Movies and television are an obvious part of everyday American life; however with such a habit of watching the screen, one’s mind has the power to be influenced and their morality to be questioned. It has been recognized that the average American child spends at least 28 hours a week, either watching T.V., surfing the web, etc. “The average American will also witness approximately 20,000 simulated deaths in his or her lifetime. Violence has been so glamorized that it can be found almost everywhere in media” (Parents). While this data should be shocking, it is really no surprise that this is the kind of media one’s mind is being exposed to. Because of the moral decline taking place in the United States, most any child would not view televised violent death as anything grotesque while decades ago such violence would never be exposed to the young mind, or any mind for that matter. America seems willing to sacrifice its views and others morals for the gain of the money made by these movies and T.V. shows. Movie ratings have recently been viewed by much of the public as skewed. Movie producers and raters make it their goal to make what could be an R rated movie a PG-13, so as to attract a wider spectrum of viewers. “These restrictions can severely limit the amount of money your film will make, as teens form a huge part of movie audiences” (Parents). The morals…
A rating system for film has been around for quite a while. Since 1926, the film industry has been rated in some manner. Back in 1926, much more was banned sexually and in terms of violence. “For almost 40 years the US film industry was governed by the Motion Picture Production Code, which banned nudity, drug use, religious ridicule, disrespect for the law and other depictions in film that would have the effect of lowering society’s moral standards” ( Feiser, np). Many movies back them were quite subtle compared to today’s day and age. Many filmmakers didn’t get adventuress and stayed well within the parameters of the rules because our society was more modest and pure. There was a much harsher strain on sexuality. “Romantic scenes were heavily scrutinized to uphold ‘the sanctity of the institution of marriage’ and ‘excessive and lustful kissing,…
Purpose statement: The purpose of this speech is to persuade or reinforce that teenagers ages 14 and up should be allowed in R-movies without…
Movies are a great way to escape reality and slip into a “fantasy land” for a couple of hours. They allow us to relive our childhood and often bring back positive and negative memories. Movies are a way to relax and just sit back to enjoy what the film has to offer. All movies have a rating such as, G, PG, PG-13, and R. Typically, a six year old is not going to be viewing a film or show that is targeted for teenagers. Although that idea seems absurd, six year olds are indefinitely watching these programs.…
In the article Trash-Talking Teens the biggest problem mentioned is high viewed T.V. stations, such as ABC and NBC, authorizing a large quantity of profanity and sexual dialogue. This inflation is creating a concern to the growing body of science. The studies have demonstrated the negative side effects of children and teens consuming entertainment including profanity and sexual dialogue. One of the main reasons this is occurring is because the TV ratings with PG (acceptable for younger teens and children) are often deceiving, letting inappropriate dialogue air. The consequence of this deceitfulness presented by specific stations is introducing inappropriate language then kids incorporating it into their daily life. Another thing they incorporate…
“Superbad” produced by the popular production company Columbia Pictures, was released in August 2007, with a R-rating by the Motion Picture Association of America. A R-rating refers to the movie as being Restricted and those under the age of 17 years must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian to watch the film. This movie grossed $170 million in the box office and was nominated as best movie at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.…
The Production Code listed three ''General Principles,'' including ''No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin.'' The Production Code also listed a variety of ''Particular Applications,'' many of which applied to sexuality: no nudity, no ''sexual perversion'' (i.e., homosexuality), no adultery, and no miscegenation. ''Scenes of Passion'' were to be avoided along with any other treatments that might ''stimulate the lower and baser element.''…
Lee 1 The movie rating system in the United States was created in 1968, however it is questionable that system does a good job of protecting children from violence and other contents in movies. The movie “She’s all that” not only contains sexual themes and profanity, it leads 13 year olds to have a preconceived idea of high school life.…
According to wildcatbiology.edu.orgs, the author is strongly convinced by the fact that individuals are permitted to watch any movie of choice. “ If they can’t handle it in the end, then it’s no one’s fault but their own, by the time someone is 13 they should probably be well aware of their personal limits.” (Should Teens over 13). With numerous individuals across the world breaking the law and watching rated R movies, it's ultimately their life to determine what's right and not. If they feel that they are mature enough to watch a rated R movie, then they would, otherwise they wouldn’t. The author as well states that age does not determine the maturity of an individual. “Age is a very unreliable estimate of maturity, some people can be mentally mature at 9 or some people can be 90 and still young at heart. So what makes people think that after you turn 17 you are automatically mature?” (Should Teens over 13). Theater management can’t discriminate based off of looks or age. Some people need more time to grow up respective to others. It's not the law’s choice to determine only people above 17 can watch rated R movies, but the individual's choice. Even though some of the world's population believes teenagers should not watch rated R movies, they should be able to watch as every individual develops maturity at a different age compared to their…
I agree with the PG rating of this movie because there isn’t any sex scenes just some kissing scenes. I also agree because I don’t remember hearing like any swearing throughout the movie either. The only parts I think might not be okay for some children is when the cop falls of the roof in the beginning and the two parts at the end when madeleine and Judy jump off the church steeple. So that’s why I think a PG rating is perfect for this…
“The Garbage Pail Kids Movie” is rated PG for crude humor, mild language, and violence. By today’s standards, it’s all rather tame. A few key scenes included scantily clad women at a fashion show. There’s a couple light sexual innuendos here and there, but nothing too shocking.…
If you or your children watch PG-13 movies in the vein of the Marvel or DC ones, there's nothing here that will surprise…
The Motion Picture Association of America is the organization that stamps each motion picture with a specified rating indicating which audience a particular film is appropriate for. The specific ratings are; G (General Audience), PG (Parental Guidance Advised), PG-13 (Parental Guidance Advised No Children under 13), and R (Restricted). In addition there are several more ratings such as NC-17 (No Children under 17), though these are less known. People often describe certain movies as improperly rated. Sometimes a movie is rated Pg-13 for harsh language and violence, but the rating fails to mention that the film also contains nudity or sexuality. Other times the movie is rated R for language yet contains only one or two mild profanities. In such cases one must question the consistency of the rating panel. If such lapses of efficiency are common, one should seriously consider rethinking their personal movie collection.…
Due to many violent attacks of teenagers and children, the government decided to crack down on the age for watching certain rated movies. They feel the limit to these graphic movies will limit the violence they see and that can potentially inspire some of these children. They enforced photo identification to be seen before allowed to purchase a movie ticket for rated R movies and if under 17 you must be chaperoned by a legal guardian. The government and many others believe that this policy and enforcement will keep it safer for many costumers and reduce the violent attacks from teens. The government states that a R-rated motion picture may include adult themes, adult activity, hard language, intense or persistent violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug abuse or other elements, so that parents are counseled to take this rating very seriously. In addition, parents are strongly urged to find out more about R-rated motion pictures in determining their suitability for their children.…
http://www.rockstargames.com/videos/video/8001 This is the advert for GTA 5. At the beginning of the trailer it shows the PEGI rating 17+ and why it is that rating , for example, Violence, Blood, Nudity, Sexual Content and Use of Drugs which shows that the Genre is going to be Action. The trailer starts of as a nice lovely game in which you can do a lot of things like play golf with your friends and as the trailer goes on it starts changing and all the violence and the 18+ things coming like shooting people. They have used this to show that this game isn’t going to be another GTA 4, which was a flop, and this time it is going to have more things and better graphics and it won’t be a flop.…