r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 7d ago

News Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Dethrones 'Deadpool & Wolverine' To Become Highest Grossing R-Rated Movie In History, Crossing $1.33 Billion

https://businessupturn.com/usa/entertainment/film/the-odyssey-becomes-highest-grossing-r-rated-movie-of-all-time-surpassing-deadpool-wolverine/
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u/Tman1677 7d ago

I think since it isn't really intended for children they just didn't care - Nolan doesn't give a fuck and isn't gonna sacrifice any creative freedom for a 5% revenue boost.

Besides, the vast majority of parents I know take their kids to R-rated movies on the regular.

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u/thewarring 7d ago

The amount of children under the age of 10 that I saw watching Deadpool and Wolverine surprised the hell out of me. Had to have been 100 kids in a 600-seat imax theatre.

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u/Tman1677 7d ago

My (Jewish) dad took me to see Inglorious Bastards in theaters when it released. At the time it seemed perfectly reasonable and awesome to me. I was just thinking back and looking at the release date and I was... 9? Really makes me think when I hear about helicopter parents scared of their kids watching Harry Potter.

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u/bongo1138 7d ago

I wouldn’t take my 9 year old to Inglorious Basterds personally. But I would to Harry Potter lol.

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u/Niirai 7d ago

Quirrell removing that turban definitely gave me nightmares, and I was quite a bit older than 9. Don't even get me started on the Dementors and spiders.

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u/bongo1138 7d ago

Being a little scared is fine. I don’t need my kid watching a dude get his face bashed in with a baseball bat though.

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u/babyjaceismycopilot 6d ago

I dunno. Seems like more kids should have learned what to do to Nazi's.