The MPA Film by: Bernice Pierre-Louis
The MPAA rating system has been the official way for audiences and filmmakers to know outright gore and mature themes. These ratings determine the type of audience that woul
When was the MPA Rating systems put in place and used publicly? The MPAA established their official rating system in 1968, replacing the old hays code production system where films were restricted based on what was marketable to all audiences. The code was a buisness based system that didn’t let filmmakers produce the art they wanted to express and caused controversy in the movie scene. The MPAA rating system has filmmakers in their best interest by rating a movie based on the content of the movie, letting creators and families decide the content they can view based on the rating.
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G PG PG-13
R NC-17
GENERAL Movies in this category are for everyone; rating and the audience for this type of
PARENTAL Movies in this category are for most people; example of this would be your average disney
PARENTAL Movies in this category are for more mature content. To view you should be 13 or older
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Movies in this category are for mature and adult the addition of sexual situations more apt in
NO CHILD Movies in this category are very explicit and obscene and gore is prevalent. To view you
