Parents' Guide to Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child

Movie NR 2023 70 minutes
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child movie poster: Jake Paul center stands naked with tattoos and boxing gloves hanging around his neck

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age 15+

Attempt to humanize Jake Paul falls flat; language, violence

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What's the Story?

In UNTOLD: JAKE PAUL THE PROBLEM CHILD, Jake Paul and his older brother Logan talk about their early YouTube days as up-and-coming content creators and social media sensations. But after the world began to hate Jake Paul, he had to find a new purpose in life. He found boxing.

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This documentary tries to humanize Jake Paul, generate sympathy and admiration for him, and suggest that he's the next special thing in the boxing world. But the behind the scenes and "intimate" look at Jake Paul's life in Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child is anything but hard-hitting. The film merely mentions in passing a few of the controversies Paul has faced over the last decade, and instead chooses to focus primarily on the Paul brothers' accomplishments, amazing numbers of subscribers and views they've garnered, and how much money they've made. The documentary quickly becomes one long advertisement for Jake Paul and his brother's brands, products they endorse and have stakes in, and their future endeavors, like Jake's boxing career.

One half of the film amazes at the brothers' early YouTube years while the last half follows Jake's newfound love of and dedication to boxing, which also largely just reads like one long promotional film meant to generate more pay-per-view buys for Jake's next or future fights. However, fans and followers of Jake Paul will likely enjoy this open look at him and his brother, how they work together, plan their businesses, and smartly cash in on people disliking them.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about violence in documentaries. Did any of the violence in Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child surprise you?

  • What surprised you most about Jake or Logan Paul in this documentary? What didn't surprise you?

  • Do you think people should feel sorry for Jake Paul and what he had to go through? Why or why not?

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