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I think that if OP finds The Matrix too adult, Ex Machina is even less appropriate. Her is a good recommendation but I struggle to imagine a 12 year old identi

by ahoho 4y ago

I think that if OP finds The Matrix too adult, Ex Machina is even less appropriate. Her is a good recommendation but I struggle to imagine a 12 year old identifying well with alienated-middle-aged-man-malaise ;) (although I loved Lost in Translation at 14 or so) Arrival is a great recommendation. I had some quibbles with its science, but it’s good Sci Fi. Then he can introduce him to Ted Chiang’s other writing

gonehome 4y ago
Ex Machina has some nudity, but less gun violence? It’s a lot more idea driven than action/violence driven (matrix). And the themes are different. Depends on what people culturally mean as adult I suppose.
- bawolff 4y ago
  Its been a while, but isn't the main theme sexual slavery? I could understand why people consider that adult.
  - gonehome 4y ago
    Not really? Main theme is a general intelligence that’s not aligned with you may trick or deceive you.
  - apecat 4y ago
    I admittedly don't have kids, but media is so saturated and oversexualized that I personally feel that thought-provoking fiction that dissects and critiques urges is possible and good to explore at some point, in safe company, ammended with brief discussion. I'm certainly thankful I got offered these conversations. That said, Ex Machina might be a little intense in that regard, even though I seem to remember that the explicity is mostly some nudity. It's a great movie, but probably not the first or fifth I would show a 12-year-old with the above discursive parameters included. The themes of corruption and "fucking around and finding out" are so heavy that you don't want to just leave a child with it. It could be your tenth pick, though, or perhaps something for 6-18 months on of successfully watching and discussing movies and their depiction of life in an open way.

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I think that if OP finds The Matrix too adult, Ex Machina is even less appropriate. Her is a good recommendation but I struggle to imagine a 12 year old identi

by ahoho 4y ago

gonehome 4y ago
Ex Machina has some nudity, but less gun violence? It’s a lot more idea driven than action/violence driven (matrix). And the themes are different. Depends on what people culturally mean as adult I suppose.
- bawolff 4y ago
  Its been a while, but isn't the main theme sexual slavery? I could understand why people consider that adult.
  - gonehome 4y ago
    Not really? Main theme is a general intelligence that’s not aligned with you may trick or deceive you.
  - apecat 4y ago
    I admittedly don't have kids, but media is so saturated and oversexualized that I personally feel that thought-provoking fiction that dissects and critiques urges is possible and good to explore at some point, in safe company, ammended with brief discussion. I'm certainly thankful I got offered these conversations. That said, Ex Machina might be a little intense in that regard, even though I seem to remember that the explicity is mostly some nudity. It's a great movie, but probably not the first or fifth I would show a 12-year-old with the above discursive parameters included. The themes of corruption and "fucking around and finding out" are so heavy that you don't want to just leave a child with it. It could be your tenth pick, though, or perhaps something for 6-18 months on of successfully watching and discussing movies and their depiction of life in an open way.