How old should a child be to go see the movie??? My opinion is this: If the child is old enough to read the book, there old enough to see the movie. I would not recommend any child see the movie if they had not read the books! I feel the books would prepare them for the movie. The movie is rated PG 13 and it really isn't as "gruesome" as the book. Some people may disagree with me, because the movie is a visual acting out of the book, but I feel like most children old enough to read a book of this magnitude could handle the movie.
My Cody is 11, he's a pretty mature 11 year old. He absolutely loved the book, and wanted to see the movie in the worse way. The parts he had the hardest time with was Cornucopia scene and the mutants in the end. Just a side note, for whatever reason he was VERY happy Peeta didn't loose his leg in the movie!
Please offer up your experiences and opinions! :)
I'm a pretty liberal parent so as long as I'm available to answer questions or stop the movie so that I can address concerns then the sky's the limit. This approach is difficult in a theatre so the young person in my life often has to wait for things to come out on dvd.
ReplyDeleteHowever, we've both read the Hunger Games. We talked about the book while my young person was reading and all things said we were prepared to see the movie on it's release day. Throughout the movie, I checked in frequently to make sure it hadn't become too intense.
My oldest, nearing 13, did not read the book. Honestly, I knew near nothing about the books or movie when he went to see it. I knew it was rated PG-13 and that "kids killed kids" in it, and that was about the extent of my knowledge. (I read and watched after he went to it.)
ReplyDeleteI suppose that would make me more of a "liberal mom" too, in a way. I've always allowed my oldest to do things that many parents would disagree with, but my boy and I have a very close relationship where we can talk about everything and ask each other questions and give honest, straight answers.
I have told my son that he should read the books now, to better understand, and for us to be able to discuss everything easier. Had I read/seen this before him, I may have made him read it first.