Parental Guide for " Phantom Thread (2017)" is highly opinionated

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The Sex & Nudity part of the parental guide for the movie Phantom Thread (2017) is large yet there is not much nudity. So I noticed a lot of opinion such as:
  • In Reynolds' mind, perhaps, there's some confusion between the two.
  • He clearly misses his mother dearly and seems to long for mothering as much as he does for romantic attachment
  • Reynolds may not be the only one who harbors a certain incestuous affection.
  • Cyril's seeming jealousy of Reynolds' "muses" hints that, perhaps, his sister longs to be the only real woman in Reynolds' life ... though the implications of this longing remain veiled.
  • Any suggestion that she may have romantic inclinations toward her brother remain just that-a suggestion.
  • Reynolds and Alma, for their part, definitely have an intimate relationship, though that intimacy occurs behind closed doors here.
  • They kiss and hug, and each can be quite jealous of the other.
All of that (except maybe kiss and hug) seems to be commentary that is not relevant to the parental guide but it is difficult for me to be sure how much is. The part that is a little offensive to me is that there is a difference between mothering and nurturing. A person's desire for giving and receiving nurturing is not the same thing as something that is defined to be for infants. This is opinion and the best solution is to just exclude it.

Unless someone says otherwise I will remove the opinionated parts. Hopefully this will also help provide others with guidance.
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Sam Hobbs

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Ed Jones(XLIX)

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Deja Vu all over again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sam Hobbs

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Sorry, I should have provided a link to Opinions in the Parents Guide. This discussion is the new one as suggested. I don't know if I should trim the reply in that other discussion.
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Ed Jones(XLIX)

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I reply to so many things sometimes, I forget 1/2 of it. But I remember the other 1/2! If that makes sense....
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Ed Jones(XLIX)

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What did I just say? LOL
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Ed Jones(XLIX)

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Those are more like a review in my opinion.  Also reeks of spoilers!
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Vincent Fournols

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Please go ahead!
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Ed Jones(XLIX)

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Do not pass Go, Do not collect $200!
I second that Remove-a-Motion!
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Hi Sam -

If you are aware of parental guide content that doesn't fit the following guidelines: https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/parental-guide/GF4KYKYJA4PKQB32?ref_=helpsrall# , please submit the applicable corrections/deletions through our online Update form and our editors will take a look.
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Thank you, Michelle and others. I will do that this evening.