As I'm particularly sensitive to
animal violence in films, the death of a dog would seem a strange thing for me to harp on, but the fact that there is an assumption that U.S. audiences are as incapable of accepting a flawed character as an act of cruelty essential to the plot and the character is nettling and insulting.
Parents should know that this film includes extremely graphic and disturbing human and
animal violence with many explicit and disturbing images of dead bodies and wounds, murder of family members, sexual assault, brief nudity, some strong language, and racism.
Children who
witness animal violence may become desensitized to animal abuse, which is often a precursor to other forms of abuse toward the elderly, the disabled, and family.
Eron Rauch: EIGTBO ignites a tragicomic blaze from the tinder of art - damaged zines, Geocities - era web design, surreal
cartoon animal violence, LiveJournal blogging, and the overly - chipper but bone - chilling drone of all those platitudes we are expected to partake in like a numbing sacrament.
The dark tone and gratuitous scenes
of animal violence will have an effect on younger audiences.
Director Brad Peyton knows his way around animal - on -
animal violence — after all, he got his start by directing «Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore» — but he shoots the carnage with little imagination.
«Alexander» is rated R for strong scenes of violent warfare (stabbings, impalings,
animal violence and some sexual violence), graphic gore, full male and female nudity, simulated sex, and use of some mild profanities and racial epithets.
I almost feel bad liking it so much because of
the animal violence and how I might be judged, but I don't care, this movie is awesome.
Whether you could sit through
the animal violence or not, there's no doubt that Govaerts made an incredibly effective movie.
Those sensitive to
animal violence might be warned that Haigh also doesn't hold back from realism in that regard, but it doesn't feel contrived or exploitative at all.
The Minnesota Alliance for Family and Animal Safety is a diverse group of professionals and community members dedicated to working across organizations, communities and disciplines to bring an end to human -
animal violence.
We recognize the documented connection between human and
animal violence, and believe that by increasing awareness of this link through humane education, we can more effectively help address the violence issues facing society and our animals.