Movies rating systems don’t go far enough. “R” could mean just about anything imaginable might happen in the movie. Sure, you may get a somewhat obscured view of genitalia or the acting is unrealistic, or the injuries and violence seem fake, but narratively, the shocking event has occurred. You may not have seen it happen in real life, but it has been represented in your head. I look at a painting of my dentist, im gonna picture the real dude. I see a movie decapitation, i internalize a (more…)
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Movie Ratings Insufficient
January 9, 2009Tags:"R", acting, actors, aliens, big screen, cannibalism, censor, censorship, controversial, controversy, entertainment, g, gruesome, humanity, intimate, media, movie ratings, movies, nc17, parental, parental restriction, pg13, pg14, rate movies, rating systems, ratings, sexuality, shock, shocking, society, spielberg, stars, steven king, television, tv, viewing, violence
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