Movies are a important source of entertainment in today’s society. Many familes and individuals alike attend movies each week and also purchase movies daily. Movies have become a pretty cheap source of entertainment in society and will continue this trend for years to come. There are many types of movies out in today’s world. There’s your comedies that make people laugh, then you have your horror movies that scare people out of their seats, you also have your action movies that keep watchers on the edge of their seats with non-stop action. There is also your love stories, or chick flicks, which is normally a feministic movie that has to do with love and normally tends to attract more females. Whatever the genre of movie may be the one thing that is consistently found on all these types of movies is the rating.
The rating system is the system that is used to determine what age group a specific movie is appropriate for based on several factors. One of the factors is violence. Normally this is found in your action movies, and sometimes there is violence that can be described as gruesome and may be deemed too much for younger audiences. Another factor that is taken into account in the ratings system is language. This can cover a wide range of movies depending on the characters and also the plot of the movie. If a movie has too much profanity or harsh language the ratings will be tagged as inappropriate for younger audiences. Sexual conduct is also a factor that is taken into consideration when rating movies. If there is any nudity, sexual actions, or anything of that nature than the ratings will move up and it will be tougher for parents to take their kids to see these types of movies.
I think the movie ratings system is fine exactly where it is at. I think it gives a fair description of the type of acts they will be displayed in the movie and parents can decide for themselves whether or not they will allow their children to view a specific movie or not. I don’t think the current ratings system should be changed at all because it does a fine job of determining how “bad” a specific movie is and the appropriate age group that the movie is suited for. It also helps because teachers can use movies in classes and can check the ratings system to determine if a movie is suitable to show in a class.
Although there are many people that probably feel the ratings system should be changed or edited, I believe that it is fine where it is and is serving its purpose in informing viewers of what kind of actions to expect in the movie.