Gothika the movie..should it be shown at school?

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Quick question to anyone who has seen the movie "Gothika"--do you think it is appropriate to show as a movie in the school?
It was shown on Friday evening at our school which is for grades K-12 and it was shown only to grades 9-12, I have never seen it but something about showing a movie rated "R" at school doesn't sit well with me.
Any thoughts from those who have seen it?
 
I haven't seen it but I can't believe they showed an "R" rated movie when there are so many others that they could've picked. By the way, our elementary school had movie nite on Friday also...we saw the Herbie movie with Lindsay Lohan.
 
Wow I'm surprised they showed it too. They should show more age appropriate movies that everyone can enjoy. Here is what I found:

Sexual Content:
The most disturbing moment comes when an individual discovers a snuff film set which holds a bloodstained bed, torture paraphernalia, sedatives and a video camera (which displays brief and somewhat blurry footage of a mostly naked women chained to the aforementioned bed). A fair amount of discussion revolves around Chloe’s assertions of satanic rape. A man tries to inject Miranda with a sedative in order to violate her, but is successfully fought off. Doug and Miranda share a passionate kiss. After cutting the end off a cigar, Doug explains he has “circumcised” it. Cameras don’t shy away from nudity during a communal shower, but the end result (somewhat reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps) is anything but titillating.

Violent Content:
Viewers are first introduced to Doug’s murder with snippets of bloody dream segments and charnel-house crime scene photos. But it gets much more graphic. One extended flashback shows walls literally painted with blood and displays Doug’s ichor-slicked face. Another shows a blood-stained Doug trying to escape his assailant despite having a broken leg, his executioner delivering a death blow and the killer soaking in a scarlet bathtub. Bloodstains coat the interior of Miranda’s house when she visits it.

An apparition appears in Miranda’s cell and violently hurls her into walls. Chloe vividly describes how she cut her stepfather’s throat. Miranda has her arm deeply slashed during a group shower; blood spatters the tiles and runs off into the drains. Later, gore dramatically seeps through her bandage. Miranda leads guards on an extended cat-and-mouse chase through the institution. A man empties a gun at Miranda before being set on fire and shot in the forehead.

Orderlies forcibly restrain unruly patients. A mysteriously accelerating automobile nearly crashes into a tractor trailer and then tears through a group of roadblocks. Miranda runs her car off the road while trying to avoid hitting a girl.
 
I'd be very upset, and would be pounding
someone's desk first thing Monday morning!
 

Yes, they showed two movies "Gothika" and the other one was "The Others" with Nicole Kidman-----I'm shocked they showed Gothika. I work in the school in the younger grades but had no idea this was going to be shown---not a prude by any means but to me an "R rating" is just that...not for kids.
 
Free4Life11 said:
Wow I'm surprised they showed it too. They should show more age appropriate movies that everyone can enjoy. Here is what I found:

Sexual Content:
The most disturbing moment comes when an individual discovers a snuff film set which holds a bloodstained bed, torture paraphernalia, sedatives and a video camera (which displays brief and somewhat blurry footage of a mostly naked women chained to the aforementioned bed). A fair amount of discussion revolves around Chloe’s assertions of satanic rape. A man tries to inject Miranda with a sedative in order to violate her, but is successfully fought off. Doug and Miranda share a passionate kiss. After cutting the end off a cigar, Doug explains he has “circumcised” it. Cameras don’t shy away from nudity during a communal shower, but the end result (somewhat reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps) is anything but titillating.

Violent Content:
Viewers are first introduced to Doug’s murder with snippets of bloody dream segments and charnel-house crime scene photos. But it gets much more graphic. One extended flashback shows walls literally painted with blood and displays Doug’s ichor-slicked face. Another shows a blood-stained Doug trying to escape his assailant despite having a broken leg, his executioner delivering a death blow and the killer soaking in a scarlet bathtub. Bloodstains coat the interior of Miranda’s house when she visits it.

An apparition appears in Miranda’s cell and violently hurls her into walls. Chloe vividly describes how she cut her stepfather’s throat. Miranda has her arm deeply slashed during a group shower; blood spatters the tiles and runs off into the drains. Later, gore dramatically seeps through her bandage. Miranda leads guards on an extended cat-and-mouse chase through the institution. A man empties a gun at Miranda before being set on fire and shot in the forehead.

Orderlies forcibly restrain unruly patients. A mysteriously accelerating automobile nearly crashes into a tractor trailer and then tears through a group of roadblocks. Miranda runs her car off the road while trying to avoid hitting a girl.
Can I ask where this came from as I am going to see the principal on Monday morning before class and want something I can give him other than the "R Rating"?
 
They didn't ask for permission from parents? I would mind my child seeing it but I would think that they'd send permission slips home.
 
And not only scary but the sexual content is very graphic, the bad guy rapped (sp?) girls and video taped them.
 
No permission asked, just pay your $1 and anyone from grades 9-12 could get in...guess they figured nobody would complain..boy were they wrong! :mad:
 
OMG! The others was scary too. I don't let my kids see these kind of movies. No way!
 
I'm wondering whose idea it was to show that anyway?
 
Tell your principal to go to Screenit.com and he'll find plenty of references to inappropriate for young people information. He has to say "no thanks" to joining and then go to "movies" and go to the alphabetical listings to find Gothika listed under "G."
I don't know if the posted info came from Screenit.com but you'll get your back up from that.
 
http://www.pluggedinonline.com

It's from Focus on the Family, so granted, it has a Christian perspective, however, they do a good job of highlighting the various content in a movie.

I'm sure many of the kids don't tell their parents what movie is, probably just assume it's movie night so it's acceptable. I know my parents wouldn't have let me see that movie in high school.
 
Wow! I'd be P****d! Gothika? unfreakin' believable!
In our school system there is way too much movie watching. At least one movie per week & nearing holidays, sometimes three!
We did get permissions slips sent home in Military History class. DS was in 9th grade & it was a 12th grade subject, so we gave permission. I'd see the films & always found his teachers selections appropriate.
but the other films, shown in study hall or just for what??? in other classes, were PG or PG13, & I object to the major blowing off time. DS had to get up & be on the bus for 6am & arrived at school for 7:10 am.
cut the freaking films & get busy. Some of the PG13 films I objected to the values portrayed. I would never find out about this until after the fact
.

Jean
 
daisyduck123 said:
I'm wondering whose idea it was to show that anyway?
I believe it would be the Student Government and it is headed by either the principal, vice principal or a teacher--and final say comes from the adults--which obviously with this poor decision made here, there was no one with an adult brain present at that meeting!
Just went to screenit.com and OMG I am really upset now that they allowed this into our school!
 
I live in UK and was wondering what ages these kids are? I would let my DD12 watch most films but need to watch them first. I saw Gothika after taping off TV and did not think this film was suitable for her and erased the film after we saw it so she could not watch it. I am really surprised this film would be shown at a school!!??


Susan
 
In High School we watched:

Pleasentville (10)
Gladiator (12)
Saving Private Ryan (10)
La Vita e Bella (8)
Moulin Rouge (11)
The Holocaust Films (10)
O (12)
Glory (8)

I don't they are as bad as Gothika, but Pleasentville is PG13 and rather sex heavy (but an amazing film). Gladiator was rather gory, yet again an amazing film. The Glory we saw was not the edited version, as I can recall the blood in it.

We also went to see Rent live (opening night even :cool1: )

While I can see where Gothika might upset some parents, I just graduated high school in May, and I don't think I would have been scarred for life. I was also editor of the yearbook, and we always had some movie on. And those were not always the "School" movies, but whatever DVD we felt like bringing in that day. I'm sure all of them were PG13 or R.


My question is, was this movie night required? Or optional? I see you had to pay one dollar, so I assume it was not manditory.
 


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