I finally saw The Dark Knight this weekend.  Sadly we did not get to see it in the balcony with the big comfy recliners.  The balcony was sold out the entire weekend!  Amazing.

There isn’t much I can say about the movie that hasn’t been said fifty times over on the Internet.  I loved it.  I thought it was better than the first one.  I am not ashamed to admit I was the only person in the theater to jump at one part (one teeny, tiny minor part that I don’t think scared anyone but me) and there was also one scene I had to cover my eyes.  It was so intense.

Now can someone answer me this… Who in their right mind thinks it’s ok to take a toddler to see that movie?  I am not talking about an infant who sleeps through the whole movie, though I don’t think I would do that either.  We are talking about a small child, so small they needed a booster seat to watch the movie, but not small enough that they wouldn’t understand the ideas and actions going on.  The movie was dark.  There was one scene in particular that involved a child and it was awful.  Horrifying.  Who would want their child to see that?  Do these people not read reviews before dragging their children to the theater or are they just too selfish in their own need of wanting to see the movie?  If it’s the latter, get a flipping babysitter. 

I know the movie was only rated PG-13 and language or sexual content was not an issue, but the violence.  Not gory violence, but dark, disturbing violence.  Some scenes were almost too much for me.  I can’t imagine seeing that as a child.  I learned this weekend that kids don’t fully understand the concept of make believe and reality until age seven.  These kids were under age seven.  I would hate to know what kind of dreams they had that night.

Come on people.  Be aware of what you are exposing your children to.  Movies are rated for a reason.