I'm really on the fence on this issue. I think that if we want to raise our children in a healthy way, we shouldn't teach them that sex is this mysterious forbidden thing, because then when the get older they'll probably have all kinds of strange ideas that stem from ignorance and misinformation, not to mention a desire to find out for themselves what this weird sex thing is after all. It's like saying "Don't go into that forbidden room!!" Do you really think the child isn't going to be curious after that? On the other hand, part of what's great about being a kid is being naive about certain fundemental aspects of life, be they pleasant to think about or not.
Having said all that, would I take a 5-yr old to see this movie? No, but that's because a 5-yr old would probably be bored more than anything else. The way I see it, if a kid is MENTALLY old enough to appreciate and enjoy a film like this (they see a clip and say "that looks neat" or whatever) then maybe they are old enough to understand the rest as well. I don't have children, but I would feel like a pretty irresponsible parent if I showed them a film full of pretty dresses but didn't take the time to explain the nature of adult relationships. That doesn't mean that you have to explain every aspect of the rape or the bastard children for example, but I think to leave a kid in the dark because your own fear of discussing reality is something to be reconsidered.
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