.

skhr0680 4y ago

They might think it’s OK to say “fuck”, as long as they only say it once every 120 minutes!