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Renaissance

(2006, Rated R, Drama, Starring Daniel Craig, Catherine McCormack, Romola Garai)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 15.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Animated French sci-fi noir is dark and violent.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–17

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Film-noirish attitudes and betrayals; cops and villains collude as much as they contest one another; corporation wants to sell "eternal life."

  • Violence:

    Frequent animated violence features guns and fistfights; the hero shoots a young boy's kidnappers (the boy is instructed to close his eyes before the mayhem); a dog falls from a car, dead; a woman is knocked out and kidnapped; a man is attacked by thugs and left hanging from the ceiling (the body is visible from various angles); several body bags are zipped ominously; a scientist works on bodies in a morgue; the hero knocks his informant against a wall; a reference to parents killed in "the war" chase scenes involving guns; kidnapper approaches woman with a large knife; woman tries to strangle kidnapper; character is shot in the back.

  • Sex:

    Animated women wear tight clothes; a bar/party scene shows sensual dancing; a sex scene is insinuated by kissing, dark shadows, and post-coital cigarettes; a gangster appears in a pool with naked women whose breasts are visible; villain lists his sexual partners (wife, secretary, etc.).

  • Language:

    A few "f--k"s, a "damn," several uses of "s--t" (in French, with subtitles).

  • Consumerism:

    Coca-Cola Light is advertised on a billboard; "long life" is advertised throughout the film by animated, talking billboards.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Characters smoke cigarettes; scenes in a bar show drinking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Renaissance

Parents need to know that this mature motion-capture animated film features dark, typically film-noirish themes: identity theft, DNA manipulation, murder, kidnapping, betrayal, and depression. There's lots of violence, rendered in harshly black-and-white, high-contrast animation (guns, knives, car chases/collisions, an explicitly and upsettingly dead dog). The first violent scene involves a young kidnap victim, who endures shooting all around him before being saved. The plot involves genetic research on humans, including photos of sad-looking subjects. A sexual encounter is implied by kissing; it's followed by a scene in which the couple smoke cigarettes. A gangster appears in a pool with naked women (breasts are visible). Characters smoke cigarettes, drink liquor, and use foul language.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the relationship between the two sisters: What does Brislane's dedication to saving Ilona have to do with their shared trauma as children? How does Karas' own youthful trauma contribute to his devotion to saving victims (especially kidnap victims)? What's so appealing about the idea of immortality via genetic engineering? Do you think it's a good idea? What are the risks? Why are ethical boundaries important when dealing with issues like this? Families can also talk about the movie's technique. Does motion-capture animation convey more or less emotion than other types of animation? How does the animation play into the film's noir nature?
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