I just posted
over at Upcoming Pixar about
how some aussie christian groups and others want ratings to be revised and also saying that Finding Nemo is too
scary and Cars is a bit violent and uses mild coarse language.
Very interesting, Luxo Jr. – works well with the whole “Banned Books” thing in Off
Topic!
Being
one myself I have nothing against Christians but this is why we have independent, private Christian groups who
can endorse and rate films on their own without interfering in the secular rating system that works just fine for
most of us - myself included.
I guess I could see how Nemo might be
seen as a little scary (although I didnt think it was at all). Cars violent? how exactly? and coarse language?
Okay so they said one word twice and that was it. Oh well, whatever. I dont agree but everyone’s entitled to
their opinion i guess…
Cars? Violent?
Please.
The only Pixar movie that comes to mind when I think of violence and coarse language is The
Incredibles, but it doesn’t bother me. In fact, it adds to the movie and makes it more enjoyable. Brad Bird
even had something to say about this:
"Really really little kids should not see
this movie. They should wait till they get older. We’re getting some reactions from people who were
disappointed that their four-year-old was a little freaked out by it. Well, I don’t want to compromise the
intensity in order to please a four-year-old."
Personally, I hate the way
some people view certain movies. I had a neighbor in Pennsylvania that wouldn’t allow her children to watch The
Lion King because of Mufasa’s death, and 2 of her 3 children were in middle school at the time. 
My mom
and I thought she was nuts.
~~=oP
Heh, wait til they get to the real world.
Exactly!
There’s no point kids watching films about happy flowers and stuff until they leave school, because when they do
grow up, they’ll have a horrible shock as to what the real world is like.
There’ll be always guys, who are saying such stuff. Learn to live with it, the
only thing I can say.
Personally, I think the best rating reviewer is the parents. They should watch the movie
first, and then decide if it is good enough for the kids.
Quoted for Truthery. I get riled when parenting groups protest movies,
books (Harry Potter) or games (Grand Theft Auto).
Note: I fully acknowledge that GTA is
not suitable for under eighteens. I just get annoyed that these people lobby to ban
the questionable product, rather than exercise parental vigilance and ensure that
their child does not have access to the product they find objectional.
And don’t get me started on the
Potter haters. From what I gather, most of them haven’t read any of the books. For
example, they claim that Philosopher’s Stone teaches “relative morals”
when someone says “There is no good and evil. Only power, and those too weak to seek it.” It was the
villain saying this, so of course he’s gonna try and twist people around like that!
They completely ignore the stuff about friendship, bravery, loyalty, self-sacrifice and love being one of the
most powerful force in the universe, just because of strips of wood with animal bits inside and some Dog-Latin.
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Once again, Brad Bird has hit the nail on the head, refusing to comprimise on the intensity of his
work, just because a four-year old got a bit scared. It should be up to the parents to research the film before
taking their children to see it, and then decide if it’s appropriate. [i]Constant Parental
Vigilance![/i]
It is a sad thing indeed when Finding Nemo is grouped with
R-rated films. shakes head One has to wonder if these people were even watching
the movie, if all they got out of it was “a shark attack.”
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Constant Parental Vigilance!
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Seriously, and the only “blood” their probably crying over in Finding Nemo
was the result of Dory conking her nose!! Does anyone who chooses to condemn this things even realize this?
This is ridiculous…
it’s parents like these that cause rebellious children. I mean, saying Finding Nemo is scary is like saying the
nature videos they show in my science class are scary. Pixar just brings life to children. They don’t try to
water a situation down just because they are children, I mean that’s the whole point! When the mom died in FN it
was really sad and if parents are afraid to expose children to death, then they are living in a fake world. It is
impossible to shelter children from things seen in Pixar movies, just because the things they show are univeral
feeling and emotions.
I will say however that I was surprised The Incredibles wasn’t on their list
because it probably has the most violence/suggestiveness of all the Pixar films. It’s not blatently like OMG but
there was violence and guns and flirting but… Incredibles without that stuff? Wouldn’t be worthy of the name
“Incredibles”.
I think it goes without saying that I agree with everyone here that these sorts
of things are just over-the-top and completely dumb. I think I remember somewhere
on the DVD, probably in the commentary, they were talking about how after a test screening they’d discussed with
the audience a few of their thoughts and concerns, one of which was whether or not the anglerfish was too scary,
and this little elementary school boy says in the very matter-of-fact way that kids have that even if it was
scary, they couldn’t take it out of the movie because anglerfish are “real life.” If a little kid can
not only say that but come up with it all on his own, it’s sad that adults can’t do the
same.
Pun not intended? 
I know a four year old that adores the Incredibles, people
underestimate their children all the time. Said four year old is also quite adept at sarcasm, which is
unnerving… She was riveted through Cars as well. What I find is that it’s not the action itself that is the
issue, but how relatable it is… E.g. a lost child in the woods could be traumatically relatable to a kid
watching, however a lost CAT in the woods has the correct effect without tapping into their imagination - 'this
could happen to me’.
Nemo is scary because being lost is one thing that every kid can relate to, but
because it’s a fish the impact is significantly lowered (apparently! We had a lecture about this…). Sophie,
aforementioned four year old, was fine watching the Incredibles but was upset by the scene in Tim Burton’s
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in which Violet Beauregard is blown up to three times her size and turned blue,
and wanted it put off. So a terrifying killer robot that’s trying to slaughter the characters (and nearly has
done) stomping through a city was effectively less upsetting than a piece of chewing gum turning somebody blue
and fat XD
I
personally don’t think there’s anything wrong with all the Pixar films.