Would Avatar be a movie I could take a 7 year old to?

[JulesMaximus]

My son wants to see this but it is rated PG-13 so I'm a little wary of taking him to see this movie.

 

[HannibalX]

I wouldn't... but that's just me. It's not a kids movie IMO, it deals with themes that I think are too mature. Hope that helps. My son is only 1 but if he were 7 I wouldn't.

 

[dbk]

Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking. From IMDb

 

[Ruptga]

A lot of it will probably fly over his head, there are "epic battles" with lots of arrows, guns, and dead people, and a fair bit of swearing. 7 is probably too young for him to appreciate it, but you know him better than we do.

 

[JulesMaximus]

A lot of it will probably fly over his head, there are "epic battles" with lots of arrows, guns, and dead people, and a fair bit of swearing. 7 is probably too young for him to appreciate it, but you know him better than we do.

Well, he saw the latest Star Trek with me after I picked it up on blu ray...honestly, he seemed kind of bored with it at times though.

 

[amdhunter]

If you are White: No
Any other race: Yes

 

[JulesMaximus]

If you are White: No
Any other race: Yes

I am white...but I'm not sure what that has to do with anything.

 

[HannibalX]

I am white...but I'm not sure what that has to do with anything.

It doesn't. He's a douchebag who feels it necessary to troll his racist views in every thread he possibly can hoping to steer it off course. I'm surprised he's still here, frankly.

 

[alchemize]

Plus he'll dream about lifting the tail on one of those gigantic smurf babes.

 

[Don66]

It doesn't. He's a douchebag who feels it necessary to troll his racist views in every thread he possibly can hoping to steer it off course. I'm surprise he's still here, frankly.

Spot on...

 

[Modelworks]

The other concern for me would be the length of the film. Almost 3 hours is a long time for a 7 year old to sit in one spot.

 

[TecHNooB]

I would. For a child, it could be the most magical experience ever

 

[Kadarin]

My suspicion is that the price of admission and time invested would be almost completely wasted on a 7 year old.

 

[Nik]

I went with a 9 year old and he absolutely loved it.

Yes you can take a 7 year old.

 

[destrekor]

depends on the kid. Only you know your kid, not us.

At 7, I was watching R-rated horror movies and the like. I got nightmares, but so what. Everyone is going to have nightmares regardless of what they watch, hell even Disney movies can give kids nightmares. Not every 7 year old can handle the same imagery.

A lot of the "meaning" is going to be lost on younger kids, but who says a movie has to be about meaning? Movies can still be thoroughly enjoyed without a knowledge of what the movie's grand purpose actually had been.

 

[ManyBeers]

If you are White: No
Any other race: Yes

What hue are you?

 

[El Guaraguao]

If you are White: No
Any other race: Yes

this. and /hi 5

 

[Imp]

Lot of people took their 5 year olds to it...

If you don't mind seeing some PG alien 'sex', impalings and mild language, go right ahead.

 

[TheVrolok]

Plus he'll dream about lifting the tail on one of those gigantic smurf babes.

So it's not just me then? *phew*

 

[Jadow]

My son wants to see this but it is rated PG-13 so I'm a little wary of taking him to see this movie.

I say yes, take the 7 year old. It's a great movie, and even if he doesn't remember or understand much of it, parts of it will stick. My dad took me to Empire when I was 3 and I have vague rememberences of the AT-AT scene and the final lightsaber battle. For the rest of my life I can say I saw Empire in the theaters, nuff said.

 

[classy]

This is not a kids movie. There are a few disturbing scenes, language, and even a sexual scene (even not much is seen) that are not for a 7 year old child.

 

[DVad3r]

Yes but the question is will he understand it and be able to sit through a 3 hour movie with previews etc? When I was 5 I watched Jason and Nightmare on Elm Street, which is probably why I have a warped mind.

 

[destrekor]

This is not a kids movie. There are a few disturbing scenes, language, and even a sexual scene (even not much is seen) that are not for a 7 year old child.

psh

Like I said before, only the parents knows whether there child can handle what they see.
When I was 7, 8, 9.. I was watching horror movies, gangster movies, Titanic (boobies! and okay, I was 10 for Titanic), etc. Not all the times had the parents actually known, but the point being... I turned out all right.

 

[PottedMeat]

my brother saw T2 when he was 6 and he's not all that fucked up, he thought it was fuckin' awesome.

 

[ShawnD1]

I had to check this on IMDB why it's rated what it is.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/

Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.

So now they rate stuff because of smoking? That is so lame!

At 7, I was watching R-rated horror movies and the like. I got nightmares, but so what. Everyone is going to have nightmares regardless of what they watch, hell even Disney movies can give kids nightmares. Not every 7 year old can handle the same imagery.

I first saw Robocop when I was 7 years old. I loved that movie so much!