Movie: The Karate Kid (2010)
Targeted Age Group: PG rated, 10+ (The Karate Kid-Family Movie Review, 2015)
'The Karate Kid' is appropriately PG-rated; there is, however, some content that adults might wish to know of, especially because this drama has a few themes aimed at older viewers. The beginning of the movie shows a climbing scene of a child's height chart. Typical milestones, like beginning kindergarten and losing the first tooth are included; however, the last 2 entries are daddy's death and the child's 9th birthday. While at this juncture, the background music is jolly and light, the death of his dad when Dre was just 8 years of age has a mildly shocking impact, and may upset younger children (Andlor, 2013).
Analyze the chosen media content for its appropriateness for the cognitive development level of this target audience. In doing so, make sure to explain what characterizes the cognitive development of a "typical" child/adolescent of this age group; rely on relevant theories.
Cognitive Development
Children's thinking, at this stage, becomes more abstract. They can understand and represent more abstract ideas, and be more logical. This makes sense, as they already are in the elementary schooling phase during this age, and discover a lot. They can also retain things in their memory for longer durations. They have better- developed schemas (thought structures to organize information) and can understand more, as well as handle more amounts of information acquired. Their information processing is faster. Children, at this age, can concentrate on one or more dimensions simultaneously. Therefore, they won't, for instance, be afraid of a cartoon-character like Shrek, whom they are likely to view as being more than just a single dimension. Children can comprehend diverse characters. Piaget is of the view that how a person is as a grown-up can already be seen at age 11. The highest logical thinking order is developed at that age. They also possess meta-cognitive abilities - thinking about their own thinking, e.g., voting in elections, and tend possess idealistic thinking (Notes Cognitive Development).
Movement toward Independence:
At this age, identity emerges, molded over time as a result of external and internal influences. The emergence of identity often causes behavioral changes. These may include: moodiness; enhanced ability to express oneself using speech; greater likelihood of expressing feelings through actions rather than words (more true in case of young boys); importance of close friendships; less attentive to parents, occasionally rude towards them; realization that parents aren't perfect; identifying their own faults; looking for someone else to love besides parents; likelihood of reverting to more childish actions during stressful moments; and easily influenced by their peer group on clothing styles and personal interests (Stages of Adolescent Development, 2004). The 'Karate Kid' movie also portrayed all this, such as when Dre disagrees with his mom about moving to China, feeling that his thoughts aren't considered.
At this stage, media content is capable of easily influencing children. They are drawn to idealistic messages, and being young yet and lacking experience, they think that it's realistically possible to attain these idealistic things. They can be given longer - duration content, and story plots that continue the week after (such as in television weekly or serial programs), as they can recall what occurred the previous week. They can be introduced to complex characters, as they are able to understand characters' motivations, and reasoning behind their actions. Thus, they possess a greater idea of dealing with media.
Explain if and why the content is appropriate for this developmental level.
The movie 'The Karate Kid' (a modern remake) is largely a family flick that manages to remain mature, while providing lots of entertainment and fun. The subtle role of Jackie Chan is a show-stealer, while Jaden Smith portrays a worthy disciple. The dynamic between them is highly reminiscent of that between the original movie's lead characters. The film is recommended for viewers aged 10 years and above. This is most likely simply because the movie is more of a drama than a movie of martial arts, thus, younger children might get a bit bored (Andlor, 2013).
The movie includes intense scenes of graphic violence using martial arts, performed by little boys on other boys. Frequent bullying is also depicted. A lot of this violence could possibly be mimicked...
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