Yeah, having given some more thought to it, I agree with you -- it's less about the movie being inappropriate for 13-year-olds, and more about people realizing that it *really* isn't for kids younger than that, and that if they do let their pre-teens see it, they should be right there with them.
I took my nephew to Batman Begins when he was five, against my better judgement (his mom said he'd be fine, he really, really wanted to go, and I was already taking his 12-year-old sister ... so I gave in).
That was obviously a mistake -- he liked the film, but the Scarecrow's final ride was just too much for him and we bailed early. That said, The Dark Knight is far, far more disturbing than the earlier film and I can't imagine taking any kid under say, 10, to see it.
Of course, my perspective on this has been skewed heavily, since I know have my own 5-year-old who's easily scared, so I tend to be a little more more sensitive to these things than I was (re: our conversations regarding Star Wars in the last few episodes of Radio Active).
Tue, 07/22/2008 - 10:09am
Yeah, having given some more thought to it, I agree with you -- it's less about the movie being inappropriate for 13-year-olds, and more about people realizing that it *really* isn't for kids younger than that, and that if they do let their pre-teens see it, they should be right there with them.
I took my nephew to Batman Begins when he was five, against my better judgement (his mom said he'd be fine, he really, really wanted to go, and I was already taking his 12-year-old sister ... so I gave in).
That was obviously a mistake -- he liked the film, but the Scarecrow's final ride was just too much for him and we bailed early. That said, The Dark Knight is far, far more disturbing than the earlier film and I can't imagine taking any kid under say, 10, to see it.
Of course, my perspective on this has been skewed heavily, since I know have my own 5-year-old who's easily scared, so I tend to be a little more more sensitive to these things than I was (re: our conversations regarding Star Wars in the last few episodes of Radio Active).
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