| Overall: | C |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D+ |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 105 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 12 Jun 2006 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
16 Blocks, there is a role reversal between the good guys and bad guys. How might the film’s portrayal of bad cops affect the way you perceive your local officers? How does the script build sympathy for the young criminal Eddie? Should felons be allowed to go unpunished if they testify against other criminals?
Eddie believes people can change. What appears to cause his change of heart? How difficult is it to overcome mistakes from the past? What other characters in the film reform? Do you think the depictions of these characters are truthful?
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Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
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