HP 4 Too Dark?
Apparently there's some controversy locally about the newest HP4 being "too dark" for kids under 13. My question is...if you let them read the books, which are far more descriptive and in-depth, then what is the difference between that and letting them see the film? The film is based on the book and so the book must have been equally dark, and I know it was because I read it. Each book gets darker, not a problem for me, but what about all the hoards of kidlets who read them then want to go see the film.
How can you tell a child, yes, I let you read the book but you can't see the film because..it's too dark?
Not a parent, but I would think it would depend on the child and how well they can remember this is not real, just a film. My nephew, Chris, had a hard time with that one when he was smaller and we didn't take him to a lot of even PG films because he just couldn't differentiate between what happened on the screen and what you did not do on the playground.
It just seems a bit hypocritical to me to let your kidlets read a book then fuss over the film of that same book.
How can you tell a child, yes, I let you read the book but you can't see the film because..it's too dark?
Not a parent, but I would think it would depend on the child and how well they can remember this is not real, just a film. My nephew, Chris, had a hard time with that one when he was smaller and we didn't take him to a lot of even PG films because he just couldn't differentiate between what happened on the screen and what you did not do on the playground.
It just seems a bit hypocritical to me to let your kidlets read a book then fuss over the film of that same book.