Film - "V for Vendetta"

[dorsetgirl]

Can anyone give me a steer on how suitable/unsuitable this film would be for a twelve-year-old? It's classified 15 with "very strong language and strong violence", but he's seen The Matrix, also 15, and Torchwood - Miracle Day without apparent trauma. Being the youngest, he has been distinctly less sheltered from stuff than the oldest was

Comments

[suzie_shooter]

I found it incredibly dull tbh, so I don't think it would be terribly upsetting for a 12yo.

Although the bits involving Rupert Graves held my attention. *g*

[dorsetgirl]

Rupert Graves is in it? I'm there!

OH is watching bloody Ice Road Truckers at the moment - he just doesn't do drama at all, which pisses me off big-time. But I think I've talked him out of watching it by himself tomorrow before he lets little'n watch, so we may be having a late session tonight.

OH gets far more disturbed by them being hearing "strong" language than violence, which I must say disturbs me! My view is that a kid who introduced me to Green Day when he was nine years old is past saving on the language front...

Thanks for replying!

[suzie_shooter]

actually, the relationship between Graves and his superior was for me by far the best thing in the film (I even got someone to write me fic, hah).

I remember finding the rest of it massively sexist, tbh, and that's not normally something that bothers me at all.

[thesmallhobbit]

I saw it a couple of weeks ago. Since he's got older brothers I doubt the language would be a problem and a lot of the violence likewise. There are a few things that might be upsetting, but a lot of it is in the mind - it's not particularly graphic.

I enjoyed it a lot, as did OH. When I'd originally read about it I'd been a bit dubious but I actually think it's good.

As with anything of this nature I would recommend watching it too, just in case there's a particular trigger that affects your son.

[dorsetgirl]

That's very helpful, thank you! Yes, the older brothers thing does rather make a difference. I probably will start watching with them, but I do get bored very quickly in general. I'll definitely stay in the room though.

[gritsinmisery]

I found it horridly preachy and bombastic, while Daughter and Girlfriend (17 and 18, respectively) sat there going "Best movie ever," but then it is based on a graphic novel.

I'm not certain I would have let any of the kids watch it at 12 yo.