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Retired General Colin Powell, left, and actor Brad Pitt arrive for the world premiere of Fury at the Newseum on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Washington. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the World War II drama "Fury" depicts a gruesome look at war through the exploits of a tank crew in Nazi Germany, Brad Pitt feels his 13-year old son, Maddox, can handle the content.
"He's a World War II buff," Pitt told The Associated Press on Wednesday night on the red carpet for the film's world premiere.
Some have criticized the film's stark brutality. Scenes of a soldier's body getting torn up during rapid machine-gun fire or a tank commander decapitated has the made the film a little too real.

The newly married father of six contends that when it comes to what's appropriate for his children, he comes from "another generation."
"My father would take us to the drive-in as very young kids and we'd see Clint Eastwood movies and kung fu movies," the 50-year old actor said.
He added: "The world is a beautiful place, but it's also a very violent place. We talk about it afterward, so I'm not so opposed."
On the subject of family, Pitt was amused at the notion that he and George Clooney had a pact that they would both get married. Pitt married longtime love Angelina Jolie earlier this year, and Clooney tied the knot in September.
Pitt laughed at the theory before responding: "We did it for the right reasons."
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The 50-year-old actor met up with military personnel and WWII vets who helped him prep for the role on the red carpet and took photos with them.
“We do an incredible job preparing our soldiers to perform in combat, but statistics are showing us we need to do better preparing them for returning home,” Brad told Details magazine about America’s service men and women. “If you want to better understand the accumulative physic trauma incurred by our soldiers, read ‘On Killing‘ by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.”

Ovie and Evgeny Kuznetsov of the Washington Capitals presented him with his own jersey.

Brad Pitt and Alex Ovechkin pose for a photo after Ovechkin presented Pitt with an honorary jersey during reception after the Washington D.C. premiere of 'Fury' at The Newseum in Washington, DC