Infinity War Is Infinity War a kids movie? UNDERAPPRECIATED EMOTION AND DEPTH THREAD

[MessiahDecoy123]

What parts made you cry?

What parts made you think?

 

[StormC]

Kinda presumptuous to think children couldn't engage in media emotionally and thoughtfully, ain't it?

 

[007]

None made me cry, nor made me think, it wasnt that kind of movie.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

Too scary for kids?

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Thanos almost killing Thor
Loki's lifeless body
Strange being tortured
Gamora's murder
hole out of Vision's head

Too old for kids?

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Grimace, Flash Gordon, Aliens

Too sad for kids?

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Everyone dies and then more people die. A 16 year old dies.

Inappropriate for kids?

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Thanos' nutsack chin

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Kinda presumptuous to think children couldn't engage in media emotionally and thoughtfully, ain't it?

I meant exclusively, lol.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

None made me cry, nor made me think, it wasnt that kind of movie.

In your opinion.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

None made me cry, nor made me think, it wasnt that kind of movie.

So none of the soul gem or family conflict (including Tony/Peter) was worth thinking about?

Thanos' utilitarian argument? Not worth thinking about?

It was just as compelling as the Joker's "no good people" argument imo since it has been used to justify genocide in the past to an extent and it's a timeless philosophical quandry.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

The reality and time gem toys with some interesting concepts but I admit they only scratch the surface due to story contraints.

 

[Micromind]

I think kids will appreciate depth and emotion in this movie irrespective of the fact whether the movie is made for them or not.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I think kids will appreciate depth and emotion in this movie irrespective of the fact whether the movie is made for them or not.

I meant "exclusively" for kids.

Looks like I may need to edit the title.

Any help from the mods would be greatly appreciated.

 

[sueb1863]

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I thought the torture scenes, especially Nebula's, were a bit intense for little kids. I wouldn't take anybody younger than eight or nine.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

That it wasn't necessarily for smaller kids and had some meaty drama for a CBM with super heroes is IMO, how it SHOULD be. The four quadrant "yuck a minute" MO of too many Marvel Studios films is sort of a betrayal of the brand from the comics, which fans always prided themselves as proclaiming was more ambitious than the other comics from the era of it's inception.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

On the other hand...

After this film's level of excellence in executing it's drama and characters with a wonderful level of depth I think the fandom has gone overboard now with it's expectations for the next installment. I mean, I know that there have been public pronouncements from the creators that lead many to (rightfully) assume that the stakes are high for the next film and that outcomes will be grim... But they also said some things about THIS movie that I would say turned out to be less that 100% accurate. In any case I now think that no... While the stakes will be dramatically high (or as high as they can be in a genre that relies on so much suspension of disbelief let's remember) the next film is the true capstone to ten years of the MCU. They will have dramatic endings to various plot threads that have been built up but now it's like the fanbase is going overboard with their predictions. If this movie was the "Two Towers/Empire Strikes Back" then, yeah, I think the next installment is Return of The Jedi/King.


Also, once more I have to put out there... There was such a big slice of the fansbase that poo-pooed the idea that this film would have death of characters (or that there would even be "the snap") saying in the lead up that such elements were "cheap" or cheezy and would negatively affect the film critically in some fashion. Seems actual depth of emotion and dealing with the characters as more than just the delivery system for gags and quips actually paid off. Who'd a thunk that?

 

[Drizzle]

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I thought the torture scenes, especially Nebula's, were a bit intense for little kids. I wouldn't take anybody younger than eight or nine.

I'd have to agree. After seeing this and how intense a movie it can be for younger kids, I thought back to the movies I saw in theaters when I was around 8 or 9 and the most intense ones I could think of were The Lost World: Jurassic Park (for its death scenes) and Titanic (for basically the intensity of the whole final hour of the movie). I don't think I'd bring a five year old to Infinity War.