JOHN
CARTER arrives in theaters everywhere on Friday, March 9th! As parents, we have to keep an eye on what our children are watching. I like to know as much as possible about a movie before loading the kids up to head to the theater to watch it. Have you wondered if this is a good movie to take your kids to see?
Thanks to Geekdad.com you can now read 10 Things
Parents Should Know About Disney’s John Carter.
By Tony Sims
I recently had
the tremendous privilege to see an advanced screening of Disney’s John Carter.
I know there have been many mixed signals in the media lately concerning this
movie. I hope that the answers to these questions help our readers make a more
informed decision for themselves.
1. What’s it all
about?
The author, Edgar
Rice Burroughs, wrote the John Carter series of sci-fi/adventure stories about
100 years ago. Burroughs was also the author of Tarzan and many other stories.
The main character, John Carter, is transported to the planet Mars. On Mars, he
discovers he has superior physical abilities, such as the ability to leap 100
yards and unmatched physical strength. He eventually wins the respect of the
local population of alien creatures know as the Tharks. He also becomes
involved in assisting the human-like royalty of Mars against the uprising of a
group who seeks to strip-mine the planet. If any of these concepts sound
familiar – that is because much of our superhero fantasy and science-fiction
over the past century has been created from ideas borrowed from Burroughs’
classics.
2. Will I like
it?
Yes. If you are
reading this site, most likely yes. If you like Star Wars or any other action
sci-fi, then yes. You can really tell this movie was created with the passion
that only a lifelong fan of this series could devote. Andrew Stanton, the
writer/director, was actually working on this film’s screenplay while WALL-E
was still in production (before a studio even signed on to do the project).
3. Will my kids
like it?
If they are like
you and you agree to the above, then yes. I plan on taking my 7-year-old son
this weekend and I believe he will love it. It has something for everyone. Take
your daughters to see this. It has amazing, strong female characters. In fact,
many times they are the ones to fight the battles. Everyone will love Woola by
the way – you’ll see. Read the entire article now.
