The question is...as intense as the trailers were, is the new Avengers movie too much for kids? Our kids have loved watching the movies that Marvel has churned out over the last decade (save for a couple that were just a bit too inappropriate).
Our 5yo girl is totally in love with Captain America.
No really.
In love.
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| She nabbed a kiss from the Cap at Disneyland when she was three. Yep...THREE. |
Our 7yo son loves Iron Man and they both are fans of Spiderman. Just to name a few.
Bottom line is that we are a Marvel family! So, we wanted to take the kids to see the new movie but were a bit anxious about the possible deaths that were implied in the trailers.
So, I looked up who died, just to be sure it wasn't any of their favorites and we took a chance and saw it today, opening day, and I'm gonna break it down for you other concerned parents!
Bottom line: I would NOT recommend this movie for children under 13. It was very hard for our kids to see and this is why...
WARNING: SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT
Avengers: Infinity War starts off with a bang with two deaths within the first ten minutes.
Heimdall and Loki die at the hand of Thanos almost back to back and the loss of those characters (Thor's best friend and brother) was not the problem. The camera does not leave their face as they die and you get a front row seat to the life leaving their eyes.
....in the first ten minutes.
Powerful opening to a dramatic movie, highlighting the horror of war, but something that was haunting for our 7yo. I looked to both of them at the moment that "Lougie the bad guy" (Loki) died and while my 5yo seemed totally zoned out, the 7yo had wide eyes and an unreadable expression.
After the movie he informed me that it made him feel terrible and like his heart was being smashed.
Which makes my heart feel pretty smashed, too, of course.
We then see several scenes of violence and heroism as per what you would expect in a superhero movie. Nothing super bothersome.
Then, we see some blood when Gamora slices Thanos' neck and stabs him in the chest.
It turns out to be an illusion and we are soon seeing Gamora held by Thanos, begging her love, Peter Quill to kill her rather than let Thanos take her. We see a very emotional interaction between them.
Thanos tortures Nebula and we can hear her screams as he gets Gamora to reveal the location of the Soul Stone. Karen Gilman did an amazing job there because the screams were quite haunting.
Thanos discovers that he must lose the soul he loves most in order to get the Soul Stone. We see him break down in tears before he wrestles with a frantic and terrified Gamora and throws her from a cliff. Pan to her broken body on the ground.
Our 5yo seems incredibly disturbed by this. She keeps talking about how sad it was that her daddy killed her.
Wanda Maximoff has to destroy the Mind Stone from Vision's forehead. She has a very hard time as she, sobbing, attacks the stone, killing the man she loves, with one hand while she fights Thanos off with the other.
And finally, at the end, we see several characters turn to dust when Thanos wins. Yes, he wins. Evil winning is a hard thing for small children to wrap their head around. And the mass death that follows really shook up our son.
Some are quick and some we see slowly blow away with heavy emotional farewells.
It was very sad. Quite dramatic. Lots of intense emotions.
Throw in the snarky one liners, a tad bit of questionable language and the usual superhero violence plus what I mentioned above....yeah, not for small children.
Throw in the snarky one liners, a tad bit of questionable language and the usual superhero violence plus what I mentioned above....yeah, not for small children.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone who follows MCU, but I cannot in good conscience recommend letting children see it. My husband and I are already doing a fair amount of repairing with our littles in trying to redirect their focus to the good morals and noble sacrifices made. The heroics.
Have you seen the movie, yet? What was your opinion on it?
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