Would you let your 14 year old boy watch this R-rated movie?
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Anonymous
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It's "Into the Wild," the true story of a free spirit who treks to Alaska and is found dead. I've seen it. The R-rating is for several minutes in which a "hippie" woman he encounters swims and frolics topless. That's about it. As my boy said, he sees topless women at the National Gallery of Art.
I don't see any reason not to let him watch, but want another opinion. |
Anonymous
| Really, it's "R" because of exposed breasts? Everyone has them. |
Anonymous
| Not in PG-13 movies, or below. |
Anonymous
| 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. |
Anonymous
Do you get this angry about everything? 
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Anonymous
No. That book just really pissed me off. |
Anonymous
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/parentalguide
Based on this ... yes. I would watch it with him though since this dude basically killed himself. I would discuss how you can be really book smart and totally stupid at the same time with a touch of I can never die syndrome that many teens and young 20 year olds have. He weighed 67 lbs when they found him - seems to me like he had a death wish. |
Anonymous
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http://m.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/into-the-wild
Probably the penis shot that got it an R. Such a double standard. |
Anonymous
I'm really surprised by your view, because I also read the book and I did not feel it "iconized" McCandless in any way. I thought it made him look stupid and destructive. At any rate, OP, I think the movie is fine for your son. Talk about it with him afterward of course. |
Anonymous
| OP here. Thank you for the thoughtful comments. |
Anonymous
| OP, I recently let my 13 yr old daughter read the book first, and then watched the movie with her so we could discuss. It was fine and she loves the soundtrack. And no pp she didn't iconize McCandless after either. She said he was short sighted and unprepared... |
Anonymous
| Totally. |
Anonymous
| I think at 14 he's more than capable of seeing a movie like this and be able to process it. I saw R-rated movies when I was his age and it didn't make me want to do the stuff in the movies. |
Anonymous
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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.) |
Anonymous
Yes, give him assigned reading before you let him watch a DVD. God, what a nightmare. |