Friday, October 16, 2009

COMM 229: This Film is Not Yet Rated

I just watched This Film is Not Yet Rated earlier and I have to say, "Wow". I can't believe what the MPAA does and what they are responsible for. I think it is unbelievable what they do. What Jack Valenti has done to the MPAA is horrendous. He is so hypocritical on what he has said. He said, "Movie ratings do not effect box office." Absolutely wrong! I work at a movie theater and I will say that movies are absolutely effected by the rating system. Usually, PG-13 rated movies do much better than R rated movies. PG-13 movies are able to spread out to a bigger audience, while R rated movies are only viewed to 17 or older movies. He also said, "There are no secrets in Hollywood and Washington." Another wrong fact. There are plenty of secrets of course in Washington, and I'm sure there are some secrets throughout Hollywood that we are not aware of. I mean, think of what goes behind the scenes. Those are secrets! It's ridiculous what the MPAA has done over the years. They are so critical and it has come too far. Things need to be changed I think.
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  1. brunettiOctober 16, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    I agree, the rules for rating films are ridiculous. I also hate how the MPAA is very secretive in how they operated business.

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  2. Dr. Bjorn IngvoldstadOctober 19, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    There's something just plain wrong about an industry self-regulated by the oligopolistic bigshots--nothing to see here, Washington! We'll keep the donations flowing! *sigh* Valenti went to work on this back in the 1960s, so the MPAA has flourished through both Democratic and Republican administrations..... But knowing who the MPAA are and how they're funded is part of your increasing media literacy, right?

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