Cussing in Animated Movies

i have noticed that for the most part the langague is okay in those films, i have not seen antz though

With computer graphics getting better and better, animated movies are not just for children anymore. Its been that way for a while. In fact, there are some that kids should not see at all! , such as the 1981 animated film "Heavy Metal"

Check out the movie at movies.yahoo.com before you take your little ones to see it. It will tell you if there is language in the movie.

For example, It lets you know that G-force is rated PG for "mild action and rude humor." and Aliens in the Attic is raged PG for "action violence, some suggestive humor and language."

You're right, I don't like it at all in the "supposedly ones for little kids", geez, what do people think they're going to repeat, usually in the worst times/places too!

Since our son is almost 31, I uhhh, don't tell him what to watch. Our grand-daughter is his......dog, we take what we can get around here :)

Marilyn

LOL this sound like me, son is 31 kinda hard to tell him what to watch. DIL & son do not have kids or animals. But I do think it is hard for people with children or perhaps if you took a smaller child & a friend. Imagine how that would look if the other kid went home with new words. :(

No kids here. But you do have valid arguments.

I first read the title as "cussing in animal movies"... boy was I confused!
not all animated movies are for young kids... I wonder if on-line reviews would mention the age range the movie is geared to.

My daughter is grown, so for her, it isn't such a concern, but for my nephew it really is, and no, I don't want cussing in movies for him. It is not necessary to the plot, and it does nothing good for the kids.

Children should not be allowed to watch movies like that, it's bad enough they hear it in the real world every day.

There are animated films that are geered towards teenagers and adults where there is swearing and even sex. But if I had, had my kids watch a movie that was specifically intended for them and there was a lot of swearing I would be upset. We did see Antz but it was a really long time ago when my two older ones were little, I can't remember much about it.

I guess for me it depends on exactly why they are swearing instead of using nicer words. As for nudity, as long as it is portrayed respectfully (or humorously) it's all good in our house.

Antz is one we've never let the kids watch, because I'd heard before hand that it was not kid friendly. I've never seen it.

I do not believe that children need be exposed to bad language in the movies, Lord know they pick up enough in the schoolyard . However what is fodder for adults does not matter. They are only words and actions. You can always choose not to watch.

Curse words are simply abbreviated expressions. You can say a lot of terible things without once cussing. It is the where and the when that counts. Children need to learn what is and what is not aprropriate. They are going to hear the words no matter how you protect them.

I am sorry, I meant to add, "good question". Being provocotive is what Gather is all about.

When I think animated movies, I think Japanese. We really need to get past the point, as the Japanese have done, that animation is just for kids. I like adult stories in animated form and hard core sci fi too.

When I worked in the public library, they had just started purchasing Japanese animation. I had to constantly take it out of the children's section. Finally, I appealed to the catalogers and the children's librarians to get this genre marked as teen/adult. I did this because I didn't want to see some kid check it out and then have a crazy parent who didn't supervise the kids' choices to rant and get the videos removed.

That's the key - parents should supervise and guide their children's media habits before the fact and not after. The world is not made up entirely of children and after you leave your house, you can't expect it to be kid friendly.

I rather like Antz.

Our daughter is 28 so it's a little bit after the fact, but we certainly did when she was little. When she was very small, 2 or 3, we explained that it wasn't polite to swear around most grownups and that it was better to avoid it if you're not sure. She got it right away.

BTW, she's a speech pathologist and works with children. AFAIK she doesn't teach them to swear. :)

When our son was little, we would never take him to movies where there was any sort of cussing, and I would always check out the ratings/summaries before going......now that he's grown up, we all like to go to the animated ones.....and it still bothers me about the cussing.......I truthfully prefer the "G" rated movies myself..........we did see the movie, "Antz," but it's been so long ago that I don't remember much about it.

I've noticed that too, my children watch PG-13 we teach them no cursing so they're pretty much good about that. When we're out and about and someone around us curse, my 7 year old looks at them with her mouth wide open because she knows that we don't curse.

They're going to hear it all around them, in school, on the bus and in your very own family all we can do is teach them that it's wrong.

I do agree; it seems that the movies that look like they're geared for kids are becoming less and less so.

Hmm, that's interesting. An animated movie that is rated PG but, has tons of cursing?
I would think that if there's cursing it should be PG13 or R at the most.
Because small kids should not be subjected to foul language.
I try not to watch movies with curses in it, myself. Since I try not to curse anymore, I hate mentally bleeping all of them out.

if you don't want to hear cussing then you shouldn't have to. but unfortunately many of the movie studios don't think our opinions count when they make movies.

Very good topic...I do not believe that children need be exposed to such language in the movies, they pick up enough from classmate in our schools today. It is also getting very hard to just turn on the TV without hearing cursing.

they are getting bad, and if you dont watch them ahead of time you really dont know

You are right it is hard enough because even the Simpson's have some very questionable language on there. One problem I have is when there are many kids to see the showing of a new movie and I hear the “F” word as a noun, adjective, verb, pronoun and our family children just look at us like what the heck. When you ask them to stop using the language, they make it worse. What do you do? The ushers in the theater say that parents drop off their children & they do not want to be responsible for putting them out in case something should happen to them. I say call the parent & have them pick them up.

To answer your question Sarah, animation should always be family friendly. Unfortunately there have been and continue to be those who would pervert anything good they can get their soiled hands on.

Animation is a wonderful art form and a great format to tell stories that should NOT be corrupted in any way.

Author, Mark Glamack spent most of his profession career as an animator, director, and producer of animation in film and television and would support most of the views here. Good storytelling doesn't need to be corrupted by bad language nor audiences forcibly dragged down into some reprobate’s gutter.

The subject of “adult” should not have to imply taboos; those things that kids can’t wait to emulate themselves. I never heard my father swear. When he was angry or trying to emphasize a point, he did so by making-up clean but forceful words. In his creative and original way he sure got our attention. Only thoughtless people use swearing to make an otherwise meaningful point into a less than positive communication and result.

Mark proves the points made by most of the comment here with his novel "Littluns: And the Book of Darkness," the "Mom's Choice Awards" Gold winner in the category of "Young Adult Reading" for Fiction, and also Gold for Fantasy, Myths, and Legends for 2009. One might consider this win a miracle considering it takes over 90% of the judges to determine a winner, and even more significant since this is not a Christian organization.

Littluns: And the Book of Darkness” is a book - that is in some interesting ways like a movie - that's really a 411 page, color illustrated novel for readers who are looking to discover a very different reading experience - the best of both worlds in family entertainment. The animation makes it fantasy reading, but it’s really real life only framed in fantasy, that takes place somewhere between reality and eternity – an interesting place for everyone to discover. This epic adventure shows how great storytelling and language can stand on its own merits.

You can view the book trailer at http://www.myspace.com/292876548

You can read the reviews at http://www.littlunsblog.com

Our son is 32 but I would be upset if we took our niece and nephew to one with cussing. We watched Antz a long time ago but can't remember it.

My children are grown now,but I never let them watch movies with all that cussing. I got my movies from Freatured Films for Families. Thye have great movies with no cussing or anything off colored. They have children movies and movies for teens and have many great movies that adults would enjoy. They are the only movies I like. There not in stores though. I order them over the phone but probably have a web site. they also have a payment plan too. These movies are great for children if you know of any children. They even come with discussion questions.

All that cussing, violence, and sex just doesn't appeal to us.*

Me, neither. That's why I normally go for the kid's movies.

I think it is so sad that kid movies have been getting worse and worse in their language and even how the characters are dressed and how they act. I have to pre-screen movies for my son now that I shouldn't have to considering they are rated PG.

It has been a while since I saw that one. I don't remember much about it. I think if an animated film has adult language, people should be warned about it so they can make an informed decision about seeing it.

I think more attention should be given to the rating system. Especially for animated movies and series. I have seen some of the sweetest, cutest looking animation turn out to be very "adult".

Animated films used to be for children. Not so, now. I would not take a child younger than 14 to see a movie with cussing. Even without the cussing, there is so much sexual innuendo. That may go over the little kids' heads, but it just does not belong in a children's movie.

i'm like you; to me, an animated movie should be for Children. especially one that's rated PG. I haven't seen antz, but i'm not really inclined to see it either... thanks for the review. 10

Antz is with Woody Allen, so what did you expect? Animated movies with cussing are more suitable than, let's say, letting kids watch violent/gory films or the type of cartoons they're releasing at the moment on cable TV.

No I don't like the crude language in animated movies. I usually see them with my grandchildren and I just hate it when the cute little creatures have to cuss to get a laugh.

personally I don't think younger children should be exposed to it... But what of parents who use the words liberally. I think older children know that they shouldn't say such words but again what are parents teaching. I don't think movies aimed at children should use curse words. I also think a lot of adult moves are using some words far more liberally than they are needing to be used. my opinion

the ratings system is flawed

I've seen Antz but I don't remember a lot of cussing. I let my kids watch some things they probably shouldn't but I do monitor what my 8 year old stepson watches more then I do for my 1 and 3 year old. He is pretty much only allowed to watch G or PG.

Unfortunately, cussing is a part of life. If you teach your children right from wrong, they'll grow up just fine regardless of the movies they watch.