Not suitable under 10, not recommended 10-13, PG to 15 (Violence; Scary scenes)
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Children under 10 | Not suitable due to violence and scary scenes |
Children aged 10 -13 | Not recommended due to violence and scary scenes |
Children 13-15 | Parental guidance recommended due to violence and scary scenes |
This section contains details about the movie, including its classification by the Australian Government Classification Board and the associated consumer advice lines. Other classification advice (OC) is provided where the Australian film classification is not available.
Name of movie: | Wrath of the Titans |
Classification: | M |
Consumer advice lines: | Fantasy violence |
Length: | 99 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
This sequel is set a decade after the events of the film Clash of the Titans. Perseus (Sam Worthington), demigod and son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) is now living the quiet life of a fisherman with his ten-tear-old son Helius (John Bell). However, Perseus’s quiet life is cut short when Zeus pays a visit, announcing that he needs Perseus’s help. Apparently, as a result of a lack of devotion by mortals, the magical powers of the gods are weakening along with the forces keeping the Titans and their leader Kronos (a giant fire creature) restrained in the underworld prison of Tartarus.
After being betrayed by his own son Ares (Edgar Ramirez) and the god Hades (Ralph Fiennes), Zeus is imprisoned in Tartarus. There Zeus’s power is slowly leached away by Kronos, who will soon be powerful enough to destroy the world. After learning of his father’s fate, Perseus along with Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike) and the demigods Agenor (Toby Kebbell) and Hephaestus (Bill Nighy) set off to rescue Zeus from his underworld prison, and retrieve three magical weapons which Perseus must use kill Kronos and save the world.
Children and adolescents may react adversely at different ages to themes of crime, suicide, drug and alcohol dependence, death, serious illness, family breakdown, death or separation from a parent, animal distress or cruelty to animals, children as victims, natural disasters and racism. Occasionally reviews may also signal themes that some parents may simply wish to know about.
Greek mythology;betrayal; immortality and mortality
Research shows that children are at risk of learning that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution when violence is glamourised, performed by an attractive hero, successful, has few real life consequences, is set in a comic context and / or is mostly perpetrated by male characters with female victims, or by one race against another.
Repeated exposure to violent content can reinforce the message that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution. Repeated exposure also increases the risks that children will become desensitised to the use of violence in real life or develop an exaggerated view about the prevalence and likelihood of violence in their own world.
Wrath of the Titans contains intense sequences of fantasy violence, including sword and knife fights, fist fights, eruptions and explosions, and rampaging fire-breathing monsters. The depiction of blood and gore is kept to a minimum with death blows, most of the time, hidden off camera. Examples include:
Children under five are most likely to be frightened by scary visual images, such as monsters, physical transformations.
In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children under the age of eight, including the following:
Children aged five to eight will also be frightened by scary visual images and will also be disturbed by depictions of the death of a parent, a child abandoned or separated from parents, children or animals being hurt or threatened and / or natural disasters.
Children in this age group are also likely to be scared by some of the above-mentioned images.
Children aged eight to thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic threats and dangers, violence or threat of violence and / or stories in which children are hurt or threatened.
Children in this age group are also likely to be scared by some of the above-mentioned images.
Children over the age of thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic physical harm or threats, molestation or sexual assault and / or threats from aliens or the occult.
Younger children in this age group may also be scared by some of the above-mentioned scenes.
None of concern
The film contains one low-level sexual reference.
There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:
None of concern
The film contains occasional mild obscenities and some mild put-downs. Examples include:
Wrath of the Titans is an action fantasy film which is likely to attract adolescent males while being scary for younger teens and children. The film contains frequent violent action, violence and computer generated creatures and monsters that may disturb children, although the depiction of blood and gore is kept to a minimum.
The main messages from this movie are:
Values in this movie that parents may wish to reinforce with their children include:
Parents may also wish to discuss the negative aspects of resentment. Hades and Ares have both developed twisted and self-destructive personalities as a result of their resentment of Zeus.
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