The Dark Knight Too Dark for kids?

[d.k.]

The pencil scene is fairly disturbing, not on the level of the "call out of Batman" video on the news, but very disturbing none the less. After that scene the girl I was with was SCARED to open her eyes in any scene with the Joker and she's a grown ash woman. This movie is definetely not for kids 13 / 14 and under.

Speak for yourself, i'm 14 (almost 15) but really there\s not stuff in this movie the average person my age can't understand or handle

 

[Manosman]

Every kid is different, so I think it's up to the parents to know what your kid can handle and take if from there, with that said I still don't think a kid under 10 would even follow what was going on in the film story-wise, I mean there are grown adults out there that couldn't follow what was going on (not saying anyone in particular, I mean the senior citzens who sat next to me in one of the screening i went to kept asking eachother what just happened). for a kid it might not be as enjoyable because they might get confused.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

i've just read a article in the sun by a journalist called Kelvin McKenzie, and he is the definition of media people i hate. He starts going on about TDK not being suitable for kids and what not, then he starts saying its dangerous for young impressionable youths. He also mentions that GTA incident in China and that they were right to pull the game off shelves. Its attitudes like this that let bad parents off the hook, if a kid watches a violent film or plays a violent game (even though GTA has a massive 18 cert on it!) and thinks its ok to copy that, thats the parents problem not the maker of the media. Like i've said before it is a COP OUT.

 

[Nepenthes]

^ I think they're the kind of people who were never allowed to watch bad stuff when they were little, and never dared to on their own, and now they think they're somehow more moral and refined than the kids who ruined their minds with such garbage. They're also probably partly jealous. And they think that blockading children from such material is SO HARD in this day and age that to do so successfully is some kind of achievement to be proud of. Like it's a high score in playing Space Invaders to the nasty media that's homing in on your kids. When actually it's pointless and depending on who you ask (me), it's detrimental.

Remember the kids you knew in your school who weren't allowed to watch stuff? Or were too scared or thought that it was wrong? They were always friggin guitars

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[Ace of Knaves]

^yea man i completely agree. yea and the kids who were over-protected from the world around them are more likely to be phychos IMO. they are the ones who have been living in fantasy lands all their lives.

 

[Texas Zombie]

**** an 11 year old wont even flinch watching that movie. 14 you must be a pu**y.

MADD are hipocrits, most of em drank when they were teens and then the chicks blog about how it's immoral and how teens shouldn't watch movies that they can legitly go see. I freakin hate over the top parents. OMG you let little jake who's 14 play GTA IV, you know can have sex in it. AAAAaaahhh (faints).

Earlier I said kids protected to a degree will rebel much worse than any kid with FREEDOM.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

yea i aint against kids under the age of 18 playing GTA, but when their parents start complaining saying "oh i just thought it was a game" i dont think they should be allowed to play it.

 

[Texas Zombie]

Theyre hipocrits. And you only have to be 17 to buy.

Parents shouldn't care about violence. As soon as I went into 9th my mom didn't even care if I watched **** with nudity, but before that she got all pissy. You are like don't play GTA to your kids when theyre 14 and if theyre are a boy, just check theyre comp. lots o porn huh?

 

[Nepenthes]

if a parent is gonna blame a movie or videogame for their childrens behaviour (or express concern for their future behaviour), I think that says enough about kind of parent they are. generally speaking

 

[Ace of Knaves]

I've just re-watched Batman Begins and i dont know if anyone noticed this but the scene where the fear toxin is released into the Narrows you can see a man eating someones head!!! I never noticed that before!! That didnt get loads of complaints did it? It was proppa quick though like a blink and you'll miss it moment.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Speak for yourself, i'm 14 (almost 15) but really there\s not stuff in this movie the average person my age can't understand or handle

Awwwww, isn't that cute?

 

[tekken]

i'd say the dark knight is 11 and up.

but really...i think most of all kids will enjoy it. none of the scenes are gross or anything. the idea was, but nothing too graphic. the most graphic thing was bruce trying to stitch himself up, and that wasn't even that bad.

 

[terry78]

Shouldn't you ****ers be in school? 14 and 15 year olds on here this early?

 

[TomPiltoff]

It depends.

Personally I can't comprehend the damage that taking an 8 year old kid to a violent or dark movie would cause. I've always been exposed to things like that and it's never made me think that violence is OK or anything like that.

So I wouldn't take the kind of kid that is stupid enough to see something in a film and think it's OK or good.

I think a bigger concern is whether or not a kid would be able to follow the storyline.

 

[regwec]

i've just read a article in the sun by a journalist called Kelvin McKenzie, and he is the definition of media people i hate. He starts going on about TDK not being suitable for kids and what not, then he starts saying its dangerous for young impressionable youths. He also mentions that GTA incident in China and that they were right to pull the game off shelves. Its attitudes like this that let bad parents off the hook, if a kid watches a violent film or plays a violent game (even though GTA has a massive 18 cert on it!) and thinks its ok to copy that, thats the parents problem not the maker of the media. Like i've said before it is a COP OUT.

Let's face it, we glance at The Sun only to catch up on sports results and to admire Keeley's boobs.

Nobody cares what its "journalists" or "corrospondents" think.

 

[regwec]

By the way, I would like to suggest that, those of you who don't think any of the scenes in TDK are unsettling, probably don't really understand them. Thanks.

 

[Sawyer]

By the way, I would like to suggest that, those of you who don't think any of the scenes in TDK are unsettling, probably don't really understand them. Thanks.

Unsettling? Yes.
Too dark or disturbing for kids? No.

Anyway, i wouldnt say that its too dark for kids. I'd say its too smart for kids. Kids these days are stupid as bad place. TDK isnt Spider-Man or anything like that. It's a very adult movie.

 

[TheDarkKnight08]

Shouldn't you ****ers be in school? 14 and 15 year olds on here this early?

I'm 15.

 

[ForestAflame]

By the way, I would like to suggest that, those of you who don't think any of the scenes in TDK are unsettling, probably don't really understand them. Thanks.

I understand them and they were a little unsettling, but not so bad a kid can't watch it.

 

[Mrs.J]

LOL just because we dont see certain scenes as unsettling does not mean that we dont know what they mean!! I did not find ANY of the scenes unsettling. I was SMILING through out ALL my viewings at the parts that many find unsettling--those parts were VERY well played and VERY convincing. Im an ADULT and KNOW that its NOT REAL. Just because I wasnt SCARED doesnt mean that I dont understand what was happening. Its NOT REAL. I know that peoples lives werent actualy at stake. its a MOVIE.

Jesus christ.

 

[adhokk7]

By the way, I would like to suggest that, those of you who don't think any of the scenes in TDK are unsettling, probably don't really understand them. Thanks.

 

[Die Laughing]

^ I think they're the kind of people who were never allowed to watch bad stuff when they were little, and never dared to on their own, and now they think they're somehow more moral and refined than the kids who ruined their minds with such garbage.

Lmao. Generalize much? Just because a person has a different way of life doesn't mean they have this "I am better than you" attitude, lol.

I am sure you can find a few in any type of group with a superiority complex, but to generalize for all the rest that don't who are brought up the same just doesn't make a strong point.

They're also probably partly jealous. And they think that blockading children from such material is SO HARD in this day and age that to do so successfully is some kind of achievement to be proud of. Like it's a high score in playing Space Invaders to the nasty media that's homing in on your kids. When actually it's pointless and depending on who you ask (me), it's detrimental. Remember the kids you knew in your school who weren't allowed to watch stuff? Or were too scared or thought that it was wrong? They were always friggin guitars .

Trash talking doesn't support a point either.

- Ahahahahahaha!

 

[the GRIN Reaper]

It wasn't too dark for kids, so much so ... check out the new Happy Meal mascot

 

[Mrs.J]

^^^ LOL thats great.

 

[batman11]

Let's face it, we glance at The Sun only to catch up on sports results and to admire Keeley's boobs.

Now we're talkin!