Dear Larry Nabisco,

I recently brought my children to see the new Avengers film. My son Michael is 10 years old, and my daughter Jeannine is 8. I knew going in that the film was PG-13, however I was a bit shocked at the amount of violence and destruction in the film. Against my best judgement, we stayed until the credits. The kids looked a bit shaken up afterwards, but seemed to enjoy the movie all the same.

Later that night around 2AM, I caught my son trying to open my daughters locked bedroom door with a butchers knife (the same way Captain America does in the Avengers: Age Of Ultron, while trying to gain access to Black Widows bedroom in order to force himself sexually on her). Did I make a mistake bringing my children to this violent movie? - Paul, 39, Naples, FL

Dear Paul,

I know the scene in question as I'm a comic book movie enthusiast. The scene shows Captain America (played by Chris Evans) trying to open a locked door with a butcher knife, presumably to gain access to Black Widow's (played by Scarlett Johansen) bedroom to perform a series of sexual molestation's, including nonconsensual knife play. Chris Evans has a knack for playing villains and he shows us this once again in Avengers: Age Of Ultron, a movie I have seen. There is also a scene in which the Hulk is riding in a car with Hawkeye and he drops the "N word". All that mixed with very little action and less than 3 minutes of Robert Downey Jr. (who plays Iron Man, the film's star) in the entire movie makes me think the film makers were more interested money than telling a story. 

That being said, I don't think that there's anything wrong with your son. I don't think this is life imitating art. I think kids just like to play. You're a good father, but sometimes there's such thing as too much parenting. Leave your children be and allow them to watch violent films so they can see how not to act. Best wishes Paul. - Larry Nabisco