[chicken-fingers]

this movie was way too heavy for its intended age group

[kamiexe]

it’s actually really perfect for all ages because when kids learn this stuff early in life it stays with them 

[jackthevulture]

Dude this is no where NEAR “too heavy”.  This was one of those movies that actually treated me like I had a brain and thought legitimate thoughts.  This was a movie where the stakes were real and it was clear that awful things might actually happen.  They almost get NUKED.  And even as a kid I understood that.  I loved the way this movie treated me as a child.  Because the character acted like a real kid, and there was a touch of realism to it.

[vanvelding]

I’m misquoting Bruce Coville, but “Why should we protect children from the worst parts of human nature when children are usually the ones affected by it?”

[itswalky]

pfffft, it’s realer if they teach you there are no souls