I miss the funny Bill Murray, I admit it. I don't think this is a movie for kids of any age. It's a sad statement about someone who has acheived success and has no meaning in his life. Don is truly a lost soul.
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Broken Flowers
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Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17. -
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Minimalist melodrama for older teens+.
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About Broken Flowers
Parents need to know that the protagonist is a devout bachelor, now middle-aged, who has left behind many women. Characters use curse words (mostly in conversation, and at the end, during a fight), smoke, drink, and use drugs (as well as slang for drugs, especially marijuana). Stereotypical bikers briefly assault Don at the end, leaving him bloodied and unconscious. The film includes sexual imagery (a post-sex morning awakening, an adolescent girl nude [not explicit] and in her underwear) and references (to past relationships).
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the combination of regret and curiosity that motivates Don's effort to find his son. How does the film suggest that his self-understanding as a "Don Juan" is necessarily changing as he grows older? How does each woman reflect a different aspect of his personality and the variety of his desires? How do their fates suggest alternatives to his own? (In particular, how does the "animal communicator"'s desire to keep her dead dog with her in spirit a means to put off or deny death?) How does looking back on life provoke remorse or desire for change?
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I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give itSlow moving and somewhat sad
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