3 year old going to see the new avengers film.

[NotUmbongoUnchained]

Would you judge?

Excuse all the typo’s, I’m still half asleep

Despite the merchandising opportunities it's not exactly toddler material is it? Ragnarok is fantastic but I wouldnt let my 7 year old watch it! However super cool you think you are because you had imaginary tea parties with fictional child murderers you surely have to see you're projecting here? Teachers bloody hate superhero stuff too as it just encourages all the low level casual
violence in the class. The moral side of it goes over a small child's head and they only see the fighting.

You'll take her anyway so it's a moot point but honestly it's not age appropriate and people will judge you.

It’s utterly depressing that a minority of parents seem to totally not understand their responsibilities to protect and nurture their child’s mental health and well being.

One of my bils snd his gf used to let their 4 year old watch horror movies, think ‘The Shining’ as an 18 year old no kids I objected and was told ‘she understands it’s not true’

I thought they were knobs then and we all have grandchildren now. Their grandchildren are violent, rough, swear and are not invited to my house or the other siblings houses as they don’t want their kids to mix with them.

I wouldn’t dream of allowing my kids to watch stuff like this until at least teen years.

You must be crazy op.

Avengers movies are not horror movies. The guardian franchise merely has some minor swearing, Spider-Man/Ironman etc are fine. Mine certainly understands they are movies with actors but I do wait for dvd as it’s easier

This one though is dark in comparison to the others

But why would you want a 3 year old to watch a film with even ‘minor swearing?’

Same! I grew up watching horrors with my mum so films have never effected me and I don’t really censor what my kids watch.

That is a safeguarding issue. My sister works with troubled children in schools and one child had been allowed to watch horror films. The child was traumatised and scaring other children by talking about them. She had to do a lot of work with her to help her through it and told the parents if she heard it had happened again, she would have to inform SS.

There’s two issues here.

Will your child annoy others in the cinema? You say no, so fine.

Should your child see such films? Personally I completely think not for myriad reasons. But you’re going to anyway, so why ask strangers on the internet.

Agree Danny if seeing domestic violence is abusive what’s the difference than seeing a really violent film at an age when little children can’t seperate reality and fantasy

My ds2 watched captain America civil war in cinema 2 years ago. He's 6 now. 7 in July.

Think that was the first marvel movie he watched in the cinema, but he'd seen most of the preceding ones at home. Bar iron man 2 I think. Whichever is the most violent of the 3. Meh. I'd take her.

I have a just turned 8 year old DD who is a massive Marvel & Star Wars fan and has been watching them for years.
There are fight scenes etc but not particularly graphic or gratuitous.

Only one I really draw the line at is Deadpool so she's not seen that.

If she will enjoy it go for it.

My kids are 8 and 10 and I don’t think it would be suitable for them!

It will be out on dvd in about 4 months so just rent it from your local library. It would cost £1.50 at my library. Much cheaper than a cinema!!

Thanks for the parenting lessons. I will go and hand my kids over to social services right now and throw myself off a bridge because I let my kids watch superhero films.
My kids have a movie night once a week. They’re hardly strapped to a chair and forces to stare at screens all day as some of you are implying.

I am curious to know how many people judging OP for letting their children see this type of film have actually seen the films in question.

Go and see the film yourself first and make an informed choice based on the facts.

Meh, if your 3 year old will sit through it, go for it. The Avengers films are really little more violent than the Star Wars films (rated U back in the day), Watership Down (also 'U') or the Indiana Jones films ('PG' but marketed to children).

I would love to take my youngest to the Marvel films but I know that she would get 45 mins in and get restless. I took my 5 year old nephew to Black Panther (loved it) and my (then) 4 year old daughter to Guardians of the Galaxy (loved) and Jurassic World (she loved it, I hated it).

The most distressing experience either of my children have had at the cinema was when our local had a showing of The Lion King (rated 'U') - my oldest was extremely upset when Mufasa died and still hasn't really got over it. Ratings aren't everything.

Feel pretty sorry for the 10 year olds whose parents on this thread won't let them watch these - sounds grim.

@NotUmbongoUnchained you’re being a bit of a brat! You asked people’s opinions and they’ve told you - these films aren’t suitable for 3 year olds. You can show your child what you like, but don’t get annoyed that people have honestly answered your question.

The ratings are there for a reason. I wouldn't take a child to see a film that is clearly deemed to be unsuitable. Do you want to take them because it's a film you want to see?

Thing is Fatted, I don't need to. If op's child was 8 then maybe but it has been rated 12a with advisory 8 and above. Not on a whim because as said above they'd make so much more if it was PG. The rating treks me as a parent that it isn't suitable for a 3 yo.
In the same way that I wouldn't need to watch Paddington Bear first to know that it would be suitable.

It's one thing when the kids are near the she and you're not sure how far it goes but anyone who's watched any of the predecessors should know this isn't a toddlers movie

I asked if people would judge. I didn’t ask for your opinions.
falang read the thread!

I often wonder if I've gone about this all wrong. (Haven't RTFT). Maybe I'm just going off my upbringing.

I always watched my brother playing pretty graphic games and my parents from an early age let me watch most things.

I've had gory programmes on around DD and she's been around when I'm playing things like Skyrim/Fallout.

I was never phased, she never seems phased by it and if I took her to see a marvel film she'd not in the slightest bit be arsed. Certainly not scared?!

I'd judge. To be honest, my dd, at 3 wouldn't have sat through a movie and would have been overwhelmed by all the noise and flashes.

Yes I would judge - there you go.

@DannyConcannon

I'm 25 and I'm still not remotely over Mufasa dying. I can't watch The Lion King without crying hysterically...

You say superhero films like they're just some silly kids films. Yes they have superheroes but the themes are very much adult.
I've seen it, it's more violent than the others and the tone a lot more serious.
Not sure why you asked if people would judge you when you don't care and don't actually want the answers you're being given.

And to the person who mentioned Deadpool, please please watch that before letting your kid watch it, it's rated 15 for very good reasons!

I saw it last night.

My 10 and 7yo have seen the other avengers ones and loved them.

They won't be watching this one.
#nospoilers