Yesterday we talked about the V-chip and television ratings, but what about movies? Do you understand how movies are rating and what those motion picture ratings mean?
Why are movies rated?
In the 1960s the country was going through a lot of changes. We entered the Vietnam War. People began protesting the war. We had Woodstock and hippies. There was an ideal of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Civil rights was a big issue. Movies were depicting incidents from the real world and parents were concerned about what their kids might see. With parents asking for some regulation, the motion picture …read more