My daughter came home from school today very upset, she had been shown a film in R E about Jesus being whipped and nailed to the cross she is only 8 years old, we spoke to other parents and they all agree this was out of order and we are all very angry. What age do you think it is ok to show this film to kids? 1 more thing in the film my daughter told me she saw a mans ear being cut off , and i know she will be having nightmares tonight
Well, it's R E and it's Easter time and in the Bible there is nothing about bunnies and chocolates.
In Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry and the Roadrunner children see much worse, but don't worry they get resurrected too.
I assume as per the cinema ratings, this should be somewhere between 16 and 18 for blood scenes / torture.
The funny things is they once refused at a cinema my daughter to watch a cartoon (Something with a naughty dog but can't recall the name) as she was 1 year younger
Good point there was a lot of blood in this film so why show this to an 8 year old totally out of order
My advice is that you & other parents have a good discussion with the responsible as by any meaning it is not appropriate to show such scenes at that age, even if it is for religious education.
I think there is much more beautiful things to show about Jesus life than being brutally crucified.
My advice is you can't know until you've seen it. If you and other parents are concerned then you should ask to watch it and then discuss it with the school.
That does sound somewhat graphic. It is rather difficult to cover the crucifixion without being nailed to the cross. Hope there are no nightmares tonight.
Perhaps this video may help
We plan on to the teacher is new and from what my daughter, and other kids have said about her she is not very nice.
I don't think however the movie is showing this will be appropriate for 8 years old.
Thanks good idea, but my daughter as never seen a film about this and she told me in detail, i have seen films about this and it is very upsetting at my age
Thankyou i also agree far too young
I reckon if Jesus was born in the modern era, Christians would be wearing little electric chairs on pendants.
Cheers,
Nick
It sounds shocking, but put on the TV today and blood and whipping is the least of your worries. I mean, CSI and alike go right into the body in glorious 3D and show you how the bullet traveled there in glorious Technicolor.
I remember watching Jesus of Nazareth as a kid and was pretty concerned about the violence. But as the earlier poster said, Christian and Jewish history isn't about furry bunnies.
Another question is if you are religious and what you have discussed at home previous to this event. If you hadn't mentioned the crucifixion before, you've got some explaining to do at the dinner table.
I love your new signature "I am no longer a fluffy bunny. watch out a new Sutter is in town", you better show that to the teacher then
I heartily agree with Nev that you should reserve all opinion until you've seen it. It's less about what's shown that about how. After that, it's just personal to you what you believe is right for your daughter to see and when (although clearly there are broad cultural standards to adhere to). My personal view is to be very lenient and go for the lower end of the age spectrum for any given piece of media. Some things will be upsetting but I'd rather a young child since younger kids get over things easily, older people less so. If you are there for your daughter to explain things and put them in context I think eight years old is plenty to process things. If you wait, I don't believe much will change with age since maturity is about experience and not years. Obviously this is just personal to me and there are things I don't think an eight year old should see.
Failing any of the above, you might want to consider nailing the teacher up and seeing if they are re-born by Easter Monday. It hasn't seemingly worked a second time (yet), but at least you'll have shown the kids that Jesus was the only one worthy of the event.
lol that teacher had better watch out when i see her
Not very nice ,not nice you mean.She must be nuts Can I go with you when you give her crap
My kids are not allowed to watch violent things on T.V, and we are not religious
Yes i will send you a plane ticket