I probably should not bring up the Motion Pictures Association and their Classification and Rating Administration on a website full of adult content (would porn be considered “Unrated” in America?). I will do it anyway because I want to discuss a pattern I have noticed with films that are not pornographic (Universal Pictures’ Fifty Shades trilogy does contain censored BDSM, though).
As the title suggests, the market for movies that are rated R (Restricted) is exploding despite policies to make sure children and teenagers are not in the audience. I should mention the policy theaters owned by either of the two biggest movie theater chains in the United States have for the rating known as NC-17 (Adults Only): the rating is banned (partially why movies seldom get that rating).
Meanwhile, there is a lack of movies that are rated G (General Audiences), and family films get rated PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) instead. That being said, I realized we have another problem: many movies that were rated G or PG probably need to be re-rated, including movies that released before July 1, 1984 because that date is the day PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) was introduced.
Anyway, sound off in the comments whether or not you all are as concerned as I am about the declining G-rated movie market. For those that live outside of the United States, feel free to ask about the equivalents to the ratings your country uses.
As the title suggests, the market for movies that are rated R (Restricted) is exploding despite policies to make sure children and teenagers are not in the audience. I should mention the policy theaters owned by either of the two biggest movie theater chains in the United States have for the rating known as NC-17 (Adults Only): the rating is banned (partially why movies seldom get that rating).
Meanwhile, there is a lack of movies that are rated G (General Audiences), and family films get rated PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) instead. That being said, I realized we have another problem: many movies that were rated G or PG probably need to be re-rated, including movies that released before July 1, 1984 because that date is the day PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) was introduced.
Anyway, sound off in the comments whether or not you all are as concerned as I am about the declining G-rated movie market. For those that live outside of the United States, feel free to ask about the equivalents to the ratings your country uses.