As we all know, the MPAA system is as follows: G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to think of a better or simply alternative film rating system with a POD of 1968. Good hunting.
AHC: MPAA Ratings
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I think the system is fine as this is...maybe a more direct with numbers based on british one? All Ages, 7+, 12+, 15-16+ and Adults Only, maybe cinemas having the authority to ask for an ID before buying a ticket?
The MPAA should have copyrighted the X rating when it first came out that way pornographic films couldn't used it without them being submitted to the ratings board.
Without the copyright anybody could have used the X rating which led to pornographic film distributors to promote their films "XXX" and many movie theaters would not show actual X rated movies that were more adult in nature but not pornographic.
That in turn made the major film studios put in their contracts with producers and directors that the movies had to be a R rating of else they would not be released and the studio would then have final cut rights on the film's instead of the directors.
Without the copyright anybody could have used the X rating which led to pornographic film distributors to promote their films "XXX" and many movie theaters would not show actual X rated movies that were more adult in nature but not pornographic.
That in turn made the major film studios put in their contracts with producers and directors that the movies had to be a R rating of else they would not be released and the studio would then have final cut rights on the film's instead of the directors.
In addition, there should have been a rating for movies that are too intense for a PG-13 but not QUITE enough for an R.
12 and 15 rating work that way(R should be 15 and a copyrighted X as 18+/Adults Only)
Incidentally, don't limit yourself to just movie ratings. Games, TV shows, even books. Doesn't matter.
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samcster94
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How does a different work for video games??? I know Australia has stricter limits for a western democracy than usual and have banned some extremely violent games.