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My son just saw fight club for the first time
Posted on 4/29/23 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 4/29/23 at 10:40 pm
He is already
I haven’t seen this movie in years and it’s still great
I haven’t seen this movie in years and it’s still great
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Posted on 4/29/23 at 11:52 pm to Alyosha
He is twelve but he saw on on FX
Posted on 4/30/23 at 12:03 am to Byrdybyrd05
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He is twelve but he saw on on FX
My 16 YO has been pushing me on FC and Se7en but I’d rather wait on both. Like it but still a movie that leaves me feeling icky.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 12:20 am to 3nOut
You can have him watch Saving Private Ryan and the new All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Pacific/Band of Brothers, and he's going to want to watch Disney classics for a straight 6 months.
This post was edited on 4/30/23 at 12:21 am
Posted on 4/30/23 at 1:34 am to Byrdybyrd05
I taught my son the first rule of fight club when he was in preschool.
He's 16 now. Every once in a while I ask him, What's the first rule of fight club?
He always grins and says, Don't talk about fight club.
This is what a successful parent looks like in this crazy world.
He's 16 now. Every once in a while I ask him, What's the first rule of fight club?
He always grins and says, Don't talk about fight club.
This is what a successful parent looks like in this crazy world.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 3:05 am to Ham Solo
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This is what a successful parent looks like in this crazy world.
True, but the movie with the mixing of homemade explosives ... In all seriousness, especially male brains before the age of 23-ish have to be monitored for input constantly, including porn, anything that is dangerous (explosives, firearms, "watch this" moments on ATVs, etc.) I'm not saying stopping said input is necessary, but paying attention to the tone and the tenor of the conversations kids in that range have is essential. I don't honestly know whether girls or boys cause more damage to each other through high school based on their own interactions with each other, but that's a convo for another sub. One of the biggest problems is what other kids repeat about what your kid may or may not have said can cause counseling sessions depending on what was said (which I'm sure you're at least five years into, but for the younger bucks.)
The chick version of this is gear that says, "If you can't play nice, play Lacrosse." It took almost three years, but my 11 year old smashed the shite out of a kid (legally) while playing D in a close loss. Happy dad, mainly due to him understanding what he needs to do to help the team better.
I can't show mine Fight Club because he's a bit too impressionable. I wouldn't let him watch the last 1/3 of Fury for months. Yes, the entire movie was violent, but it didn't bring in emotional questions, questions of loyalty, sacrifice, etc. in the same way the first chunk of the movie did. SPR/BoB/The Pacific were a bit more clear and direct in, "that clearly sucks," which is 100% the right message about war. Everyone's gotta chart their own path with what their kids are ready for, and what they need.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 5:53 am to Byrdybyrd05
My 13 yr old wants to see Deadpool..
Im on the fence about it lol
Im on the fence about it lol
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:02 am to dbuchanon
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My 13 yr old wants to see Deadpool..
Im on the fence about it lol
Only if you want to explain why Woman's Day means you get pegged by his mom.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:33 am to dbuchanon
Yeah because movies and TV are what's messing up kids today lol. Geez Louise, these kids have access to anything they want online.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 8:33 am to LemmyLives
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True, but the movie with the mixing of homemade explosives ... In all seriousness, especially male brains before the age of 23-ish have to be monitored for input constantly, including porn, anything that is dangerous (explosives, firearms, "watch this" moments on ATVs, etc.) I'm not saying stopping said input is necessary, but paying attention to the tone and the tenor of the conversations kids in that range have is essential. I don't honestly know whether girls or boys cause more damage to each other through high school based on their own interactions with each other, but that's a convo for another sub. One of the biggest problems is what other kids repeat about what your kid may or may not have said can cause counseling sessions depending on what was said (which I'm sure you're at least five years into, but for the younger bucks.)
This is the quandary I’m in. I’m a Christian, so my perspective is perhaps different than the board’s.
I’m fine with some violence, fine with some language, and honestly fine with a small dose of T&A (I’m still asking him to not watch blatant nudity)
But the nature of how those things are done and used in film matter.
A good example was I let him watch Tropic Thunder but I’m not going to let him watch Superbad. Same amount of profanity and inappropriate jokes, but as a teenager, the cussing just to cuss and teenagers looking to get laid nature of Superbad is a worse evil in my book.
There are plenty of TV-MA shows I’m fine with him watching but let’s not act like the Night Agent or Ted Lasso TV-MA is the same as the Boys or Game of Thrones TV-MA. I think Boys and GoT are going to have a much darker impression on his teenage mind that I’m trying to mold.
Fight Club, Boys, GoT, etc. have a definite tone that don’t elevate value for human life or GOOD worldviews that I think an impressionable mind needs to see. It’s not they aren’t good or shouldn’t be watched, just that I think he should develop his frontal cortex a bit more.
When he presses me on some shows or movies, I say, “for 2 more years I can tell you what you can or can’t watch. After that the only control I have is if you have access to my subscriptions. Trust me that you’re going to have the rest of your life to watch those things and process them after you learn more about the world. I wish I didn’t see Se7en till I was 20. It messed me up for a long time at 14 and I really steered away from R rated movies after that.”
This post was edited on 4/30/23 at 8:36 am
Posted on 4/30/23 at 12:01 pm to LemmyLives
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male brains before the age of 23-ish have to be monitored for input constantly, including porn, anything that is dangerous (explosives, firearms, "watch this" moments on ATVs, etc.)
GFY
Posted on 4/30/23 at 2:02 pm to 3nOut
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My 16 YO has been pushing me on FC and Se7en but I’d rather wait on both. Like it but still a movie that leaves me feeling icky.
He’s 16, man. I guarantee you he’s already watched porn that would make you lose an erection. not to mention he’s probably already seen both years ago.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 5:06 pm to Byrdybyrd05
I haven’t watched it in like 10 years but I still see the closing scene in my head every time I hear “Where Is My Mind.”
Such a fantastic movie.
Such a fantastic movie.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 5:52 pm to dbuchanon
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My 13 yr old wants to see Deadpool.. Im on the fence about it lol
I have not let mine see Deadpool and he is 13. I think some of these movies (fight club, seven, Deadpool) are just not meant for elementary kids. I know that they are exposed to more stuff now, but I think it’s still too young.
In high school they will certainly be exposed to way more and I will allow more.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 6:23 pm to 3nOut
quote:Let him watch American Psycho as a warmup
My 16 YO has been pushing me on FC and Se7en but I’d rather wait on both
Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:46 pm to 3nOut
he will be fine. get out of the helicopter.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 8:08 pm to Byrdybyrd05
I'm already raising my 7yo to be disatisfied with the modern world. We mostly watch things that glorify the virtuous man as understood prior to the 1960s. I can't wait to deconstruct modern bullshite with him when he gets a bit older.
Posted on 4/30/23 at 8:10 pm to 3nOut
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My 16 YO has been pushing me on FC and Se7en but I’d rather wait on both.
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