I found the Article from Slate Magazine (Linked above) and just thought I would give it a looksy to see if there was any new information or ideas about the MPAA. There is apparently this site, Kids-In-Mind that rates movies for parents with no judgement upon who made it, just the movie (what the MPAA is supposed to do). I just thought the article was interesting and hoping some of you would too. There was an interesting quote as well "I would never suggest that the United States government take over the MPAA's ratings function. It's none of Uncle Sam's business! But if it ever did, Uncle Sam would probably show less favoritism toward the big studios."
I took this into mind and did some research on Kids-in-mind and found that a French animation, The Illusionist, was given a rating of 1 nudity, 2 violence, and 0 on profanity while the big budget Just Bieber Movie got a 2 nudity, 1 violence, and 1 profanity. Guess who got G and who got PG? you would think the Bieber movie would be PG but no, the less offensive French film did. This is not only a problem with falsify information for parents but this is a problem for filmmakers, who we are correct? Unless you want to work for a corporation (I certainly do not) then say good bye to some prime screenings those who make movies that challenge people!
thank you, and good night.
Oh thats awesome! Thanks for the link! I am not sure that the US government would be less susceptible to big studio lobbying, frankly, considering the current situation of lobbyists working day and night in the capital to advance their companies interests, and winning many concessions. In addition, I would be very scared of the times when Republicans came into power, because one of their prime constituencies would demand that action by taken on this front, and I really don't want to think about what would happen then. I do like the kids in mind alternative, though.
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