Captain America Movie

We will be watching it as a family the moment it comes out on Blu-ray. My kids are 13,10 & almost 5. They have seen every single one of the new Marvel movies and we all watch the TV show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. They love every single one of them and are excitedly looking forward to the next one.
Even the youngest knows they are all make believe. They've gotten to see some of the props and costumes from the movies at both Disneyland and San Diego Comic Book Convention. We actually own a screen used prop from the last Captain America movie.
I don't think Captain America is in the same category as Bloody Mary.

I probably would. My only complaint is that it is a tad bit long. I can't remember anything that would worry me too much for a 7-yr old, but mine are way past that age so I wasn't looking for problems either.

It was very good. There were a few bloody scenes but not too graphic. No sex. A lot of guns & epic size crashes/explosions. My 13 & 16 year old say it's ok for a 7 year old if you're okay with explosions, crashes, guns and a little blood.

bloody mary is a horror movie. captain america is an adventure movie. horror movies are SUPPOSED to hit below the psyche. many adults have nightmares after horror movies, and they can supposedly differentiate between fact and fiction reasonably well.
i know few 7 year olds who can't separate fact from fantasy. my boys could do it years earlier.
if you don't want him to see it, there are plenty of reasons you can find, i suppose, but believing he's unable to understand make-believe is kind of insulting your child's intelligence.
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Bloody Mary, does not sound like a movie I would want to watch, but if your son does not know the difference between Captain America as a fiction character or a real person, you have other things to worry about. I real our child being 4 and she was watching rug rats. I asked her "are they real?" She said "no mom, they are just cartoons, tv is not real, except the news." She then looked at me with pity/concern... I told her "good, I am glad you know this.

Never underestimate your children. They are way more perceptive and intelligent than we as parents sometimes realize.

IF your son has any problems with bad dreams, which I doubt he will, make an agreement with your husband, he will have to deal with them.

Dads parent differently than moms, not better not worse, but just as important as the way moms do. Let him make some decisions based on his experiences.

Listen to Rocio. Re-read that post, below. Too many adults figure "action is fine!" but action actually equals violence. Too many adults figure "it's a superhero movie" and take kids of all ages to see things that have a reason for a PG-13 rating -- usually the violence is the reason.

What the heck does "well-adjusted" mean? Your husband and at least one person posting here are tossing that around like we all should know exactly what it means and whether a kid is "well-adjusted." That's meaningless. A child can be well-adjusted to academics but have problems socially, or well-adjusted in terms of reading books beyond his age level but not adjusted at all to SEEING violence portrayed on a huge screen in front of him. I think the "well-adjusted" stuff is just a way for adults to feel they are somehow complimenting their kids as being "grown-up enough" to watch something that DAD wants to see for himself.

It was fabulous! Very clean. My boys are older than yours but the only thing I can remember is one kiss and it wasn't passionate! It's PG13 for the action. He'll love it! Go!

Yes I would. Seven years old is the age when they start being able to think abstractly. But they can separate fact from fiction way before that. Can't keep 'em behind your skirt forever.

We went to this movie a few days ago, and yes, we took our 6, 9 and 11 year old children. I really enjoyed the movie and I did not find it inappropriate for children. I do not think that any child would be traumatized by this movie. It was action-packed and exciting. Yes, there were bullets and explosions, but I did not feel it was bloody and scary. I think your 7 year old will absolutely enjoy it.

Edited to add: I just asked what my 6 year old thought, and she laughed when I asked her if it was too scary or if there was too much blood. She said it was a good movie, not scary, not too long, and she did not see any blood.

No. I saw it opening weekend with my husband. It's WAY too violent for a 7 year old.

It's probably fine, but here's the thing with dads....they get an idea in their heads and think it needs to be done RIGHT NOW.

The last case of this I dealt with, my ex wanted to take the kids to the Hobbit. I said, "That's so nice of you, but I'm going to read it to them when the youngest is old enough to "get it", so I don't want them to see the movie first, so could you possibly pick a different movie?" And OMG did he fight and insist they needed to go RIGHT THEN. I eventually won that battle (WASN'T EASY!!) and got him to take them to a bounce complex instead, but sheesh. REALLY??!! YOU HAVE to take them to THAT movie and there is NOTHING ELSE YOU CAN POSSIBLY DO??!! Ugh.

If you are not OK with the content (it's probably not the BEST thing for 7 year olds to watch), then ask your hubby if there is anything else on god's green earth he could possibly do to bond with his son that day at that time. The movie isn't going anywhere and could be watched at any time. Maybe offer to let your husband go see it with a buddy and let your son see it in a couple of years. If your husband wins and takes him, lots and lots of young kids watch these movies..so he'll be OK. I'd probably fight my husband on it personally if it was a movie I didn't approve of. Not only are those movies a bit mature in content, but they're really geared for an older audience. They're loud and fast and full of mature references...at best a lot would be lost on your son. At worst it's not that great for him.

See if you can reason with hubs.

My husband has always been more lenient in this area with our kids than I would be. I decided long ago not to fight about it, and well, if/when the kids have a nightmare at least I get to say, "well, I tried to tell ya."
Moms and dads are just different this way. And even if your son IS scared by the movie I would hope the happy memory of doing something exciting with his dad would more than make up for it.

I personally don't think kids and husbands should be allowed to see this movie only for the fact that they won't be able to appreciate the eye candy that is Chris Evan's muscles, as most women would ;)

I would and I do. My son is now 8, but he has been watching PG13 films with us for a long while now. We watch with him and if there is anything that needs discussing we do so. Captain America is not like Bloody Mary, that is a horror movie, Captain America is an action film.

I always look at why a movie is rated something, not just what the rating is. If it is for sexual content then we skip that one, otherwise we watch.

Also, it would be a good idea for you to maybe learn a little bit about how the rating system actually works and how arbitrary it can be. A great documentary on it is available on netflix called "This film is not yet rated".

My eight year old went to see Captain America last week and enjoyed it. I think Bloody Mary is a horror movie, Captain America is not.

I saw it with my 16 yr old girl. We both loved it. BUT it is very violent and there's a twist or two that your 7 yr will most likely not understand.

Did he see the first Captain America? Did he see The Avengers? Because there are plot threads in those movies that continue in this one.

Personally, I would wait for him to see it on DVD because of the violence.

Well I don't know what the Capt. America movie is like nor have I read about it etc.
However, I have a 7 year old son.
He has watched all the Iron Man movies. It is PG-13. He was fine with it. No nightmares after etc. He loves Iron Man.
He knows... what fiction and non-fiction is. Even from when he was younger.
Sure, the "imagination" development of kids vary.
But, I don't know if I would compare... a "Bloody Mary" movie to a superhero movie.
I mean, *I* don't even want to watch a Bloody Mary" movie. I HATE horror films. Myself. Even my middle school aged daughter hates those.
That genre of movies, horror films, is... not something to have a 7 year old watch. So no wonder your son got NIGHTMARES from that movie.
I would too.

Now- does your son like "super hero" stuff?
Does he watch cartoons like that or whatnot?
IF he is not even interested in things like that, then why... take him to a Capt. America movie?
Unless, it is just about keeping up with the Jones' type thing. ie: other kids talking about it, so then your Husband wants to take him to it.
But just because others see that movie, it doesn't mean your Husband has to or your son.

Next: Why, does your Husband want to take your son to the movie? Because HE wants to see it? Or does your son want to see it too?
And sure, per the rating of the movie, well, you know what that is.
So, if your Husband wants to see it, but your son does not or is ambivalent about it, then don't take your son to see it. Or does your Son want to see it... because he wants to "please" his Daddy and thus will just agree to going, no matter what?
And these are... typical scenarios which may happen, per young children. And their parent.

So, DISCERN this. Per your son. And then, with Husband.

And it is not like ALL kids, have to see this movie.
I work at a school, elementary. And there is no way all boys have to see this movie or want to. I know kids who don't even care. Some do, because all the other kids are seeing it too. And besides that, the kid doesn't have any reason why THEY want to see it.
It is just because others are seeing it.
But if a kid does want to see a movie, the parent has to see what is best for their... child and per his/her own comprehension and disposition.
Per the movie rating etc. and all that.

Why don't you ask your son himself, IF he wants to see the movie anyway. Or if he is just doing it to please Daddy.
It is hard for a young kid, to say they want to watch a particular movie... when they have not even seen it, nor their parent.
Movie theaters are also loud. The sound is loud. Too loud for even my kids sometimes.

A child, can also, close their eyes and ears... when/if violent or inappropriate scenes, appears. But is that doable? Or not?

If my 7 year old son wanted to see it, I would let him.
My Husband would take him.
Its fine.
My son loves Super Hero stuff/Marvel and is fine with it.

Seven is too young, especially for a kid that has nightmares. There is a lot of violence in this movie. I enjoyed it, but I am an adult, and I wouldn't let a 7yo watch it. Maybe a mature 10yo, but not 7.

Have his dad share other superhero stuff with him, like X-Men cartoons.

Or, if dad wants to insist, tell him that when son has nightmares, he can share the bed with son, or sit next to him and hold his hand at night when he's scared. :)

My husband took our 6 year old son to go and see it. He loved it!

This will have spoilers, don't read if you don't want to.

It was very action packed and involved scenes of torture (of the Winter Soldier.) There was no romantic sublot, which I liked, but it was a lot of politics and action. If you watch Agents of SHIELD with your son, the last 2 weeks would be a good indication of how Captain America 2 would be. I told my husband I was glad we hadn't taken our 7 year old because I thought it would go over her head with all of the SHIELD politics, and there are a couple of main character deaths.

Our 7 year old will see it as soon as it comes out on DVD. His favorite movie, for the longest time, was Ghost Rider. I'd hear a noise and go to investigate and he'd have it in the DVD player watching it in the middle of the night.

Kids enjoy an action movie.

Go read the entire synapses at themoviespoiler.com. Have hubby go read it too. Then discuss it again. I'd take kiddo myself if we could afford to go to the theater and see stuff.

When my husband and I saw it we left our 8 year old at home. I am so glad we did! It is not an appropriate movie for kids and the ones that were at the movie were board and didn't follow the story line. To the kids it is just a lot of violence with no context.

Probably not. Action = violence.

But right now, my oldest is 9 and his brothers are 4 and 5, so I am thinking of my now 9 yo. By the time the youngest is 7, hard to say.

If this is your oldest or only child, I'd stick to my guns. If there are older siblings (sisters count here too), he's probably gonna be OK.

And who in the hell let's their 7 yos watch horror movies? I am so sorry you had to deal with that!

I took my daughter to PG 13 movies at younger than 7, including Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. She knew that what you see in the movies isn't real, because I had taught her about how they do special effects.

At the end of the day it comes down to wether or not he has seen\been ok with other marvel moves. We choose not to take our 3 year old because Thor 2 was a little too scary for her in theaters. If he has seen all the other Marvel movies this one is no worse and there were younger kids in the audience when my family went.

I haven't read the other answers or looked at common sense media. My boys want to see the movie (ages 6 and 8). I am not opposed to PG-13 and they have seen others (Thor, Avengers) but I wouldn't blindly take them to it. I plan to see it first and then, if I'm ok with it for them, I will let them see it. My general line is no extreme violence against people (i.e. outside of the opening scene, the avengers violence was fictional against fictional aliens) and no extended romance scenes.

I took my 8 and 5.5 year old. They absolutely love Captain America. We all thought it was totally fine. I watched the "Mom's minute" on Fandango and she described it as "heady" but I didn't feel that way at all. Yes, there was violence, but there was also trust and friendship, virtually no swearing and absolutely no sexual references/innuendo.

The only thing I didn't like was this really weird part at the absolute end about mutant twins. They were kind of freaky/exorcist-like.

Bottom line, I think it's fine for your 7-yr old, esp if he has seen some of the other superhero films. However, I would not let my kids see "Bloody Mary!" Don't you hate when "friends" do that?