[stubbornforgey]

Originally Posted by bloodrayne

The Pedo stuff just makes me very uncomfortable...When I watch a movie (read a book, etcetera) I want to be entertained, not disgusted and angered...

In IT (the book) and in Delores Claiborne it bothered me...I understand that it was used in Delores Claiborne to show why she had to kill her husband, and why no one really cared that she killed her husband...But, her actions would have been just as justified for the way that he beat her...I didn't see any reason for it in It...I'm pretty sure that Stephen King does this BECAUSE it causes repulsion, he has no qualms about 'killing' kids in his movies, he attempts to elicit as many emotional responses as he can...I'm guessing he sees it as another aspect of 'horror', as it is horrifying...It's just not something many people want to think about

After the first Nightmare On Elm Street, it was obvious that the movies began to shy away from the 'Freddy the pedo' aspect, and turn it into more of a 'Freddy the child killer' thing, as Freddy became increasingly popular, because we can't love a pedo, right?...We tended to just push that out of our minds...Yes, somehow killing kids is better (and easier to deal with) than sexually abusing them

It was also very upsetting in The Butterfly Effect...They could have just as easily chosen some other tragedy

Keep in mind...This is a mother's opinion...

Nicely put Rayne

Stephen King is a great example.