Would you let your 14 year old boy watch this R-rated movie?

[Anonymous]

Yes I woud let him wihout hesitation.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not the nudity that would bother me, but rather the iconization of the little shit Chris McCandless. I'd be concerned my 14 yo would come away from the movie idolizing him rather than seeing him as the narcissistic asshole he really was.

he wasn't narcissistic; he was just naive and ill-prepared. And unlucky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not the nudity that would bother me, but rather the iconization of the little shit Chris McCandless. I'd be concerned my 14 yo would come away from the movie idolizing him rather than seeing him as the narcissistic asshole he really was.

he wasn't narcissistic; he was just naive and ill-prepared. And unlucky.

And smug. I wonder -- do his parents still live in the area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I'd let my 13 year old watch that.

(Hint: Have him read "To Build a Fire" by Jack London before he sees this movie if he hasn't already. I think it would be an excellent springboard into this movie.)

Yes, give him assigned reading before you let him watch a DVD. God, what a nightmare.

Nightmare? I love that short story and so did my kids when they read it. Feel free to skip it, though, geez.

[Anonymous]

If it s the movie I think it is boooring. If he can sit still through it he deserves the reward of seeing it. If that's a reward. Really a punishment. This type of material is tough to capture in a film.

[Anonymous]

Yes I would. I'd let my 13 ds watch it.

[Anonymous]

My DD15 is reading the book right now for summer reading. I didn't realize the movie was rated R and am pleased to read the analysis here. She's never seen a R-rated movie before, so I am glad there's nothing particularly egregious.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I didn't think there was anything objectionable in that movie.

[Anonymous]

Yes. When I taught middle school I had some 8th grade students who chose to read it for a lit circle. They had an interesting variety of responses to the story but all found it thought provoking. Several watched the movie as well. I think giving your son an opportunity for casual discussion with you about the story would be a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not the nudity that would bother me, but rather the iconization of the little shit Chris McCandless. I'd be concerned my 14 yo would come away from the movie idolizing him rather than seeing him as the narcissistic asshole he really was.

agree. did not care for him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I'd let my 13 year old watch that.

(Hint: Have him read "To Build a Fire" by Jack London before he sees this movie if he hasn't already. I think it would be an excellent springboard into this movie.)

Yes, give him assigned reading before you let him watch a DVD. God, what a nightmare.

Nightmare? I love that short story and so did my kids when they read it. Feel free to skip it, though, geez.

It's not the story. It's the assignment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I'd let my 13 year old watch that.

(Hint: Have him read "To Build a Fire" by Jack London before he sees this movie if he hasn't already. I think it would be an excellent springboard into this movie.)

Yes, give him assigned reading before you let him watch a DVD. God, what a nightmare.

Nightmare? I love that short story and so did my kids when they read it. Feel free to skip it, though, geez.

It's not the story. It's the assignment.

Dude - it's a great short story, if reading it would be a chore for you, don't read it. But if you actually like literature/reading it might be a cool tie in for you to this movie. I make suggestions like this to my own kids all of the time.

[Anonymous]

Ummm, I let my son watch it when he was 10 but he's very mature for his age. It did not bother me that he saw boobs.