Parents are far too protective of their children, says actor Paul Bettany. Star of "Master and Commander" and "A Beautiful Mind" has a son - Stellan, 5 - with wife Jennifer Connelly. Paul says kids need to watch more scary movies.
"I don't know when we got started being so overly protective of our children," Paul says. "I was scared to death by the Wizard of Oz as a child. I was scared to death by the witch and it was great and it was exhilarating. Why don't we allow our children to cry in cinemas any more? Why is there a problem if they do?"
"They're all there sitting in a dark room with their parents sitting on either side of them eating popcorn, and it's sad. I mean what is the problem? It's ridiculous. I've heard this stuff about the dog dying at the end of 'Marley and Me' and parents are up in arms about it. 'You made my kid cry!' Yes, it's a f***ing movie!" Wow, way to spoil a movie, dude. I was totally going to see "Marley and Me." Oh, wait. No, I wasn't. I forgot Jennifer Aniston is in that movie.
I couldn't agree more. When I was 5, I saw this movie about the Snow Queen. Scared the ever-loving crap out of me. I was scared of the dark for years, and I'm a better man for it. A better man who needs a night light.
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