In This Film is Not Yet Rated it becomes clear that the MPAA’s ratings of movies can be seen as a form of censorship. While some ratings are used to give the audience a sense of what to expect, and to protect children from seeing something that they are not quite ready to see, it can also prevent certain films from even being seen in theatres. I wonder if there are specific standards that the MPAA has to look for to deem it such a rating or if it is just opinion. 

What I found the most interesting, was the difference in the way that violence and sexual content were treated. And by sexual content, I actually mean showing the human body. It doesn’t even have to be explicitly sexual for it to be ruled inappropriate. Yet, violence seems to always slide past the MPAA. There are countless PG-13 movies with intense violence. I think that it is more important to be harsh on violence. Seeing violence can desensitize people to it or even encourage people to be violent in their own life. Yet, seeing the human body is not connected with any actions. The body is a natural thing that everyone has. I am not arguing that nudity should be shown in lower rated movies. But I do think that the ratings regarding violence should be more strict.