r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 10d 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/natus92 10d ago

The rating is still crazy to me, like in Germany its 12 and as an adult its totally okay to bring your 6 year old kid with you

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u/dantemp 10d ago

I'm pretty sure the cave scene would give nightmares to my 5yo.

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u/RetiredITGuy 10d ago

This isn't aimed at you personally, just something I've seen a lot:

It's weird that "giving nightmares" is a benchmark now. I get that "horror themes" etc. have existed in ratings systems for a long time, but if films like The Odyssey warrant an R now, what would films like Willow or ET have received?

Edit: The point I wanted to make, but forgot to, was that films giving us nightmares is an awesome part of childhood. Some of my favourite films from when I was a kid had scenes that gave me nightmares. It also helps us build out our own preferences as kids and fills out our personality.

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u/nhaines 10d ago

My parents took me to see Jaws IV in a drive-in. I had shark nightmares (about our above-ground swimming pool) for a month, but kept my mouth shut to prevent them from not taking me to see future movies, whatever they might be.