Sunday, January 28, 2007
It's Rated "R." Who Brought The Kids?, Movie Industry Considering Adding Specific Admonishment To Parents Over Graphic Films
CBS News: "When Kate Attea went to see Steven Spielberg's 'Munich' last year – an R-rated film with themes of terrorism and revenge and with graphic portrayals of sex and violence – she was shocked to see a 7- or 8-year-old girl sitting behind her, occasionally asking her parents about the on-screen violence before her. "
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I'd agree that often there are kids in movies that there shouldn't be. I would also stand behind the rating system being more published, and more enforced. However, often the parents simply don't care. This goes back to the fact that America is exposing its children to more and more younger and younger. The kids should be informed also that they're going to see some nasty things and they should be ready for that beacuse I think that once they're there, no kid is going to force the parents to leave with them, not at $10 a person on weekdays. But thats another issue all together...
I agree, in that often the kids shouldn't be there, and that it is often due to the negligence of the parents. Therefore making the system more standard and published might help, but it really comes down to the parent's wishes. At the same time though, I do not think that the government should limit people on what they can or cannot see. It is not the government's job to tell me how I should raise my kids unless there is something terribly wrong going on, and seeing a movie doesn't really seem too detrimental. Of course you could argue that the violence could lead to some dangerous and possibly harmful action on the kid's part, but you could make that same argument for a lot of things that just seem stupid to regulate.
I agree, in that often the kids shouldn't be there, and that it is often due to the negligence of the parents. Therefore making the system more standard and published might help, but it really comes down to the parent's wishes. At the same time though, I do not think that the government should limit people on what they can or cannot see. It is not the government's job to tell me how I should raise my kids unless there is something terribly wrong going on, and seeing a movie doesn't really seem too detrimental. Of course you could argue that the violence could lead to some dangerous and possibly harmful action on the kid's part, but you could make that same argument for a lot of things that just seem stupid to regulate.
I can remember being 11 years old and staying up all night to watch the Halloween movies. It may have not been the best idea to see all those at once, but the point is, I was just as able to see a rated "R" movie with or without my parents knowing. It doesn't matter if these restrictions are made, if they want to see the movie, the kids will find a way.
I agree that the MPAA really needs to work on clarifying the rating system because, compared to other entertainment rating systems like the ESRB, they are not very standardized. Given that many of the ratings given are contested due to different definition of violent and obscene however, I think it's just a better idea for parents to see the movie first and judge for themselves.
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