MPAA Modification

[ScarredLungs]

This thread idea came from a recent discussion on another thread. Although I am very conservative and hold very strong Christian values, this thread is NOT ABOUT CENSORSHIP or NOT having certain kinds of movies made. Do not reply if you are going to engage in that discussion. As adults, we all have different tastes and preferences in our movies.

According to Wikipedia, the rating system was created too do the following:

The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U.S. and its territories to rate a film's thematic and content suitability for certain audiences. The MPAA rating scheme applies only to films submitted for rating. The MPAA rating system is a voluntary scheme not enforced by law; and films can be exhibited without a rating, though many theaters refuse to exhibit non-rated or X-rated films.

I think that it is safe to say, in principal, the rating system has redeeming value. I am going to assume that certain audiences is referring to young children and teenagers. If I am correct in that assumption, the rating should provide a guide for parents to be able to judge if the movie is appropriate from their children. It has been proven that when children are exposed to graphic violence or sex, it can have psychological effects that are negative. Pornography has also been shown to change the brain in negative ways. For example: A young kid should not see Rambo. It is way to violent, but I enjoyed the Directors cut of the movie. Currently we have all see kids in movies that they have no business being allowed into. No rating system can compensate for stupid parents.

There are many examples of movies that should have been rated higher or lower. We could discuss for days on what movies fall into these categories. A movie's rating has no bearing on the quality of the movie.

The question then becomes, in order to make the rating system more accurate, how should it be modified? (Some of these ideas are concepts I came across while searching online)

Possible Solutions to fix the current system:

1. Should it be changed to a G, 12, 15, 18, NC-17 (Mix between US/UK system)

2. Another thought would be to get rid of the rating and just expand some of parental ideas that are currently online. For example:

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In this kind of system, the content is rated, and then broken down. This is very similar to how IMBd lists parental content, except done professional. This way instead of a movie being rated R or PG-13, you could say the movie is 6,8,6. (using the above picture)

What are your thoughts?