Orphan - A movie review. (Alternate Title: How to be a bad parent.)

[Rellik]

So I saw the movie Orphan tonight. And there are two parts to this thread. 1) a simple review. 2) the alternate title of "How to be a bad parent"


1) Review
Well it was a very good movie. It follows many of the old themes (adopted child is a psycho etc). Now one thing I hate about most reviews is they give away to much of the story. So I will not do that here. I will say though, that if you like very >ADULT< suspense/thriller type movies. Then this movie is for you. Its a no-holds-barred type of movie. Very violent. Graphic. and some other "not-appropriate-for-this-website" type of topics. So if you're 18+ and want a crazy movie then I suggest Orphan. It was way better than I expected.


2) How to be a bad parent
So hopefully you read above... About the movie being very graphic, violent... Needless to say, this movie TOTALLY earned its "R" rating, and for good reason. There's NOTHING in this movie good for kids to watch.... However... The people behind me decided to bring their 6 year old... I have 2 kids. And sometimes i bring my son (5) to movies that aren't necessarily for "kids" (ie: Live Free or Die Hard) but I always research the movie before we go, to make sure there aren't things in it he REALLY shouldn't see. Also. I certainly wouldn't take him to an "R" rated movie. Especially THIS one. Its bad enough they would bring the kid... but he was talking through the whole thing. I turned around at one point and said "Why would you bring a kid to see this movie?" They had nothing to say. I'm losing my faith in humanity. /rant

On that note though. Here's a great website for parents (or like minded people) to use, to research movies beyond the "simple" letter code rating the MPAA gives movies:
- http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
It gives analysis of movies on 3 basic subjects (Sexuality, Violence, Profanity). And is a great resource for anyone who cares about the subject content of a movie.

 

[Allster]

Looks like a movie worth checking out
And yeah I already know about that kids in mind site
Thanks anyway

 

[Cut Chem!st]

I heard the plot was pretty weird. Might check it out.

Also, ugh that is pretty bad about the kid. Why would a kid his age be intrested in seeing something like that anyway.

 

[Rellik]

The kid wasn't interested... The parents just dragged him along to see a horrific "R" rated movie.

Anyone who goes to see this movie.... Then imagine a 6 y/o watching it.. you'll be as pissed off and irate as I am lo.

 

[WaterSnake]

See the thing with media rating sites like the one your linked there, they do 1 thing well, they separate the different elements instead of blanketing the media as bad.

Like, my dad will let me play tf2 because it's just violent, but he won't let me get GTA4 because...well...you know.

It's very important that people don't expose their kids to things like this at young age. It imprints on them, and it's very traumatizing.

 

[Boer6379]

Nonsense Rellik. Your children need to see this movie so they know to grab their stuff and run when you and your wife bring home adopted raven-haired, obscenely pale skinned, "Hi! I paint while other children play and I dress like it's 1930's elite New England. I'm so creepy that you can't NOT adopt me!" girl. A cautionary tale all children should be exposed to.
Also, on a related note:
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[Rated_R]

Lol Boer

 

[CroutonsofDeath{RD}]

My wife really wants to see this one, and I figure I'll check it out as well.

As far as the ratings and stuff go, I'm not a parent and I doubt I will be for some personal reasons, but I am very outspoken about a lot of the controversy as well as the ratings go. I'm very open minded, and have been most of my life, but I DO support the MPAA/ESRB. When a parent complains about the medias content, I feel they are forgetting the fact that it is THEIR fault their child was exposed. They need to understand whats in a game/movie, which is why I approve of websites that give a more in depth look at content. I respect both of my mothers (I was raised by a lesbian couple) for the way I was raised, they were open minded but they told me what was good and what was bad, although there was still a hitch at one point when I was around 5/6 and was playing Doom, and they had to take away the game because I started getting a little gun happy. I actually thank them for this, because over the years they continued to teach me the difference between fiction and reality, and when I matured they let me play those games but they still monitored what was in them and how I reacted. Due to their teachings, I knew the difference and I know that what I am playing is just a game and that it is not right to do in real life. The same goes with movies.

Since then, I have always believed that the youngest children, should not play or watch violent/sexual (Although I will say, I think that people overreact about sexual content, its not NEARLY as bad as violent content. It bugs me how a movie can be PG-13 with decapitations and gallons of blood, yet if it shows just a small bit of flesh its R) content until they are out of the "development" stage, because when a mind is developing between birth and 7-9 years of age, if a parent exposes them to this sort of content they might say "Hey, my parents say this is OK it must mean its OK to do!" but thats why we have ratings. I also think that parents should understand their children a little better, and see personally how they react to certain content since every child is different. There is a family I know, the Hilterbrandts, who I respect greatly because they raise their children right and when it comes to content, they are responsible, and at the same time, they understand each of their 5 children individually. They actually let their first daughter watch PG-13 movies before her older brother, because her older brother was more violent and get excitable by violent movies, whereas she, despite being 2 years younger (at age 9, the brother at age 11) could handle it and I heard her once on the subject saying that "A movie is fiction, I don't want to hurt people because its not cool even if its exciting in the movie." I don't think that just because a movie is R it means you are a bad parent if you show someone under 17 (Or under 18, in your review which is paradoxical since 17 is the legal age they can go in without a parent either way.) it only means you are a bad parent if your child is easily impressionable and you do not know them well enough to know they aren't mature enough for that content, or they are below the age of at least 10/11. Does it make my parents bad that they took me to see Sin City when I was 14? It didn't warp me in any way. It depends on the parent, the film itself, and the child.

Sorry, as I said I'm outspoken on the subject, plus I like to rant. I'll shut up now

 

[Syntax!]

I keep considering seeing this and bringing my little sister as a joke, or a fake baby.

 

[Rellik]

[alot]

Well said CoD. thats basically alot of what i was saying (just in a bigger package).

and i have more to say on the subject. but this isn't the place for it :">

As far as the movie goes. its very violent and "more". So i strongly suggest noone take their "kids" to go see it. However. For adults its an awesome movie!

 

[e MpTy]

As soon as I heard it was about a killer little girl... snoooooooooooooooooooooozzzzzzzee

 

[Rellik]

As soon as I heard it was about a killer little girl... snoooooooooooooooooooooozzzzzzzee

if you haven't seen it...... then i wouldn't pass such judgements... its a pretty awesome movie...

i won't say more than that, cuz i don't want to give away to much... but seriously. its more than just a movie about a killer little girl.