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I don't think I can really sum up the reason I don't think you should take your four-year-old without a major spoiler. Let's just say that it's a much darker movie than all but Episode III.
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yeah the latter third of the whole of the movie in which something is happening, that something is the suicide mission where the rebels get the death star plans
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Considering that Episode 2/3 includes multiple child murder, a human being burned over 90% of his body, arms getting lopped off, and multiple casual murder, and episode V includes torture and accidental incest... really I think you're good.
You're just hearing this one is "Dark" because of the marketing. It's no more violent or disturbing than anything you've seen so far.
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quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: Considering that Episode 2/3 includes multiple child murder, a human being burned over 90% of his body, arms getting lopped off, and multiple casual murder, and episode V includes torture and accidental incest... really I think you're good.
You're just hearing this one is "Dark" because of the marketing. It's no more violent or disturbing than anything you've seen so far.
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This one has insanity inducing interrogation, both parents being violently killed on screen, every single main character being killed, and it all culminates with a group of men being sliced & diced, chocked to death, and a fellow being stabbed by a lightsaber coming out through a door.
None of the violence is implied, and it's not just blasters knocking people over. For goodness sake apparently the death star has 1 reactor setting that makes blowing up a planet take a couple of minutes, making sure there's a long drawn out death scene; and they do it twice.
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I skipped the thread because I haven't seen it yet, just so I can say this: based on what I read on Common Sense Media, I'm not taking my Star-Wars loving 9-year-old to see it unless my husband or I see it first.
We haven't let him watch the prequels yet, either. (No big loss, of course.)
I want him to stay sensitive to violence. I'd rather have him see a non-porn sex scene or hear the f-word a zillion times.
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