I won`t refer strictly to this movie or to any in particular, but in a way, I share the feeling of discontent in what looks like ill treatment of children in the cinematographic business. I love harsh issues which reflect our society nowadays, but I cannot end to accept a child explicitly being shown in circumstances which require adult comprehension not to cause damage. It is never said in any of the making of of any of these movies which employ children how the children have been taken care of, how long they were working each day, which psicological support, if needed, was supplied, or how they dealt with sexual or agressive scenes not to expose the children to them. I mean, I still perfectly remember my childhood and I found difficult to understand some adult behaviour, even adult content which was easily found on cable during the afternoon in movies for every public, that weren`t rated. I also remember associating Cruela Devil to my mother for months just because she had reasonably told me off, so imagine if I had had to play the role of an abused child in hands of a cruel stepmother. I wonder If I wouldnt have used my lines in the movie to attack my real mother verbally whenever she corrected my behaviour. I think these children must have a mixture of emotions in their minds of things they haven`t even lived yet. You see, I give a damn about the bizarre content -or not- of any movie, sex, gore, brutality, etc, as long as it doesn`t damage any child´s mind. Dixi.
"Since I am convinced myself I do not have to convince anybody else" Edgar Allan Poe
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franzkabuki
16 years ago
I think someone already pointed it out, but once more - a film is basically an illusion, meaning that things aren´t actually the way the viewer has been led to believe. If we see a child confronted with a scene that can be described as unsuitable or possibly psychologically harmful, it does not mean it actually looked like this in reality. You don´t need to really have the child and a potentially off-limits scene she/he is apparently witnessing, in the same place or at the same time - it all can be done separately, with reaction shots and all other sorts of cinematic wizardry. As for various rights that might apply to child actors, considering the working hours & the like, I guess a film making process is overseen by various child protection groups and it´s obvious the parents also keep a keen eye on the proceedings. Film making involves lots of crowd, it´s not like the directors do it alone in secrecy behind some suspicious seedy corners.
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perorewen
16 years ago
Yes, children rights in film business is more and more protected. It is very difficult today, I believe, to expose them to any sort of illtreatment. It was much worse in the days of Macaulay Culcin and Drew Barrymore.
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They blew up Congress!!! HAHAHA!
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winterOfMyDiscontent
16 years ago
I also keep thinking about Dakota Fanning and all her siblings
"Since I am convinced myself I do not have to convince anybody else" Edgar Allan Poe
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winterOfMyDiscontent
16 years ago
What I mean abot DF is, for instance, Hide and seek. She has spent her childhood pretending she is someone else and crying rivers all along, but time will tell, I suppose, when she is older and partying and getting in and out of rehab, like most I hear of, you will see my point. We just have to wait a little. About potential care for children, I should take your word for that, which is already contradictory: "They're only allowed to work a few hours a day. They're only allowed to work 4 and in some cases 5 days a week." And then "If the child is continuously acting they must also be schooled properly weather that is home schooled or in an institution" By "weather" I suppose you meant "whether", otherwise it doesn`t make sense. Also can you explain this, because I didnt get it: "by the way her parents cant take all her money. Those days are way way way gone." Thanks.
"Since I am convinced myself I do not have to convince anybody else" Edgar Allan Poe
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franzkabuki
16 years ago
Did you ever for a single solitary moment consider the idea that people might actually be enebriated at one time or another while posting and thus incapable of sufficient judgement to guarantee correct spelling at all times?
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winterOfMyDiscontent
16 years ago
I`d rather consider "for a single solitary moment" that the autocorrection tool is available for everyone and that everyone has actually got "sufficient judgement" to check and -thus- "guarantee correct spelling at all times", so that we can understand what we read without taking extra time in reading backwards, to and fro, upside down to build an idea, and not feel so "incapable" of comprehension, but, hey, that`s me, with my revolutionary ideas.
"Since I am convinced myself I do not have to convince anybody else" Edgar Allan Poe
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franzkabuki
16 years ago
Take it easy, man, I wasn´t like, you know, very serious exactly.
Plus, I am a big fan of correct spelling myself & in a habit of going back to re-edit my posts if a mistake has been discovered. And, to be honest, I tend to expect as much from others as well. Although, I still think that if there happens to be just one occasional spelling error in a post - as was the case with that "weather" - it´s a bit on the nitpicking side for my taste.
Cheers.
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winterOfMyDiscontent
16 years ago
"Take it easy, man, I wasn´t like, you know, very serious exactly." Haha, I am of the female kind, and I wasn´t taking it too hard, I was just playing a little bit with your own words, just to be bothering, but never got offended or something like that. I also like your concepts and totally agree with you, but for the record, I spent some time wondering what the weather had to do with it, remembering the windy afternoons in the movie.
Cheers to you 2.
"Since I am convinced myself I do not have to convince anybody else" Edgar Allan Poe
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franzkabuki
16 years ago
Ouch.
Second damn time today I´ve called someone a "man" who actually ain´t.
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