Re: Re: Star Wars/Charlotte

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I agree. My 11 year old (AS) did fine with this aspect because has always been obsessed with movies and has seen the other 5 numerous times. He also had read the book first, played the video game...etc.....you name it, he's had seen it or done it!

He had some issues after the movie with not getting the "why's" on some things. It was particularly hard for him to grasp the emotional reason that Padame died, he kept going on about how Anakin had not actually killed her and why was the Emperor saying he did and on like that...he also could not grasp how betrayed she felt with his turn to the dark side and how that played a part in her death.

He was more interested in rattling off facts about each character, ship and planet to hit the screen!

-Charlotte

Re: Star Wars/Charlotte

I went to Star Wars with my older kids (ages 11 & 13). They did fine but afterwards I had to emphasize with them how the story is continued in the older movies. The story is very dark and sad. For those that are not really familiar with the other movies, I think it could be really hard to take in that it leaves off in the darkest of times. It is like reading a story by starting in the middle of the book to the end, reading it from the beginning and stopping at the height of the conflict. One that is familiar will put this piece in it's right place but if they are not as familiar, leaving it at such a place could be hard to handle for some. I think this is a movie that each parent should see first before taking their child to because each child would react to it differently. It is quite different from the other movies in this aspect.> Charlotte and all, I took , 12, and his friend to Star Wars and I> think it would be fine for to see. There is lots of action but not> blood and gore violence. As soon as we came out of the theatre 's> friend said "there was so much betrayal".I think this was statement was> very true. For me this is what tugged at me the most, the how can he do> this to his friend..I have never seen a SW movie even though has> several (his dad or a friend usually watches with him). I did enjoy the> movie. A couple of scenes were creepy but not terrifying. I wouldn't> take kids under 11 I guess, but there were some there...Gail

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I saw this on Friday night with my NT daughter. She loved it. I did want to see it prior to allowing my eight year old ASD son to watch it. He desperately wants to go to this movie. He will not be going. As was mentioned earlier this is a very dark movie. The most disturbing scenes to me were when the man who is seen as a hero to the young Jedi's comes in and slaughters them. This sends such a message to young children that I fear it will cause many even NT kids to fear that those people who they trust could one day hurt them. The scenes of the children lying slaughtered on the floor were very upsetting to my NT fifteen year old daughter and she left the theatre only to return a bit later, because she was just so upset by this. I think it may have served the purpose that Lucas wanted in truly illustrating just how dark the dark side had made Anakin, but the movie would have been alot more palatable without it. These scenes alone were more than enough to cause me to warn many of my friends with children in elementary school and junior high that this is a potentially very disturbing movie for any child to watch.

I am disappointed that they could not have made a movie that everyone could enjoy.

KK

Re: Star Wars/Charlotte

I went to Star Wars with my older kids (ages 11 & 13). They did fine but afterwards I had to emphasize with them how the story is continued in the older movies. The story is very dark and sad. For those that are not really familiar with the other movies, I think it could be really hard to take in that it leaves off in the darkest of times. It is like reading a story by starting in the middle of the book to the end, reading it from the beginning and stopping at the height of the conflict. One that is familiar will put this piece in it's right place but if they are not as familiar, leaving it at such a place could be hard to handle for some. I think this is a movie that each parent should see first before taking their child to because each child would react to it differently. It is quite different from the other movies in this aspect.> Charlotte and all, I took , 12, and his friend to Star Wars and I> think it would be fine for to see. There is lots of action but not> blood and gore violence. As soon as we came out of the theatre 's> friend said "there was so much betrayal".I think this was statement was> very true. For me this is what tugged at me the most, the how can he do> this to his friend..I have never seen a SW movie even though has> several (his dad or a friend usually watches with him). I did enjoy the> movie. A couple of scenes were creepy but not terrifying. I wouldn't> take kids under 11 I guess, but there were some there...Gail

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That bad huh????? wow... good to know...... but dont tell us adults the movie... some of us have not seen it yetkkinkaty <kkinkaty@...> wrote:

I saw this on Friday night with my NT daughter. She loved it. I did want to see it prior to allowing my eight year old ASD son to watch it. He desperately wants to go to this movie. He will not be going. As was mentioned earlier this is a very dark movie. The most disturbing scenes to me were when the man who is seen as a hero to the young Jedi's comes in and slaughters them. This sends such a message to young children that I fear it will cause many even NT kids to fear that those people who they trust could one day hurt them. The scenes of the children lying slaughtered on the floor were very upsetting to my NT fifteen year old daughter and she left the theatre only to return a bit later, because she was just so upset by this. I think it may have served the purpose that Lucas wanted in truly illustrating just how dark the dark side had made Anakin, but the movie would

have been alot more palatable without it. These scenes alone were more than enough to cause me to warn many of my friends with children in elementary school and junior high that this is a potentially very disturbing movie for any child to watch.

I am disappointed that they could not have made a movie that everyone could enjoy.

KK

Re: Star Wars/Charlotte

I went to Star Wars with my older kids (ages 11 & 13). They did fine but afterwards I had to emphasize with them how the story is continued in the older movies. The story is very dark and sad. For those that are not really familiar with the other movies, I think it could be really hard to take in that it leaves off in the darkest of times. It is like reading a story by starting in the middle of the book to the end, reading it from the beginning and stopping at the height of the conflict. One that is familiar will put this piece in it's right place but if they are not as familiar, leaving it at such a place could be hard to handle for some. I think this is a movie that each parent should see first before taking their child to because each child would react to it differently. It is quite different from the other movies in this aspect.> Charlotte and all, I took , 12, and his friend to Star Wars and I> think it would be fine for to see. There is lots of action but not> blood and gore violence. As soon as we came out of the theatre 's> friend said "there was so much betrayal".I think this was statement was> very true. For me this is what tugged at me the most, the how can he do> this to his friend..I have never seen a SW movie even though has> several (his dad or a friend usually watches with him). I did enjoy the> movie. A couple of scenes were creepy but not terrifying. I wouldn't> take kids under 11 I guess, but there were some there...Gail__________________________________________________

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I do agree that the part with the children should have been avoided. This was disturbing to me, I was actually horrified by it! Gladly they didn't actually show him doing it. My children were more interested in the parts about the ships flying and the saber fights and the action stuff. But their did seem to be alot of violence in it, it seemed moreso than the other ones, but this one did portray alot of betrayal unlike the other ones. kkinkaty <kkinkaty@...> wrote:

I saw this on Friday night with my NT daughter. She loved it. I did want to see it prior to allowing my eight year old ASD son to watch it. He desperately wants to go to this movie. He will not be going. As was mentioned earlier this is a very dark movie. The most disturbing scenes to me were when the man who is seen as a hero to the young Jedi's comes in and slaughters them. This sends such a message to young children that I fear it will cause many even NT kids to fear that those people who they trust could one day hurt them. The scenes of the children lying slaughtered on the floor were very upsetting to my NT fifteen year old daughter and she left the theatre only to return a bit later, because she was just so upset by this. I think it may have served the purpose that Lucas wanted in truly illustrating just how dark the dark side had made Anakin, but the movie would

have been alot more palatable without it. These scenes alone were more than enough to cause me to warn many of my friends with children in elementary school and junior high that this is a potentially very disturbing movie for any child to watch.

I am disappointed that they could not have made a movie that everyone could enjoy.

KK

Re: Star Wars/Charlotte

I went to Star Wars with my older kids (ages 11 & 13). They did fine but afterwards I had to emphasize with them how the story is continued in the older movies. The story is very dark and sad. For those that are not really familiar with the other movies, I think it could be really hard to take in that it leaves off in the darkest of times. It is like reading a story by starting in the middle of the book to the end, reading it from the beginning and stopping at the height of the conflict. One that is familiar will put this piece in it's right place but if they are not as familiar, leaving it at such a place could be hard to handle for some. I think this is a movie that each parent should see first before taking their child to because each child would react to it differently. It is quite different from the other movies in this aspect.> Charlotte and all, I took , 12, and his friend to Star Wars and I> think it would be fine for to see. There is lots of action but not> blood and gore violence. As soon as we came out of the theatre 's> friend said "there was so much betrayal".I think this was statement was> very true. For me this is what tugged at me the most, the how can he do> this to his friend..I have never seen a SW movie even though has> several (his dad or a friend usually watches with him). I did enjoy the> movie. A couple of scenes were creepy but not terrifying. I wouldn't> take kids under 11 I guess, but there were some there...Gail