This Film is Not Yet Rated is a documentary directed by Kirby Dick, and produced by Eddie Schmidt about the Motion Picture Association of America (or the MPAA) and their often-unjust rules in rating movies. The MPAA’s rating system is as follows: G and PG are the same as they are in Australia, M is called PG-13 in America, MA15+ is R, and R18+ is NC-17, the latter being the strongest rating. The difference between an R movie and an NC-17 movie can be as wide as hundreds of millions of dollars, and
objectionable material in film. Before 1968, the MPAA required that all films follow the guidelines of the Production Code. The Production Code stipulated what was and was not appropriate to appear in films. In 1966, the MPAA elected Jack Valenti president and he changed the code to a rating system based on the amount of objectionable content in a film. The rating system went through several amendments until the current rating system. A controversy arose when The Weinstein Co. film Blue Valentine received
Without the unique methods of Censorship, what kinds of films would be being released into the public? Throughout this essay I will be explaining the steps taken to achieve the level of Censorship, that we have now. In 1900-1950 every movie in the world was rated before being released. The government, of the country in which the movie was made always did this. In 1956 the rules were changed. Each movie’s script was now required to go before a Film Board, before being produced. If approved the company
screen. Her two children, both boys, are aged 9 and 11. She is aware that the film they are going to see, the critically acclaimed Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, is rated PG-13 but sees no problem with her kids seeing it. The rating states that “some material may be inappropriate for children under 13” and that “parents [should be] strongly cautioned” (Ratings Posters). But what could be so inappropriate in a Batman film that would require her parental guidance? For the following two and a half
B—according to our current film ratings system, a movie that depicts simulated sex and/or the consumption of “hard” drugs receives an automatic R-rating. However, Option C, the one about the guy killing enough people to fill a high school gymnasium, well, that one is actually a prime candidate for a PG-13 rating. Our current film ratings system not only condones violent behavior, it serves violence up wholesale on a gold platter to anyone over the age of 12. In essence, film ratings, especially PG-13
time, the film industry has grown in popularity. One part of the film industry that has increased dramatically, is horror. The intent of a horror film is to induce a sense of spine chilling fear and gut wrenching grotesque feelings, to provide a cathartic release of tension. However, it does just the opposite. Even though horror movies help develop peoples problem solving skills, people should refrain from watching horror movies, because horror movies create a false sense of reality. This provides
brief glimpses of nudity, or more than one use of profane language get rated R, yet action flicks with thousands of killings in them are rated PG-13 (Horn and Zeitchik, 2). Some question if the ratings would be more appropriate if the government established the regulations rather then the voluntary industry. Movies are rated by the Motion Picture Association of America, know also by the acronym MPAA. Television shows are rated by the network or broadcaster, that the show plays on. The Entertainment
than 1.1 million Jewish victims were murdered. Rubino Romeo Salmoni, an Italian Holocaust survivor was the inspiration behind the movie, "Life is Beautiful". The movie is based on the book "I Beat Hitler"which was written by Salmoni. A tragic yet comedy film that narrates the story of a Jewish-Italian bookstore owner who still finds humor in the midst of the holocaust. II. PLOT Set in the backdrop of the world war II of the 1930’s, A Jewish book keeper named Guido (Roberto Benigni) is entranced
the dual carriageway all created the hype, anticipation, and publicity for Kill Bill. Kill Bill wasn't what this hype was for it was for the return of the Tarantino, who returned after six years with a small film with big bill-boards and double sheet ads in broadsheet papers. Every bus station along the main road has a mini billboard and over half of these are filled with a bright yet subtle yellow, black bold writing, Uma Thurman in Bruce Lee's outfit holding a samurai sword, and the big showdown
Based on the original, classic film of King Kong made in 1933 we are shown a whole new side of cinematography and the world renowned CGI special effects throughout the king Kong film we all know and love today made in 2005. We as the viewers were conceded yet to another action, and drama filled film by the high class New Zealand director Peter Jackson, In the film we are portrayed the four main characters of Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow, Jack Black as Carl Denham, Adrien Brody as Jack Driscoll and
previously unheard-of prefixes and suffixes and in some cases made words out of nothing. Even culturally sensitive words such as ‘ode’ (The ANZACS) and scientific jargon (‘epileptic’) are in fact products of Shakespeare. Bernard Levin probably summed this up best when he wrote: “If you cannot understand my argument, and declare "It's Greek to me", you are quoting Shakespeare; if you claim to be more sinned against than sinning, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your salad days, you are quoting
In 1987, the risqué film, Dirty Dancing, not only was released to the public, but was also used as a vice to highlight sensuality during a time of civil chaos. This romantic drama was based off a young girl’s (Jennifer Grey) experiences on her family’s summer vacation in the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York. During her trip she meets a dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) who opens her eyes to a different way of life, while trying to overcome the hierarchical status differences
Finally, a 'family film' you can sink your teeth into. Based on a William Steig’s book about a green ogre. This computer animated film is aimed at children as well as adults. And what a excellent story line. The theme of the film is comedy. The general message was that it does not matter if your pretty or ugly looking. It matters what’s in the inside not the outside. When it comes to computer-generated motion pictures, Shrek has once more raised the bar - and this one was already at an excitingly
In the society that we live in today there are laws and restrictions that we have to abide by to maintain order and safety. The Government set age restrictions for many things such as driving, voting, drinking, gambling, films/games, marriage, sex and work but the question that many people ask is why do we need them and are they really necessary? There are positives and negatives to age restrictions as they are there to keep you safe however they control our actions we do in life and when we do them
largely come to the same conclusion. The highest rated movies amongst audiences and film critics tend to be standalone movies. Personally, my favorite films this past decade: Wreck It Ralph, Wall-E, Lady Bird, La La Land, and Dunkirk have all been standalone films. Film series have the potential to outdo standalone films in story as spanning across multiple installments allows for deeper character growth and worldbuilding, but we have yet to see many films accomplish that. From an audience point of
characters left for the movie you may be wondering how this could be the best. The movie takes place in the distant future after most mutants have been killed off and no new mutants have been born for 25 years. Although going into the movie already knowing the outcome, you get a sense of sadness because you know there will never be another Wolverine.
Snatchers, produced by Walter Wagner is very controversial when it comes to situations of the past. Many people believe that this film is a political allegory representing McCarthyism and a time of Communism. Many people believe that this movie is just a horror film, made to scare people. One man named Tim Dirks comments, “A quintessential, black and white B-picture…low-budget film is very effective in eliciting horror with slow-building tension, even though there are no monsters, minimal special effects
many reviews Lucky Miles has been rated 4 out of 5 stars. Good morning/ afternoon the selection panel of the 2016 film festival. Most Australian films portray the same repetitive representations of what Australia is. Many other Australian films have displayed the typical dangerous, but yet stunning outback scenery of Australia. However no other film has given such a variety and accuracy of the representation of the Australian landscape like Lucky Miles has. This film should be included in the 2016
that give people motivation to not give up on life. Creative films that have parallel worlds, unknown dimensions of life and the unbelievable phenomenon that's out of out hands and capacity is what fascinates the inner child in all of us. Robin Williams was an artist whose movie focus on wonder and set scenes on spectacular adventures and storyline. Robin Williams best movie on the live screen was the 1998 film What Dreams May Come. This movie is a classic family movie that the whole family will enjoy
masters who create “true art”. Those editors were not reacting to any video game, the year was 1878 and they were giving their honest opinion on an impressionist painting, but frankly they might have as well been talking about video games. Throughout this essay I am going to talk about why video games should be thought of as an art form and refute some of the arguments against it being an art form. Now before we continue we might as well define art because how can we determine if something is art if