Too Young for The Avengers?

May 4, 2012

Joseph recently received his latest issue of Lego Club Magazine. Front and center was an “article” (I call them advertisements) on their latest line:

Superheroes.

Specifically, The Avengers.

Now, I’m going to be honest. I’m a comic book movie nerd to the enth degree. Watching the preview for The Avengers gave me goose bumps and in preparation of tonight’s showing, I watched Iron Man 1 & 2, Captain America, The Hulk (with Ed Norton, NOT Eric Bana), and Thor. (swoon)

Watching these films, I noticed one thing: They’re too old for my six-year-old.

Iron Man 1 & 2 have some pretty graphic scenes of blood and injury. Not to mention the drinking, the partying, Iron Man drunkenly blowing things up. The Hulk, while having a message of controlling one’s temper and trying to achieve inner peace, is also filled with gun violence and sexual tension. Then there’s Thor (swoon) which I thought would be one of the safest for Joseph to watch. Um. No. Monsters, injuries, oh my!

And Captain America – that bastion of all that is right and good, the weak man becoming as strong externally as he always was internally, standing up for what he believes in – has a disturbing face ripping scene that made me a little weak in the knees.

So, even though I love The Avengers and will be sitting in a darkened theatre tonight with a bowl of popcorn on my lap, I think my six year old is too young.

I just wish Lego would get the message too.

What do you think? Is six too young to see The Avengers?

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.