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impacting but still reasonably tame, the after effect of it hitting him is left to your imagination, which may or may not be effective
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I mean it's tame in the sense that we don't see the death of Gage, but seeing the death isn't necessarily required. I tend to believe in the less is more philosophy myself.
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fair enough, my point is not everyone feels that way, therefore the power of it is diminished to an extent
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childrens deaths in movies i think are one of the worst things to see. most people viewing will be effected in a frozen and shocked sort of way, where they will most likely become emotional into the movie and situations with the characters, especially if they themselves have children. its not something fun... and am kinda shocked people have said here they want to see MORE of it.
im not against having it in movies, its part of the genre, the horror, life, sadness, etc... i actually think its becoming more and more involved with the movies, as well as children being the main characters. i have a few great movies to basically back up my statements in the first paragraph, with the shocking and emotional aspects, basically a big mind OMG or WTF... but i dont want to ruin the suspense and shock for anyone here. |
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The more it's seen the more mundane it will become
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First time I saw a kid killed in a movie was "Assault On Precinct 13" 1976
John Carpenter film in which he kills off little Kim Richards just because she wanted ice cream |
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first an think of, that iremember was 'm' with peter lorre, though its implied rather than seen. God knows what people thought of a movie with a child killer back in the 1930s. Its frowned upon now, let alone back then
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Don't Look Now
The Beyond Jaws Alice Sweet Alice Silver Bullet Mimic Flesh Eater Burnt Offerings The Mist The Children (2008) |
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Children's deaths aren't shown in movies because for many people it would be too much. Children present innocence, their laughter presents safety. Most of the time it's only added because it can make the movie more dramatic.
But showing the death of a child should be used rarely if you ask me. It can also be quite impressive if you just can imagine what happened to the kid. Our imagination can be scarier than a film could ever be.
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