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Batman Begins
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13. -
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Common Sense says
Smart and entertaining, but also very violent.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Batman Begins
Parents need to know that this movie features hard and fast violence, martial arts and shootings conveyed through dark, abrupt, sometimes scary imagery. Less cartoonish than the Spiderman and X-Men movies, these scenes are loud and rough. The caped crusader's origin story includes the murders of his parents, his ensuing depression and attempt to shoot the shooter, martial arts training and fighting, frightening subjective images brought on by hallucinogenic drugs, brief debauchery (drinking, smoking, and swimming-in-a-hotel-fountain with vacuous starlet-types), an even briefer kiss with his romantic interest, a faux drunken speech, and some raucous driving in a seriously armored Batmobile.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Bruce Wayne's relationships with various father figures, including his biological father (who is murdered), his martial arts trainer, his butler, and his gadgets-maker. They might also consider the distinction the film sets up between vengeance and justice. How does Bruce put his anger to use for the "public good"? How does the film differentiate between "good" and "bad" uses of violence?
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Most Recent Reviews
Lives in Maryland- Lives in WashingtonI rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
may scare kids 8 and under
may scare kids 8-
- Lives inI rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
batman rocks!!!!!!
this movie is one of my top favorite movies it's so cool to much violence for younger children but a great movie for tweens and teens and my dad really like it (my mom did not like it as much she not in to batman lol)
- Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
GREAT!!
This was almost as good as the 2nd batman but definitely not as violent. I thought it was a lot scarier than the 2nd one, even with the joker!! Scarecrow is TERRIFYING but nothing a mature 11 year old can't handle. More complicated however and it is harder to see the close u violent parts of the movie.
- Lives in ArkansasI rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Great Movie
It was defiantly the best batman movie before the Dark Knight.
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