Kerry wrote:
> Since there has been a discussion of children's issues lately, I wanted to
> vent about something else concerning kids. We went to see "Planet of the
> Apes" last weekend and there were people in the theater with their 2 and 3
> year old kids! I remember being afraid of the flying monkeys in "The
Wizard
> of Oz" and these were 50X scarier! I just wonder how these movies affect
> young kids, who can't really separate reality from fantasy yet. When I
was
> teaching, I could not believe the disgusting movies my kids had already
seen
> at the age of 3 & 4. What are people thinking????
I know what you mean. We have a TV show here called "Target" (probably a UK
or US rip-off!) but they quite often secretly film under-age kids trying to
purchase goods, or enter premises where an age-limit applies. It's
incredible how many store owners etc. just turn a blind eye, which I think
is symptomatic of the whole problem. I know we've had these kinds of
discussions before about what kids should be exposed to, and when, but it's
still a scary subject.
I was heartened somewhat by comments by two prominent people in the movie
business. Steven Spielberg said that his kids were really mad at him for
making Jurassic Park age-rated, because they were too young to go - and he
stuck to his word, and they didn't get to see it until they were old enough.
James Belushi made a comment about how he started making more "family"
movies because he wanted his kids to be able to see him doing his job!
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