Is "The Hunger Games" violent?

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　　Is "The Hunger Games" violent? Yes. There are spear throwers, sword wielders, genetically engineered wasps, gigantic dogs, raging wildfires, and even a neck twist or two. But the gore tends to be swift, and the camera never lingers on the slaughter because the bloodshed isn't the story's reason for being. The point is the choices an individual teenager must make under the pressure of millions of people watching her, not all of them strangers. When Katniss ultimately raises her bow and targets another human, it's an extension of a promise that she made to protect the weak and to push herself as far as she can to survive and return home to the sister that depends on her. Katniss' actions define who she is, including why she kills and when. We are what we do. There is not a moment that is cheesy, exploitative, or unrealistic.

　　Here's the big question circulating on the net: Can my kids see "The Hunger Games"? One parent asked: Can I take my mature 10-year-old? Isn't it going to be too violent? Isn't it about kids killing kids and adults watching and doing nothing? The more important question is: Have the kids read the book?

　　If the kids have read the book, they'll know that there's a lot more to "The Hunger Games" than a gladiator-style violent battle. Assuming the worse and reacting against it is like saying that "Romeo and Juliet" is about teen suicide. Yes, it is, but mostly it isn't.

　　So, back to "The Hunger Games." If your kids read the book, didn't freak out, and want to go to the first show, that's a sure sign that they are ready for the movie. And, if they can read the book on their own, they are probably at least 10 or 11. I doubt children younger than that should be opening up this particular box of nightmares — although odds are that a child's nightmare is a lot scarier than "Hunger Games." And, certainly, the birth scene in "Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part 1" is more horrifying than anything you'll see here.