This Film is Not Yet Rated
Tonight, May and I watched This Film is Not Yet Rated (IMDB), a documentary directed by Kirby Dick. With the help of private investigators, Dick exposes the workings of the highly secretive Rating Board managed by the controversial Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The documentary puts special emphasis on the NC-17 rating (no one 17 and under admitted), and makes a convincing demonstration that according to the MPAA, violence in movies is a lot more acceptable than sex, while the reverse is true in Europe. The shortcomings of the MPAA rating process are a good illustration of democracy at work, or the lack of it when no rules for transparency are put in place. Enlightening.
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