Films target kids to push limits of violence

FILMS TARGET KIDS TO PUSH LIMITS OF VIOLENCE
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Scott Bowles]
Whether it's for art or shock value, a recent spate of films has been rubbing out children, prompting an outcry among some parents and critics. The carnage even has studio executives wondering whether filmmakers are straining boundaries to shock audiences. "What's next, killing infants?" asks Nell Minow, aka Movie Mom, a film critic and columnist for Yahoo! Minow says in some instances, such as Labyrinth, "you can reluctantly excuse it for the story. But many of these others are just for cheap thrills, to push audiences who have been numbed by all the violence they're seeing."
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