I find the violence in PG13 movies unbearable. This kid will never run home, never have another birthday. His death is slow, nightmarish. And you have to explore the consequences - the people who live on with this death.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A movie with nothing but violence is not a good movie. But one that is actually entertaining around the horror is one that people will remember and watch again and again.
I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especially violent video games, are not a good thing for young kids.
As anyone who has recently seen PG-13 movies knows, the level of violence in them has increased to the point of making the Motion Picture Association of America's voluntary rating system meaningless.
Physical violence is always a bore in films today. We don't see how much it hurts. We don't learn the true consequences of it.
I don't like PG-13 horror movies. I think they're a contradiction in terms.
I do find violence entertaining, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I grew up watching all these action films when I was a kid. My dad would bring back 'Rambo' and whatever, and we'd watch it together. It's not affected me in any way other than I just appreciate the entertainment value of violence on film.
I don't think movies are the reason why this violence exists, I think it's going to happen whether movies are there or not.
It's not that the film is violent, it's that people have an issue with violence right now.
We're seeing this disintegration of the family movie into these blockbuster things that kids should not be exposed to with explosions, carnage and violence.
A movie that gets a PG-13 rating can show someone running down a street killing 27 people. And there are no repercussions.