Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on January 23, 2007 at 08:58:12

In Reply to: Definitely not... posted by mkuller on January 22, 2007 at 12:08:05:

While Pan's Labyrinth has moments of intense violence, repelent acts, Children of Men has the dehumanizing element of street warfare and seperate acts of brutality which seem almost comically desensitized (the murder of Michael Caine's character, for instance). These tend to stick with one longer, like real graphic war footage.

The reason Pan's Labyrinth seems more violent is that the moments of violence are quite direct, up close and personal; since you can't get away from these acts of inhumanity it seems that much more intense, but it's never gratuitous, IMIO.

>>> "Could be borderline child abuse." <<<

No offense, but kids are exposed to more bloodletting violence in video games these days. There are certainly disturbing elements in Pan's Labyrinth, and that's why younger children should not be taken, but older kids, say over the age of 9 or 10, with one or both parents on hand to explain the allegorical nature of the film is another matter.

>>> "Maybe when he's 12...." <<<

I doubt the film will wait that long if he wants to catch it on the big screen, but you may be right; he may be too sensitive for it.

AuPh