How young is too young?

CT is smitten with Star Wars. Not only is he constantly talking about it, he is coloring pictures about it, and walking around the house trying to sound like Darth Vader. He has never seen Star Wars, however, he seems to know more than I do and I have seen most of them.

One kid in his preschool class has seen the first two movies, has talked it all up with his homies at school and the questions haven’t stopped for days.
Who is Darth Vader?
Why is he bad?
What does that mask do?
Are Anakin and Luke the same person?
Who are the robots and what do they do?
Does Yoda really want to die to give Luke more power?
What kind of guns do the Storm Troupers have?

And now he really wants to see the movie. Granted, he doesn’t know which movie, 1.2.3.4.5 or 6, but he knows he wants to see it. Is it too early for him to see the first Star Wars? My initial reaction is yes. I wasn’t swooning over Hans Solo when I was five. I was doing it a seven and then had to wait waaaaaay too many years to see if he got unfrozen and was still alive in the next movie. There is a lot of shooting. It has an adult plot line, etc, etc, etc…

But, is it any worse for my five year old son to see than The Incredibles, Shrek or Shark Tales (ok we haven’t seen Shark Tales, but you get my drift don’t you?)?

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