Anti-knife message in movie?

jackknife said:
Our youngsters unfortunatly learn too much from TV and videos. Last night, I saw a clear anti-knife message in a Blockbuster rental movie.

I was having the grandkids and a few of thier friends over for the evening, and they had expressed a desire to see an animated movie called "Up" about an old guy who turns his house into a balloon supported airship. Okay, its a kids movie and I have no problem with a little fantacy cartoon thing.

But...

It got to a part where the old guy wanted to come down in altitude, and to do this he cuts some balloons loose by cutting the cords to them. And just what does he use?

He takes a key, and saws away at the strings to the balloons and the strings fray apart and break. He uses a key, he keeps on the shelf to be handy for that. No knife. A key to saw away with. A frigging key!:confused:

How often have you seen some person using a key or a pen to try to punch through something?

This was not lost on my grandson, who looked up at me from his place on the floor and asked me,"Granddad, why would you use a key, and not have a pocket knife on you?"

My Grandson has been raised around me and my son and my whole family who all carry some sort of knife, even if it's just a small Victorinox classic keychain knife. I couldn't help but wonder if this is Hollyweirds way of re-enforcing the idea to young people that a knife was not needed in daily life? The main charater uses the key a couple of times in the movie to saw through string.

It's pretty sneaky, slipping it in there in an animated cartoonish movie for kids.

I guess the next time some idiot askes me why I have a knife, I may have to tell them that I don't have a key on me.:D

Beware of what your child and grandchild are watching.
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The kid has a Swiss Army knife clearly visible on his backpack. IMO, the key instead of knife , is intentionally meant to be labourous and goofy.
 
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