This week we viewed a very interesting documentary about the MPAA rating system of movies. To begin with I was very interested in the video because I’ve always wondered how movies were actually rated. As the documentary went on I realized the actual ratings were a bit skewed based on certain raters opinions. This documentary isn’t your ordinary documentary and that’s why I thought it was very intriguing. The producers completely put the Motion Picture Association of America on blast with this movie. They really went out of they’re way to expose the rating process of movies. They thoroughly explain why it isn’t fair that certain ratings are given to movies for certain scenes. In my mind I thought R and NC-17 movies were given their ratings based on incredible violence or minor sex scenes throughout the movie. After watching this I have realized that I was wrong, instead they are given these ratings strictly for the reason of sex scenes that the raters thought were a “bit too edgy for them.” Although certain sex scenes should be given a just rating based on the actual sex, I think they were way too invested in that and lost focus on the larger picture of the movie. These ratings would completely hurt the entire movie making process. These scenes would have to be edited in order to meet their view of an R or PG-13 movie, and their view is definitely a bit skewed. Any gay scenes in movies were instantly hit with an R rating or higher, but heterosexual content would rated much lower. This is because the raters were definitely frightened of the gay scenes and instantly slandered. The film making framework in this nation is represented by a strange board made by the significant film studios over 35 years ago. The MPAA board has worked as a sort of “black box” where the movie goes in one end and out comes a rating. Its unfair in a lot of situations because if a movie is unjustly given an NC-17 rating the picture can no longer be released. This ruins the entire movie making process. The reason behind the rating of certain sex scenes fear was that it would give the younger audience the wrong ideas and impressions. This rating is based off of what the parents would want they’re kids watching, and this is wrong. Its not just about the kids viewing the movie its about everyone else. I feel the rules of the ratings should be enhanced to focus more on actual violence rather than sex scenes.