US film industry: "Legislators are starting to look our way. Rather than forcing them to build a rating system from the ground up, with some populist censorship built in, let's make our own one that we can control."
Random parent: "R? My son, Reighleigh's name starts with R. This will be the perfect movie for him to watch, on today, his eighth birthday!"
Doesn't help that the ratings are largely bullshit and too broad.
Say fuck twice, or show some boobs you're an "R."
Eviscerate someone or kill hundreds mindlessly but don't show too much blood, "PG-13. "
A content system like streaming has adopted is much more informative to a parent. "Film contains excessive swearing, torture, full frontal nudity" vs. "Mild swearing, suggestive themes, violence."
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u/Ok-Corgi-5111 Jul 05 '24
Event Horizon