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Arthur Gray said:I thought the movie was incredible 👍... It’s quite long—definitely feels like a marathon at times—but I suppose it really pays off if you stick with it... It's heartbreaking 🙂 and I might have even shed a few tears by the end....
Do you think it's something kids could actually handle watching?
Jessica Taylor3 said:Personally, I thought the movie was pretty mediocre... just far too many unnecessary details and the acting felt quite subpar..👎 if someone else had directed it—and if we had some actual heavy hitters acting alongside Eminem instead—maybe people would have been more willing to overlook the immaturity and Eminem's questionable acting choices..🙄
I think you might be confusing Eminem's work with Hank's film...
It doesn't really matter—one is green and the other is an 8 out of 10—but a mile is a mile, isn't it?
steelstag4 said:Yeah, I found that part pretty hard to swallow. The guy has a twelve-year-old son, so apparently, graphic violence doesn't bother him—since the kid watches that stuff constantly—but heaven forbid he hands over a movie with a bit of sex in it.🙄
And then you have about ten people chiming in, and instead of just calling him an idiot, they all play it so cautiously—like, "Oh, well, there is violence, and the sex is only implied, so maybe you should watch it first to judge..."
Americans are truly 🙂
Anyway, it’s fine. I’m starting to think maybe I’m just losing my mind...
And I’m certainly not convinced this is strictly an American thing...
Regarding IMDb, there’s this one thread where a father is asking if a certain movie is appropriate for twelve-year-olds—which is actually what sparked my thought on this whole subject—and some guy jumps in to claim that while there is plenty of violence, the sex scenes are mostly just implied... you know, nothing more than just hearing some heavy breathing.
And then, the original poster responds with something along the lines of, "Well, in that case, the violence isn't really an issue for us..." 😕 😕
So... I guess the question is... who exactly is being irrational here?
I suppose I'm not quite sure, but those scenes involving the electric chair—whether they used the soaked sponge or not—really stayed with me.
I can't say for certain how old a kid would need to be to sit through something like that without having nightmares... let alone actually grasping the weight of what was happening...
So, I’ve been trying to fill in some gaps in my cinematic education lately—which is a bit of a project, I suppose—and we finally managed to sit down and finish watching this particular film tonight, though it took us two attempts to actually get through it for various reasons.
I think I can finally say, with some degree of certainty, that I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It seems to me that the filmmakers successfully avoided letting the whole thing sink into that suffocatingly dark atmosphere one might expect, given—well, given what the story is actually about.
That said, certain scenes were, in my estimation, quite unsettling.
Which is why I was somewhat taken aback by a detail I stumbled upon on IMDb—apparently, in certain parts of the world, this movie carries a PG rating?!
To start things off, I’m curious if you all truly believe a twelve-year-old could grasp the nuances of this film? And, if there are any parents in the group, would you personally feel comfortable letting your twelve-year-old watch it?
And, of course, please do share your own thoughts on how the film resonated with you...